April 30, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia women’s varsity eight and lightweight eight maintained their ranking in the third 1999 regular-season national collegiate coaches Top 20 polls conducted by USRowing. The varsity eight is ranked second in the nation and the lightweight eight is ranked third.
In the varsity eight rankings, Washington is ranked first followed by Virginia, California-Berkeley, Brown and Michigan. In the lightweight eight rankings, Princeton is ranked first followed by Villanova, Virginia, Wisconsin and Radcliffe.
The Virginia women’s rowing team competes against Georgetown, George Washington and Princeton in Princeton, N.J., on Saturday (May 1).
WOMEN'S VARSITY EIGHT RANKINGS
1) Washington 11) Northeastern 2) Virginia 12) Washington State 3) California-Berkeley 13) Boston University 4) Brown 14) Oregon State 5) Michigan 15) Massachusetts 6) Princeton 16) Ohio State 7) Radcliffe 17) Syracuse 8) Michigan State 18) North Carolina 9) Wisconsin 19) Dartmouth 10) Southern California 20) Navy
WOMEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT EIGHT RANKINGS
1) Princeton 11) San Diego State 2) Villanova 12) Notre Dame 3) Virginia 13) San Diego 4) Wisconsin 14) Oregon 5) Radcliffe 15) Seattle Pacific 6) California-Davis 16) Creighton 7) Humboldt State 17) St. Mary’s 8) St. Joseph’s 18) Willamette 9) Massachusetts 19) Brown 10) Georgetown California-Berkeley