April 7, 2005
The Stanford men's and women's varsity eights both climbed in the national polls released, March 6. In the men's USRowing Collegiate Poll, Stanford clawed their way from No. 14 all the way to No. 5 after the strong showing at the San Diego Crew Classic, April 3.
In the women's Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/USRowing Poll, Stanford also moved up No. 10 from last week's No. 13 ranking.
"I want to congratulate our student-athletes," said director of rowing and men's head coach Craig Amerkhanian. "The squads have worked very hard to get where they are today, but they know there is more hard work ahead if they will attain their season-end goals."
USRowing Collegiate Poll
April 6, 2005
Princeton University remained atop the USRowing Men's Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll this week.
Men's Varsity Eights
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
| 1. Princeton University (7) | 235 | 1 |
| 2. University of California at Berkeley (1) | 218 | 2 |
| 3. Harvard University (2) | 210 | 3t |
| 4. University of Washington (2) | 209 | 3t |
| 5. Stanford University | 196 | 14 |
| 6. Northeastern University | 179 | 8 |
| 7. United States Naval Academy | 165 | 5 |
| 8. Dartmouth College | 148 | 6 |
| 9. Yale University | 137 | 7 |
| 10. Brown University | 124 | 9 |
| 11. Cornell University | 116 | 10 |
| 12. University of Wisconsin | 98 | 13 |
| 13. Oregon State University | 93 | 11 |
| 14. Boston University | 90 | 12 |
| 15. University of Pennsylvania | 74 | 15 |
| 16. Syracuse University | 47 | 16 |
| 17. University of Michigan | 44 | 17 |
| 18. Columbia University | 31 | 19 |
| 19. Rutgers University | 25 | 18 |
| 20. Trinity College | 24 | NR |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Georgetown University 17, University of Virginia 12, University of North Carolina 11, Purdue University 6, Marietta College 3, Temple University 3, University of Minnesota 3 and Marist College 2.
Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/USRowing
April 6, 2005
Princeton University held onto the top spot in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll, while Western Washington University and Smith College topped the Division II and Division III polls, respectively.
Women's NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
| 1. Princeton University (21) | 493 | 1 |
| 2. University of Michigan (1) | 434 | 5 |
| 3. Harvard University | 423 | 7 |
| 4. Yale University | 421 | 2 |
| 5. University of California at Berkeley(3) | 417 | 8 |
| 6. Brown University | 389 | 4 |
| 7. The Ohio State University | 376 | 3 |
| 8. Michigan State University | 308 | 11 |
| 9. University of Virginia | 272 | 6 |
| 10. Stanford University | 270 | 13 |
| 11. University of Washington | 263 | 9 |
| 12. University of Southern California | 216 | 14 |
| 13. Univ. of California at Los Angeles | 179 | 19 |
| 14. University of Wisconsin | 158 | 12 |
| 15. Syracuse University | 139 | 18 |
| 16. Washington State University | 137 | 16 |
| 17. University of Tennessee | 107 | 10 |
| 18. Boston University | 69 | 20 |
| 19. University of Minnesota | 65 | NR |
| 20. Oregon State University | 30 | NR |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Iowa 28, University of Texas 18, University of Notre Dame 15, Duke University 6, Columbia University 5, University of Louisville 5, Dartmouth College 4, Indiana University 1, Northeastern University 1 and San Diego State University 1.