May 15, 2002

Notre Dame, Ind. - The Notre Dame rowing team is ranked 15th nationally in the latest US Rowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll released today. Washington continues to hold the top spot with 13 first-place votes and 393 points. Brown is second with the seven remaining first-place votes and 387 points, Ohio State stayed in third with 356 points, while Yale moved up two spots to fourth with 328 points and Michigan holds on to fifth with 324 points. Harvard, Princeton, Cal, USC and Michigan State 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 Rank
1.  University of Washington (13)		393		1
2.  Brown University (7)			387		2
3.  The Ohio State University			356		3
4.  Yale University				328		6
5.  University of Michigan			324		5
6.  Harvard University				287		8
7.  Princeton University			270		4
8.  University of California at Berkeley	255		7
9.  USC						238		9
10. Michigan State University			215		11
11. Syracuse University				210		10
12. Stanford University				182		12
13. Oregon State University			152		16
14. University of Virginia			151		13
15. University of Notre Dame			129		14
16. Washington State University			93 		17
17. Cornell University				91		18
18. University of Pennsylvania			46		NR
19. Northeastern University			34		19
20. Duke University				30		20

Others receiving votes: University of Texas 13, Boston University 4, University of Minnesota 4, University of Massachusetts 3, University of Wisconsin 3, Clemson University 1, and College of the Holy Cross 1.