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Washington Tops Men’s Poll; Wisconsin and Harvard Top Lightweight Polls

Wednesday, 12 May 2010 19:28

Washington Tops Men’s Poll; Wisconsin and Harvard Top Lightweight Polls

University of Washington earned the top spot in this week’s USRowing men’s varsity eight poll, while the University of Wisconsin and Harvard University topped the women's and men’s lightweight eight polls, respectively.

Washington earned all 13 first-place votes to take the top spot in this week’s men’s varsity eight poll. 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 eight first-place votes. Stanford University ranked second, followed by Princeton University. Radcliffe and Georgetown University rounded out the top five.

Harvard took the top spot in the men’s lightweight poll, receiving 10 of 11 first-place votes. Princeton ranked second, earning one first-place vote. Navy, Georgetown and Yale rounded out the top five.

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Men’s Varsity Eight

Team (1st-Place Votes)	Points	Previous Week
1. University of Washington (13)	260	1
2. University of California	247	2
3. Brown University	234	3
4. Harvard University	220	4
5. Yale University	201	5
6. Syracuse University	182	6
7. Princeton University	175	7
8. University of Wisconsin	170	8
9. Northeastern University	151	9
10. Columbia University	142	10t
11. Cornell University	137	10t
12. Stanford University	119	13
13. Boston University	105	12
14. United States Naval Academy	99	14
15. Dartmouth College	86	15
16. George Washington University	62	16
17. University of Pennsylvania	50	17
18. Oregon State University	36	18
19t. Florida Institute of Technology	13	NR
19t. Williams College	13	NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Delaware 9, Georgetown University 7, Temple University 5, Trinity College 2 and Washington State University 2.

(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Michael Callahan, Chris Clark, Rick Clothier, Brooks Dagman, Dan Gehn, Greg Hughes, Greg Myhr, Todd Pearson, John Pescatore, John Pojednic, Dave Reischman, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)

Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight

Team (1st-Place Votes)	Points	Previous Week
University of Wisconsin (8)	160	1
2. Stanford University	152	2
3. Princeton University	144	3
4. Radcliffe	136	4
5. Georgetown University	124	5
6. Bucknell University	120	6
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology	112	7
8. University of Tulsa	106	8
9. University of Massachusetts	96	9
10. University of Buffalo	86	10
11. Georgia Tech	80	11
12. Willamette University	47	12
13. Stetson University	45	14
14. Lafayette University	41	13
15. Lehigh University	36	NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of California at San Diego 32, Long Beach State University 29, Michigan State University 8 and Pacific Lutheran University 6.

Al Acosta, Heather Cartwright, Kevin Harris, Steve Kish, Kerri Kanaley, Claire Martin-Doyle, Erik Miller, Paul Rassam)

Men’s Lightweight Varsity Eight

Team (1st-Place Votes)	Points	Previous Week
1. Harvard University (10)	200	2
2. Princeton University (1)	191	1
3. United States Naval Academy	181	3
4. Georgetown University	169	6
5. Yale University	165	4
6. Cornell University	152	5
7. Dartmouth College	143	9
8. University of Pennsylvania	139	8
9. Columbia University	123	10
10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology	112	11
11. University of Delaware	102	7
12. St. Joseph’s University	89	14
13. Marietta College	82	13
14. Mercyhurst College	65	NR
15. University of California	49	12

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Michigan State University 46, Purdue University 36, Sonoma State University 22, Washington State University 15, University of Michigan 12 and University of the Pacific 6.

(This weeks women’s lightweight eight voters: Scott Alwin, Nick Baker, Ted Benford, Charley Butt, John Fife, Andy Card, Marty Crotty, Chris Kerber, Evans Liolin, Steve Perry, Dan Roock)