IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll – April 24
This week, the IRCA/IRA poll, which thus far has been ranking the varsity eights for the DI heavyweight, DIII, and lightweight men, is expanding to include the second and third varsity eights for the heavyweights and second varsity eights for DIII, along with the team points totals for all three categories. This week sees a new #1 ranking for the heavyweights as Princeton, who defeated then-top-ranked Harvard last weekend, sits atop the varsity eight poll. Washington, however, is the top ranked team in the IRA Ten Eyck Team Points poll on the strength of their #1-ranked second and third varsity eights, along with their #2 varsity eight.
While the DIII Varsity Eight poll was consistent from last week in the top-five positions, the Team Points poll shows the competitiveness of the top schools, with Trinity and Williams tied for third place and Tufts receiving a mere 1.5 points more to find themselves in second. Wesleyan sit atop the DIII Team Points poll.
The Penn lightweights made a big jump from fourth to second position after defeating #2 Princeton and #6 Georgetown last weekend. The Lightweight Men’s Team Points Trophy Poll reveals the competitiveness at the top of the field, with Harvard and Penn tied in first and Princeton and Cornell tied for third.
| IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Princeton University (7) | 293 | 4 |
| 2 | University of Washington (5) | 288 | 2 |
| 3 | Harvard University | 277 | 1 |
| 4 | University of California – Berkeley | 267 | 3 |
| 5 | Yale University | 250 | 5 |
| 6 | Brown University | 239 | 6 |
| 7 | Syracuse University | 233 | 7 |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 217 | 8 |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania | 202 | 10 |
| 10 | Dartmouth College | 187 | 9 |
| 11 | US Naval Academy | 179 | T-11 |
| 12 | Stanford University | 169 | T-11 |
| 13 | Boston University | 158 | 13 |
| 14 | Cornell University | 145 | 14 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 135 | 15 |
| 16 | La Salle University | 115 | 19 |
| 17 | Drexel University | 103 | 16 |
| 18 | Columbia University | 99 | 17 |
| 19 | Georgetown University | 90 | 18 |
| T-20 | Holy Cross University | 57 | 23 |
| T-20 | Oregon State University | 57 | T-20 |
| 22 | University of California – San Diego | 55 | T-20 |
| 23 | Temple University | 39 | 22 |
| 24 | Jacksonville University | 21 | 24 |
| 25 | Colgate University | 14 | 25 |
| Others Receiving Votes: University of San Diego (6), Gonzaga University (2), Hobart College (1), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1), Santa Clara University (1) | |||
| IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight 2nd Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points | |
| 1 | University of Washington (9) | 296 | |
| 2 | University of California – Berkeley | 280 | |
| 3 | Princeton University (3) | 272 | |
| 4 | Yale University | 261 | |
| 5 | Dartmouth College | 241 | |
| 6 | Harvard University | 236 | |
| 7 | Northeastern University | 236 | |
| 8 | Brown University | 225 | |
| 9 | Syracuse University | 218 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 176 | |
| 11 | University of Pennsylvania | 174 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 169 | |
| 13 | US Naval Academy | 146 | |
| 14 | Columbia University | 145 | |
| 15 | Stanford University | 131 | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin | 119 | |
| 17 | Drexel University | 116 | |
| 18 | La Salle University | 83 | |
| 19 | Georgetown University | 79 | |
| 20 | Temple University | 67 | |
| 21 | Oregon State University | 65 | |
| 22 | Holy Cross University | 53 | |
| 23 | Santa Clara University | 30 | |
| 24 | Gonzaga University | 24 | |
| 25 | St. Joseph’s University | 22 | |
| Others Receiving Votes: University of California – San Diego (18), Jacksonville University (6), University of San Diego (6), Colgate University (5), Hobart College (1) | |||
| IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight 3rd Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points | |
| 1 | University of Washington (11) | 299 | |
| 2 | Brown University (1) | 274 | |
| 3 | University of California – Berkeley | 270 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 269 | |
| 5 | Yale University | 250 | |
| 6 | Princeton University | 243 | |
| 7 | Dartmouth College | 232 | |
| 8 | Syracuse University | 213 | |
| 9 | University of Pennsylvania | 206 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 200 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 178 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 172 | |
| 13 | US Naval Academy | 157 | |
| 14 | Drexel University | 137 | |
| 15 | Georgetown University | 122 | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin | 118 | |
| 17 | Holy Cross University | 105 | |
| 18 | Oregon State University | 101 | |
| 19 | Temple University | 80 | |
| 20 | Santa Clara University | 63 | |
| 21 | Gonzaga University | 57 | |
| 22 | University of California – San Diego | 43 | |
| 23 | Hobart College | 34 | |
| 24 | Jacksonville University | 23 | |
| 25 | St. Joseph’s University | 16 | |
| Others Receiving Votes: Marist College (7), University of San Diego (6) | |||
| IRA Ten Eyck Team Points | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | University of Washington | 283 | |
| 2 | Princeton University | 265 | |
| 3 | University of California – Berkeley | 263 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 249 | |
| 5 | Yale University | 244 | |
| 6 | Brown University | 232 | |
| 7 | Dartmouth College | 209 | |
| 8 | Syracuse University | 205 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 199 | |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 184 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 165 | |
| 12 | US Naval Academy | 154 | |
| 13 | Cornell University | 146 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin | 113 | |
| T-15 | Drexel University | 105 | |
| T-15 | Stanford University | 105 | |
| 17 | Georgetown University | 84 | |
| 18 | Columbia University | 79 | |
| 19 | La Salle University | 73 | |
| 20 | Holy Cross University | 60 | |
| 21 | Oregon State University | 57 | |
| 22 | Temple University | 48 | |
| 23 | University of California – San Diego | 24 | |
| 24 | Santa Clara University | 23 | |
| 25 | Gonzaga University | 16 | |
| 26 | Jacksonville University | 8 | |
| 27 | Hobart College | 6 | |
| IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Wesleyan University (6) | 90 | 1 |
| 2 | Trinity College | 83 | 2 |
| 3 | Tufts University | 79 | 3 |
| 4 | Williams College | 71 | 4 |
| 5 | Bates College | 66 | 5 |
| 6 | Marietta College | 60 | T-8 |
| 7 | US Coast Guard Academy | 48 | 7 |
| 8 | Colby University | 46 | 11 |
| 9 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 45 | 6 |
| 10 | Ithaca College | 39 | 10 |
| 11 | Hamilton College | 32 | T-8 |
| 12 | St. Lawrence University | 21 | NR |
| 13 | Catholic University of America | 20 | 12 |
| 14 | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Skidmore College | 6 | T-14 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Adrian College (4), Rochester Institute of Technology (2) | |||
| IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 2nd Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points | |
| 1 | Williams College (6) | 60 | |
| 2 | Tufts University | 53 | |
| 3 | Wesleyan University | 47 | |
| 4 | Bates College | 43 | |
| 5 | Trinity College | 37 | |
| 6 | Marietta College | 30 | |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 23 | |
| 8 | Colby College | 18 | |
| 9 | Ithaca College | 10 | |
| 10 | US Coast Guard Academy | 6 | |
| Others Receiving Votes: Rochester Institute of Technology (2), Hamilton College (1) | |||
| IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 Team Points Poll | |||
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Points | |
| 1 | Wesleyan University | 51 | |
| 2 | Tufts University | 46.5 | |
| T-3 | Trinity College | 45 | |
| T-3 | Williams College | 45 | |
| 5 | Marietta College | 31.5 | |
| 6 | Colby College | 22.5 | |
| 7 | US Coast Guard Academy | 18 | |
| 8 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 9 | |
| IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Harvard University (10) | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania (1) | 85 | 4 |
| 3 | Princeton University | 81 | 2 |
| 4 | Cornell University | 80 | 3 |
| 5 | Columbia University | 55 | T-6 |
| 6 | Georgetown University | 54 | T-6 |
| 7 | US Naval Academy | 46 | 5 |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 39 | 9 |
| 9 | Dartmouth College | 32 | 10 |
| 10 | Yale University | 23 | 8 |
| 11 | Mercyhurst University | 10 | 11 |
| IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight 2nd Varsity 8 Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Cornell University (8) | 89 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania (2) | 81 | |
| 3 | Princeton University | 73 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 65 | |
| 5 | Columbia University | 58 | |
| 6 | Yale University | 52 | |
| 7 | US Naval Academy | 41 | |
| 8 | Dartmouth College | 32 | |
| 9 | Georgetown University | 31 | |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 18 | |
| IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight Team Points Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | |
| T-1 | Harvard University | 49.5 | |
| T-1 | University of Pennsylvania | 49.5 | |
| T-3 | Princeton University | 45 | |
| T-3 | Cornell University | 45 | |
| 5 | Columbia University | 36 | |
| T-6 | Georgetown University | 27 | |
| T-6 | US Naval Academy | 27 | |
| T-8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 19.5 | |
| T-8 | Dartmouth College | 19.5 | |
| T-8 | Yale University | 19.5 | |
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