March 29, 2007

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - After debuting at No. 3 in the preseason poll, the Virginia women's varsity eight crew has moved up to No. 2 nationally in the first weekly poll, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association announced on Wednesday.

California, which earned 14 of the 25 first-place votes, earned the top spot in the poll. Virginia earned eight first-place votes to garner second, while Brown earned the remaining three first-place votes for third. Ohio State, Yale, Princeton, Washington, Southern Cal, Tennessee, and Minnesota rounded out the Top 10.

The second-ranked Cavaliers open their spring season with the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, featuring Duke, No. 19 Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State, on March 31 at Lake Monticello.

Rank	School 		Pts.	Previous

1.	California (14)	476	2
2.	VIRGINIA (8)	459	3
3.	Brown (3)	457	5
4.	Ohio State	413	6
5.	Yale		409	4
6.	Princeton	374	1
7.	Washington	341	7
8.	Southern Cal	276	10
9.	Tennessee	268	9
10.	Minnesota	255	13
11.	Stanford	217	12
12.	Clemson		209	NR
13.	Notre Dame	178	11
14.	UCLA		171	17
15.	Wisconsin	137	16
16.	Louisville	123	19
17.	Michigan State	120	14
18.	Washington St.	109	8
19.	Michigan	75	15
20.	Harvard		67	18