University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Ranked 11th in the Varsity Eight Poll
3/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
The University of Minnesota rowing team enters the spring season ranked 11th in the country. The Golden Gophers moved up two spots from the preseason poll, which had the Maroon and Gold ranked 13th overall. Yale holds the top spot, followed by Virginia, Brown and Southern Cal. Among Big Ten teams, the Gophers rank third. Ohio State is fifth, followed by Michigan in eighth and Minnesota in 11th. Michigan State, Iowa and Wisconsin are not in the polls, but are all receiving votes.
Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Yale University (25) 500 1
2. University of Virginia 461 2
3. Brown University 435 3
4. University of Southern California 418 4
5. The Ohio State University 378 5
6. Princeton University 359 6
7. University of Tennessee 327 7
8. University of Michigan 305 8
9. University of California 279 9
10. Stanford University 257 10
11. University of Minnesota 236 13
12. Harvard University 217 11
13. University of California at Los Angeles 199 12
14. Notre Dame University 170 15
15. Washington State University 163 14
16. Clemson University 136 17
17. University of Washington 101 16
18. Dartmouth College 74 18
19t. University of Louisville 54 20
19t. University of Texas 54 NR
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Michigan State University 31, Northeastern University 22, University of Iowa 22, Gonzaga University 15, University of Central Florida 12, University of Wisconsin 8, Cornell University 6, Oregon State University 15, 5, University of Alabama 5 and Bucknell University 1.
