Buckeyes Ranked No. 6 in CRCA/USRowing Preseason Poll – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
March 15, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The first varsity eight boat of the Ohio State rowing team is ranked sixth in the preseason poll released Wednesday by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association and USRowing. The Buckeyes were ranked in the Top 7 of the poll throughout the 2006 season, peaking at No. 4.
As a team, Ohio State won both the 2006 Big Ten and Central Region championships and raced in the Grand Finals of all three NCAA events. The first varsity eight concluded the season with an overall record of 34-8, with a 5-3 mark in dual races, and raced in the Grand Finals of all three championships. The Buckeyes won the Grand Final at the conference championships, finished second at regionals and fifth at NCAAs.
Six of Ohio State’s 2007 regular-season opponents are ranked in the poll, including four in the Top 10: No. 1 Princeton, No. 3 Virginia, No. 5 Brown and No. 9 Tennessee. Four fellow Big Ten teams also are ranked, with Minnesota, Michigan State, Michigan and Wisconsin placing Nos. 13-16, respectively.
The Buckeyes open the season March 24 when they travel to Princeton, N.J., to face top-ranked Princeton and Brown. The Bears and Tigers finished second and third, respectively, at the 2006 NCAA Championships.
2007 CRCA/USRowing Preseason Poll
Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Princeton (12) 455
2. California-Berkeley (5) 440
3. Virginia (7) 392
4. Yale 367
5. Brown 362
6. Ohio State 358
7. Washington 322
8. Washington State 279
9. Tennessee 236
10. Southern California 228
11. Notre Dame 214
12. Stanford 209
13. Minnesota 184
14. Michigan State 174
15. Michigan 141
16. Wisconsin 140
17. UCLA 136
18. Harvard 99
19. Louisville 88
20. Northeastern 54
Others Receiving Votes: Dartmouth 45, Boston University 33, Navy 25, Clemson 19, Central Florida 16, Duke 9, Oregon State 6, Columbia 5, Iowa 4.
