April 23, 2008

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University men's rowing Varsity 8+ is currently ranked 19th in the latest USRowing Collegiate Top 20 poll. The Bulldogs, who received 42 votes, cracked the Top 20 for the first time in school history. After having a strong weekend at the George Washington Invitational April 11-12, which saw GU defeat ranked University of Virginia and the University of Michigan, along with a solid showing against Washington State this past weekend, the Zags bumped into the national rankings.

The Bulldogs were not ranked but received 25 votes the poll prior to this week.

The University of Washington topped the poll earning 15 of 21 first-place votes. Brown University ranked second, followed by the University of Wisconsin, Harvard University and Princeton University. Brown received one first -place vote, while Wisconsin received the other five.

USRowing Collegiate Poll
(April 23, 2008)
1. University of Washington (15) - 413
2. Brown University (1) - 393
3. University of Wisconsin (5) - 361
4. Harvard University - 356
5. Princeton University - 335
6. University of California - 320
7. Columbia University - 274
8. Northeastern University - 265
9. Stanford University - 262
10. Yale University - 231
11. Syracuse University - 227
12. United States Naval Academy - 182
13. Cornell University - 164
14. Oregon State University - 121
15. Trinity College - 117
16. Georgetown University - 90
17. Boston University - 85
18. University of Virginia - 54
19. Gonzaga University - 42
20. University of Michigan - 30

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Southern California 26, George Washington University 20, University of Pennsylvania 18, Orange Coast College 6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4, Purdue University 4, University of California at Los Angeles 2, College of Holy Cross 1 and University of San Diego 1.