Release courtesy of USRowing Communications Department
PRINCETON, NJ – Defending national champion the University of California, Berkeley remained atop the USRowing Coaches Poll receiving all 15 first-place votes in week six. The University of Washington and Yale University rounded out the top three.
In the lightweight men’s poll, Cornell University took over the No. 1 position from Yale University with five first-place votes. Harvard University claimed second place with two first-place vote and Yale came in third this week.
Stanford University has held the top position in the women’s lightweight poll since week one. The Cardinal received all but one first-place votes with Harvard-Radcliffe and the University of Wisconsin placing second and third, respectively.
Men’s Heavyweight Eight
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | University of California Berkeley (15) |
| 2 | University of Washington |
| 3 | Yale University |
| 4 | Harvard University |
| 5 | Princeton University |
| 6 | Dartmouth College |
| 7 | Syracuse University |
| 8 | Northeastern University |
| 9 | Boston University |
| 10 | Stanford University |
| 11 | Brown University |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin |
| 13 | Cornell University |
| 14 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Columbia University |
| 16 | United States Naval Academy |
| 17 | George Washington University |
| 18 | Georgetown University |
| 19 | Oregon State University |
| 20 | Florida Institute of Technology |
Voting Coaches: Todd Kennett (Cornell), Paul Cooke (Brown), Gabe Winkler (Oregon State), Paul Bugenhagen (Hobart), Phillip Schmehl (Marietta), Jim Barr (Holy Cross), Michael Callahan (Washington), Scott Alwin (Columbia), Greg Hughes (Princeton), Tom Sanford (Marist), Rob Friedrich (Navy), Thomas Bohrer (BU), Mike Irwin (Saint Joseph’s), Wyatt Allen (Dartmouth), Charley Butt (Harvard)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Joseph’s University, College of the Holy Cross, Drexel University. University of California San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Santa Clara
Lightweight Men’s Eight
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Cornell University (5) |
| 2 | Harvard University (2) |
| 3 | Yale University (1) |
| 4 | Princeton University |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 6 | Columbia University |
| 7 | United States Naval Academy |
| 8 | University of Delaware |
| 9 | Georgetown University |
| 10 | Dartmouth College |
| 11 | Temple University |
| 12 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 13 | Mercyhurst University |
| 14 | Purdue University |
| 15 | University of California Berkeley |
Voting Coaches: Shawn Bagnall (Navy), Lee Rumpf (Georgetown), William Boyce (Harvard), Sean Healey (Dartmouth), Martin Crotty (Princeton), Andrew Card (Yale), Colin Farrell (Penn), Sean McKenna (Temple)
Others Receiving Votes: Sonoma State University, University of California Maritime, University of California Santa Barbara, Washington State University, Sacramento State University
Lightweight Women’s Eight
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Stanford University (5) |
| 2 | Harvard-Radcliffe (1) |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin |
| 4 | Princeton University |
| 5 | University of Tulsa |
| 6 | Georgetown University |
| 7 | Boston University |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 9 | University of California Berkeley |
| 10 | Bucknell University |
| 11 | Purdue University |
| 12 | Villanova University |
| 13 | Oklahoma State University |
| 14 | University of Oregon |
| 15 | Washington State University |
Voting Coaches: Sarah Baker (Harvard-Radcliffe), Claire Martin-Doyle (MIT), Kate Bertko (Stanford), Dusty Mattison (Wisconsin), Paul Rassam (Princeton), Malcolm Doldron (BU)
Others Receiving Votes: La Salle University