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IRCA/IRA COACHES POLL – WEEK 5, MAY 8

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The top spots on the May 8th IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll remain consistent, as Princeton retains the top spot in the Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8 Poll after concluding an undefeated regular season. Wesleyan is top-ranked among the Men’s D3 1st Varsity 8’s and the Harvard lightweights are first in the Men’s Lightweight 1st Varsity 8 Poll.

IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Princeton University (9) 296 1
2 University of Washington (3) 291 2
3 Harvard University 273 3
4 University of California – Berkeley 266 4
5 Yale University 250 5
6 Brown University 243 6
7 Syracuse University 222 7
8 Northeastern University 217 T-8
9 University of Pennsylvania 209 T-8
10 Dartmouth College 193 10
11 US Naval Academy 172 11
12 Boston University 165 13
13 Stanford University 162 12
14 Cornell University 146 14
15 University of Wisconsin 135 15
16 Drexel University 113 16
17 Columbia University 102 18
18 La Salle University 100 17
19 Georgetown University 84 19
20 University of California – San Diego 68 21
21 Oregon State University 67 22
22 Holy Cross University 53 20
23 Temple University 36 23
24 Jacksonville University 21 24
25 Colgate University 12 25
Others Receiving Votes: Gonzaga University (2), St. Joseph’s University (2)
IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight 2nd Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 University of Washington (10) 298 1
2 Princeton University (2) 286 2
3 University of California – Berkeley 279 3
4 Harvard University 259 4
5 Yale University 254 5
6 Northeastern University 232 6
7 Boston University 226 7
8 Brown University 217 8
9 Dartmouth College 212 9
10 Syracuse University 197 10
11 University of Pennsylvania 179 11
12 Cornell University 165 12
T-13 Columbia University 147 15
T-13 Stanford University 147 14
15 US Naval Academy 131 13
16 Georgetown University 116 16
17 La Salle University 108 17
18 University of Wisconsin 106 18
19 Oregon State University 77 19
20 Holy Cross University 62 21
21 St. Joseph’s University 61 20
22 Temple University 51 23
23 Drexel University 44 22
24 Santa Clara University 25 24
25 Gonzaga University 15 25
Others Receiving Votes: Jacksonville University (3), University of California – San Diego (1)
IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight 3rd Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 University of Washington (12) 300 1
2 University of California – Berkeley 277 3
3 Harvard University 267 4
4 Brown University 260 2
5 Princeton University 259 6
6 Yale University 254 5
7 Dartmouth College 231 7
8 Syracuse University 215 8
9 Boston University 202 9
10 Cornell University 183 12
11 University of Pennsylvania 179 10
12 Northeastern University 178 11
13 US Naval Academy 157 13
14 University of Wisconsin 140 14
15 Drexel University 134 15
16 Georgetown University 116 16
17 Holy Cross University 114 17
18 Oregon State University 95 18
19 Santa Clara University 74 19
20 Temple University 66 20
21 St. Joseph’s University 59 21
22 Gonzaga University 51 22
23 University of California – San Diego 42 23
24 Hobart College 25 24
25 Jacksonville University 12 25
Others Receiving Votes: Marist College (1)
IRA Ten Eyck Team Points
Rank Team Points Previous
1 University of Washington 283 1
2 Princeton University 272 2
3 University of California – Berkeley 262 3
4 Harvard University 260 4
5 Yale University 237 5
6 Brown University 226 6
7 Syracuse University 201 8
8 Northeastern University 200 7
9 Dartmouth College 193 9
10 Boston University 185 11
11 University of Pennsylvania 178 10
12 Cornell University 152 13
13 US Naval Academy 146 12
14 University of Wisconsin 111 14
15 Stanford University 108 15
16 Georgetown University 93 16
17 Columbia University 88 18
18 Drexel University 83 17
19 La Salle University 67 19
20 Oregon State University 65 21
21 Holy Cross University 59 20
22 Temple University 37 22
23 University of California – San Diego 31 24
24 St. Joseph’s University 28 23
25 Santa Clara University 22 25
26 Gonzaga University 9 26
27 Jacksonville University 5 27
28 Hobart College 3 28
IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 1st Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Wesleyan University (6) 90 1
2 Trinity College 84 2
3 Tufts University 78 3
4 Williams College 72 4
5 Bates College 66 5
T-6 Mariette College 56 6
T-6 US Coast Guard Academy 56 7
8 Colby College 48 8
9 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 40 9
10 Ithaca College 39 10
11 Milwaukee School of Engineering 27 11
12 Hamilton College 24 12
13 St. Lawrence University 19 13
14 Catholic University of America 11 14
15 Rochester Institute of Technology 6 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Union College (2), Skidmore College (1), Washington College (1)
IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 2nd Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Tufts University (6) 60 2
2 Williams College 54 1
3 Wesleyan University 48 3
4 Bates College 42 4
5 Trinity College 36 5
6 Marietta College 30 6
7 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 24 7
8 US Coast Guard Academy 16 10
9 Ithaca College 11 9
10 Colby College 8 8
Others Receiving Votes: Rochester Institute of Technology (1)
IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 Team Points
Rank Team Points Previous
1 Wesleyan University 51 1
2 Tufts University 48 2
3 Trinity College 45 T-3
4 Williams College 43.5 T-3
5 Bates College 37.5 5
6 Marietta College 31.5 6
7 US Coast Guard Academy 25.5 8
8 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 21 9
9 Colby College 19.5 7
IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight 1st Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team Points Previous
1 Harvard University (10) 100 1
2 University of Pennsylvania (1) 87 2
3 Princeton University 81 3
4 Cornell University 78 4
5 Georgetown University 61 5
6 Dartmouth College 49 6
7 US Naval Academy 44 7
8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 42 8
9 Columbia University 32 9
10 Yale University 21 10
11 Mercyhurst University 10 11
IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight 2nd Varsity 8 Poll
Rank Team Points Previous
1 Cornell University 89 1
2 University of Pennsylvania 83 2
3 Yale University 73 3
4 Princeton University 65 4
5 Harvard University 56 5
6 Columbia University 51 6
7 US Naval Academy 43 7
T-8 Dartmouth College 31 T-8
T-8 Georgetown University 31 T-8
10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 18 10
IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight Team Points
Rank Team Points Previous
1 University of Pennsylvania 49.5 1
2 Harvard University 48 2
3 Cornell University 45 3
4 Princeton University 43.5 4
5 Georgetown University 31.5 5
6 US Naval Academy 30 6
7 Dartmouth College 28.5 7
8 Yale University 24 8
9 Columbia University 22.5 9
10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19.5 10
11 Mercyhurst University 6 11

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