The University of Washington once again topped this week’s USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight collegiate coaches’ poll, while the University of Wisconsin earned the No. 1 ranking in the women’s lightweight eight poll.

Washington earned eight of 14 first-place votes to keep the top spot in the men’s varsity eight poll. Wisconsin received six first-place votes to rank second. Brown University, Princeton University and the University of California rounded out the top five.

Wisconsin received eight of 10 first-place votes to earn the top spot in this week’s women’s lightweight eight poll. Princeton ranked second, while Stanford University earned the remaining two first-place votes to rank third. Georgetown University and the University of Central Florida rounded out the top five.

The release of the final lightweight men’s eight poll has been delayed. It will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

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Men’s Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

1. University of Washington (8) 274 1

2. University of Wisconsin (6) 271 2

3. Brown University 247 3

4. Princeton University 232 4

5. University of California 230 5

6. Yale University 203 6

7. Northeastern University 190 7

8. Stanford University 188 8

9. Columbia University 166 9

10. United States Naval Academy 160 10

11. Harvard University 146 11

12. Cornell University 127 12

13. Syracuse University 109 13

14. Oregon State University 90 14

15. Trinity College 73 16

16. Boston University 57 17

17. Georgetown University 54 15

18. University of Michigan 46 18

19. Purdue University 24 19

20. Dartmouth College 21 20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Gonzaga University 14, George Washington University 9, Orange Coast College 5, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 and Temple University 1.

(This weeks men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Topher Bordeau, Michael Callahan, Rex Clothier, Dan Gehn, Steve Gladstone, Brooks Jones, Curtis Jordan, Greg Myhr, David Padgett, John Pojednic, David Reischman, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)

Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

1. University of Wisconsin (8) 198 1

2. Princeton University 188 2

3. Stanford University (2) 183 3

4. Georgetown University 168 4

5. University of Central Florida 160 5

6. Radcliffe 150 6

7. University of California 127 7

8. Virginia Tech 126 8

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 116 9

10. Loyola Marymount University 106 10

11. The Ohio State University 103 11

12. University of Buffalo 89 13

13. Duquesne University 80 12

14. Lehigh University 64 15

15. Bucknell University 63 14

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Temple University 19, Willamette University 7 and Santa Clara University.

(This weeks women’s lightweight eight voters: Al Acosta, Sara-Mai Conway, Carlo Facchino, Claire Kostrzewski, Erik Miller, Kristopher Muhl, Elizabeth Ostermeier, Will Stevens, Rich Wendling, Dan Wolleben)

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