With the NCAA falling victim to the COVID-19 crisis this year, row2k offers you our Virtual NCAA 2020; we've taken 16 of the fastest NCAA Varsity Eight Champion crews going back to the 2000 NCAA, and created matchups using our proprietary seeding formula. The top vote-getting crews from each matchup will move on to the next round each week, until a champion is crowned.
Voting for the Semifinals is open from Monday, May 18th until Friday, May 22nd (5pm EST)
Brown 2004
NCAA DI V8+ Final 2004
Brown 6:32.90
Yale 6:34.60
Michigan 6:37.10
Princeton 6:37.70
Ohio State 6:38.90
Cal 6:40.10
Mehta (cox)
Dryer
Anderson
Starr
Prazar
Dearborn
Obolensky
Walcott
Almy
Coach: Murphy
Overhauled the crew's lineup after finishing fourth at Sprints, including adding a novice walk-on. The crew went on to win heat, semi, and final at NCAAs.
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Virginia 2012
NCAA DI V8+ Final 2012
Virginia 6:18.72
Michigan 6:22.09
Southern Cal 6:25.06
Princeton 6:25.90
California 6:27.19
Washington 6:29.11
Thorsten (cox)
Beall
Kuzzy
O'Brien
Cowburn
Schlesinger
Grainger
Benton
Goldberg
Coach: Sauer
The crew won HOCR, ACCs, Sprints, and NCAAs. Only loss was to USC at the San Diego Crew Classic.
Brown 2004 vs. Virginia 2012 (NCAA)
Virginia 2012
50.4% (7067 votes)
Brown 2004
49.6% (6960 votes)
Total Votes: 14027
Washington 2019
NCAA DI V8+ Final 2019
Washington 6:07.284
Texas 6:07.971
Michigan 6:08.659
Stanford 6:09.344
California 6:10.515
Ohio State 6:11.042
Avritt (cox)
Schendekehl
Schanze
Asoumanaki
Blue
Cohen
Iseppi
Wren
Pappalardo
Coach: Farooq
Lost to Cal three times during the regular season, got second in their NCAA heat, but won the tightly packed final after trailing the field through 1000m.
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Princeton 2006
NCAA DI V8+ Final 2006
Princeton 6:36.851
California 6:43.260
Brown 6:43.521
Washington State 6:48.067
Ohio State 6:49.319
Michigan State 6:51.222
Agnew (cox)
Lind
Haraldsdottir
Zider
Darby
Morin
Kruse
Stone
Bertko
Coach: Dauphiny
Dominant unbeaten season; Princeton's 6.4 second winning margin over second place Cal is the largest winning margin in NCAA DI history. Crew contained four current/future Olympians: Lind, Morin, Stone, and Bertko
Washington 2019 vs. Princeton 2006 (NCAA)
Washington 2019
52.1% (2411 votes)
Princeton 2006
47.9% (2216 votes)
Total Votes: 4627