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Princeton, Western Washington and Trinity Top Women’s Collegiate Coaches’ Polls

INDIANAPOLIS – For the seventh consecutive week, Princeton University claimed the top spot in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll. Western Washington University and Ithaca College topped the Division II and Division III polls, respectively.

In Division I, Princeton earned 14 of 23 first-place votes to remain atop the poll, while the University of California at Berkeley received nine first-place votes to keep the second position. Michigan State University, The Ohio State University and Harvard University rounded out the top five.

Western Washington University was the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division II poll, earning all five first-place votes. Nova Southeastern ranked second, while Barry University moved into the third position.

In the Division III poll, Trinity College earned all eight first-place votes to take over the No. 1 ranking. Ithaca College fell to No. 2. Smith College, University of Puget Sound and Williams 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 (14), 451, 1
2. University of California at Berkeley (9), 446, 2
3. Michigan State University, 407, 3
4. The Ohio State University, 372, 4
5. Harvard University, 360, 5
6. Yale University, 347, 6
7. University of Michigan, 329, 7
8. Brown University, 291, 8
9. University of Virginia, 286, 9
10. Stanford University, 255, 10
11. University of Tennessee, 229, 11
12. University of Washington, 193, 12
13. University of Southern California, 177, 13
14. University of Wisconsin, 163, 14
15. University of Minnesota, 126, 15
16. Syracuse University, 101, 16t
17. Boston University, 93, 18
18. Univ. of California at Los Angeles, 91, 16t
19. Washington State University, 71, 19
20. University of Louisville, 19, 20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Clemson University 5, Cornell University 4, United States Naval Academy 4, University of Iowa 3, Indiana University 2, Columbia University 1, Oregon State University 1, University of Massachusetts 1, University of Pennsylvania 1, and University of Texas 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Western Washington University (5), 25, 1
2. Nova Southeastern, 19, 2
3. Barry University, 13, 5
4. Mercyhurst College, 12, 3
5. Florida Tech, 6, 4

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Dowling College 1.

Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Trinity College (8), 160, 2
2. Ithaca College, 150, 1
3. Smith College, 141, 5
4. University of Puget Sound, 137, 4
5. Williams College, 132, 3
6. United States Coast Guard Academy, 119, 8
7. Tufts University, 112, 9
8. Colby College, 105, 7
9. Mt. Holyoke College, 94, 6
10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 90, 10
11. Wesleyan University, 58, 12
12. Bates College, 50, NR
13. William Smith College, 49, 13
14. Washington College, 46, 11
15. Marietta College, 37, 14

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Mary Washington 22, Pacific Lutheran University 19, Lewis & Clark College 14, Vassar College 13, Rochester Institute of Technology 6, and Simmons College 6.

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Harvard University Tops Men’s Eight Poll; Princeton University Unanimous Choice in Women’s Lightweight Poll

INDIANAPOLIS – Harvard University kept the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll, while Princeton University remained on top of the USRowing Women’s Lightweight Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll.

Harvard garnered 11 of 13 first-place votes to remain No. 1 in the men’s rankings. The University of California at Berkeley ranked second, earning the remaining two first-place votes. Princeton University, the University of Washington, and Stanford University rounded out the top five.

Princeton University earned all 10 first-place votes to remain on top of the lightweight women’s poll. The University of Wisconsin ranked second, followed by Radcliffe, Stanford University, and Georgetown University.

USRowing’s Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Dock is Connect-A-Dock; its Official Suppliers are NIKE, Inc., Filippi Boat Manufacturer/Elite Rowing, Inc., and System Scale Corp., 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. Harvard University (11), 258, 1
2. University of California at Berkeley (2), 246, 2
3. Princeton University, 232, 3
4. University of Washington, 224, 4
5. Stanford University, 201, 5
6. Northeastern University, 195, 6
7. United States Naval Academy, 178, 7
8. Brown University, 162, 8
9. Cornell University, 154, 9
10. Oregon State University, 145, 10
11. Dartmouth College, 130, 11
12. Yale University, 110, 12
13. Boston University, 101, 13
14. University of Michigan, 73, 14
15. University of Pennsylvania, 66, 15
16. University of Wisconsin, 61, 16
17. Rutgers University, 56, 17
18. Trinity College, 41, NR
19. Columbia University, 37, 18
20. Syracuse University, 24, 20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Virginia 16, College of the Holy Cross 7, George Washington University 6, Marietta College 3, University of Minnesota 2, Georgetown University 1, and University of California at Los Angeles 1.

Women’s Lightweight Eights
1. Princeton University (10), 200, 1
2. University of Wisconsin, 190, 2
3. Radcliffe, 180, 3
4. Stanford University, 170, 4
5. Georgetown University, 159, 5
6. San Diego State University, 147, 6
7. Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, 131, 7t
8. Ohio State University Crew, 117, NR
9. Marist College, 104, 12
10. Loyola Marymount University, 101, 9
11. University of Central Florida, 99, 11
12. Villanova University, 95, 7t
13. University of Dayton, 93, 10
14. University of California at Berkeley, 69, 14
15. University of Massachusetts, 51, 13

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Buffalo 37 and Duquesne University 7.

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