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April 25, 2007
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – After winning its eighth consecutive ACC Championship last weekend, the Virginia women’s varsity eight crew maintained its No. 5 national ranking in this week’s poll, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.
For the first time this season, the Top 10 did not change. Southern Cal, which also earned 23 of the 25 first-place votes, was No. 1. Brown, which earned the remaining two first-place votes, held onto the No. 2 spot. Ohio State, Yale, Virginia, Notre Dame, Princeton, Minnesota, Central Florida, and Tennessee rounded out the Top 10.
The No. 5 Cavaliers travel to Princeton, N.J., on Saturday, April 28 to race against host and No. 7 Princeton, No. 6 Notre Dame, and George Washington at Lake Carnegie. Action begins at 11:15 a.m. with the novice eight race.
WOMEN’S NCAA DIVISION I VARSITY EIGHTS
Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Poll
April 25, 2007
Rank Pts. Previous
1. Southern Cal (23) 498 12. Brown (2) 471 23. Ohio State 436 34. Yale 423 45. VIRGINIA 382 56. Notre Dame 374 67. Princeton 318 78. Minnesota 296 89. Central Florida 282 910. Tennessee 232 t10 Washington 229 t1012. California 214 1313. Michigan 202 1214. UCLA 199 1515. Dartmouth 183 1416. Harvard 160 1617. Stanford 111 1718. Louisville 100 1819. Oregon State 63 2020. Michigan State 33 29
Also receiving votes: Washington State 19, Northeastern 17, Duke 5, Clemson 1, Gonzaga 1, Pennsylvania 1.