IRA/USRowing Collegiate Poll
Washington Tops Men’s Poll; Wisconsin Tops Women’s Lightweight Poll
April 28, 2010
Washington earned all 14 first-place votes to take the top spot in this week’s men’s varsity eight poll. The University of California ranked second. Brown University, Harvard University and Yale University rounded out the top five.
Wisconsin remained the unanimous choice for the top spot in the women’s lightweight eight poll, earning all seven first-place votes. Stanford University ranked second, followed by Princeton University. Radcliffe and Georgetown University rounded out the top five.
The next men’s lightweight poll will be released May 5.
Men's Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. University of Washington (14) | 280 | 1 |
2. University of California | 265 | 2 |
3. Brown University | 252 | 3 |
4. Harvard University | 233 | 4 |
5. Yale University | 202 | 8 |
6. Northeastern University | 199 | 7 |
7. Syracuse University | 189 | 10 |
8. University of Wisconsin | 182 | 9 |
9. Princeton University | 177 | 5 |
10. Cornell University | 153 | 6 |
11. Columbia University | 138 | 13 |
12. Boston University | 124 | 11 |
13. Stanford University | 120 | 12 |
14. United States Naval Academy | 106 | 16 |
15. Dartmouth College | 95 | 14 |
16. George Washington University | 58 | 15 |
17. University of Pennsylvania | 53 | 18 |
18. Oregon State University | 51 | 17 |
19. Georgetown University | 17 | NR |
20. Florida Institute of Technology | 12 | 20 |
(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Topher Bordeau, Michael Callahan, Chris Clark, Rick Clothier, Paul Cooke, Brooks Dagman, Dan Gehn, Greg Hughes, Greg Myhr, John Pescatore, John Pojednic, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)
Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. University of Wisconsin (7) | 140 | 1 |
2. Stanford University | 133 | 2 |
3. Princeton University | 126 | 3 |
4. Radcliffe | 119 | 4 |
5. Georgetown University | 107 | 6 |
6. Bucknell University | 105 | 5 |
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 98 | 7 |
8. University of Tulsa | 94 | 8 |
9. University of Buffalo | 86 | 9 |
10. Lafayette University | 70 | 11 |
11. Georgia Tech | 69 | 12 |
12. University of Massachusetts | 68 | 10 |
13. Stetson University | 37 | 14 |
14. University of California at San Diego | 32 | 13 |
15. Willamette University | 21 | 15t |
(This week’s women’s lightweight eight voters: Al Acosta, Heather Cartwright, Kevin Harris, Steve Kish, Kerri Kanaley, Claire Martin-Doyle, Erik Miller, Paul Rassam)