Princeton, Western Washington, and Williams College Ranked No. 1 in Women’s Rowing Coaches Polls
PRINCETON, N.J. – For the eighth week in a row, Princeton University claimed the top spot in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll, while Western Washington University and Williams College topped the Division II and III polls, respectively.
Princeton was the unanimous choice in Division I, earning all 24 first-place votes to remain atop the rankings. California, the defending NCAA champions, ranked second, followed by Southern California, Ohio State, and Brown University.
Western Washington earned four first-place votes to remain atop the Division II poll. Barry University ranked second with one first-place vote. Dowling College ranked third.
For the third consecutive week, Williams College topped the Division III poll. Williams received eight of nine first-place votes. Trinity College ranked second, followed by Ithaca College, which received the remaining first-place vote. Tufts University and Smith College rounded out the top five.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Princeton University (24) 480 1
2. University of California at Berkeley 454 2
3. University of Southern California 419 3
4. The Ohio State University 392 4
5. Brown University 371 5
6. University of Michigan 347 6
7. Yale University 342 7
8. Washington State University 321 8
9. University of Minnesota 261 9
10. University of Notre Dame 237 13
11. University of Washington 236 10
12. University of California at Los Angeles 200 11
13. Dartmouth College 192 12
14. Michigan State University 185 14
15. University of Virginia 174 15
16. Stanford University 109 16
17. Boston University 86 17
18. Harvard University 81 18
19. University of Central Florida 45 19
20. University of Wisconsin 43 20
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Tennessee 31, Duke University 9, Oregon State University 8, University of Louisville 8, Columbia University 7, and Northeastern University 2.
Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Western Washington University (4) 24 1
2. Barry University (1) 20 2
3. Dowling College 14 3t
4. Nova Southeastern 11 3t
5. Florida Tech 4 5
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of California at San Diego 1.
Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Williams College (8) 179 1
2. Trinity College 169 2
3. Ithaca College (1) 165 3
4. Tufts University 151 5
5. Smith College 142 4
6. Colby College 128 6t
7. University of Puget Sound 122 6t
8. William Smith College 113 10
9. Bates College 108 12
10. Lewis and Clark 105 9
11. Mt. Holyoke College 89 8
12. United States Coast Guard Academy 74 11
13. Vassar College 56 15
14. Washington College 55 13
15. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 36 NR
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Connecticut College 24, Wellesley College 14, Marietta College 13, Pacific Lutheran University 6, and Simmons College 6.
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Princeton Remains on Top of Both Men’s and Lightweight Women’s Collegiate Rowing Polls
PRINCETON, N.J. – For the seventh week in a row, Princeton University earned the No. 1 ranking in the USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll, while Princeton also topped this week’s USRowing Women’s Lightweight Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll.
In the men’s varsity eight poll, Princeton garnered all 14 first-place votes to earn the top spot. California remained in second place, followed by Stanford, Brown, and Harvard.
Princeton retained the top spot in the women’s lightweight poll for the second consecutive week, earning five of six first-place votes. Radcliffe earned one first-place vote to rank second, followed by Wisconsin, Georgetown, and Central Florida.
USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing’s Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Dock is Connect-A-Dock; its Official Supplier is NIKE, Inc.; and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.
Men’s Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Princeton University (14) 280 1
2. University of California at Berkeley 264 2
3. Stanford University 246 3
4. Brown University 239 4
5. Harvard University 230 5
6. University of Wisconsin 204 6
7. University of Washington 196 7
8. Syracuse University 179 8
9. Northeastern University 168 9
10. Yale University 152 10
11. Boston University 130 11
12. United States Naval Academy 125 12
13. University of Michigan 101 14
14. Cornell University 99 13
15. Trinity College 87 15
16. Georgetown University 68 16t
17. University of Pennsylvania 64 16t
18. Oregon State University 33 18
19. Rutgers University 24 19
20. Columbia University 22 20
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Virginia 20, Marietta College 5, Holy Cross 3, and Temple University 1.
(This week’s men’s poll voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Rob Canavan, Rex Clothier, Paul Cooke, Gordon Hamilton, Greg Hartsuff, Fred Honebein, Curtis Jordan, Paul Mullin, John Pescatore, Joseph Richards, Dan Roock, Peter Steenstra, and Stephen Wagner)
Lightweight Women’s Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Princeton University (5) 119 1
2. Radcliffe (1) 115 2
3. University of Wisconsin 108 3
4. Georgetown University 98 4
5. University of Central Florida 97 5
6. Bucknell University 88 7
7. Stanford University 83 6
8t. University of Dayton 72 8
8t. University of Rhode Island 72 9
10. Marist College 63 11
11. Ohio State Crew Club 61 10
12. University of Buffalo 56 12
13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 33 13
14. University of Massachusetts 26 14
15. Villanova University 24 NR
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: St. Joseph’s University 13 and Tulsa University 6.
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