May 1, 2002
Notre Dame, Ind. – After finishing second at the BIG EAST Rowing Challenge, the Notre Dame rowing team fell three spots to 13th nationally in the latest US Rowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll. It was the first time in three weeks that Notre Dame has appeared outside of the top 10. Two weeks ago, the Irish achieved the highest ranking in the five-year history of the program at ninth, marking the first time Notre Dame has been ranked in the top 10 nationally.
Washington continues to hold the top spot with 21 first-place votes and 496 points. Brown is second with the four remaining first-place votes and 479 points, while Michigan held steady in third with 432 points. Princeton stayed in fourth with 412 points, while Ohio State is fifth with 393 points. Yale, Cal, Harvard, USC and Syracuse round out the top 10.
Notre Dame has its biggest weekend of the year when it travels to Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 18-19 for the 2002 Central Regions. All teams in the Central and South Region will participate in the weekend’s regatta.
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Rank1. University of Washington (21) 496 12. Brown University (4) 479 23. University of Michigan 432 34. Princeton University 412 55. The Ohio State University 393 46. Yale University 377 67. University of California at Berkeley 312 88. Harvard University 301 99. USC 300 1510. Syracuse University 249 1311. Stanford University 244 712. University of Virginia 232 1113. University Notre Dame 195 1014. Michigan State University 185 1215. Northwestern University 162 1616. Oregon State University 134 1717. Washington State University 102 1418. Cornell University 87 1819. Boston University 78 2020. Duke University 40 19
Others receiving votes: Columbia University 17, University of Texas 13, Clemson University 5, University of Minnesota 2, Boston College 1, Dartmouth College 1, University of Iowa 1.