The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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05.03.2019 | Rowing
The Longhorns will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to take on the Buckeyes.
AUSTIN, Texas -- In a final spurt before competing at the Big 12 conference championships, No. 4 Texas rowing will head to Columbus, Ohio this Friday for a dual meet against No. 6 Ohio State. **Originally scheduled for Saturday morning, racing has been moved up to Friday afternoon, as predicted flooding in the morning would present dangerous racing conditions**
The teams will compete in a series of dual races, featuring the first eights, second eights, first fours, and second fours.
UPDATED SCHEDULE for Friday, May 3rd:
4:00 p.m. CT - First Eight
4:20 p.m. CT - Second Eight
4:40 p.m. CT - First Four
5:00 p.m. CT - Second Four
These races are the final regular-season competitions for both squads before the respective conference championships.
Texas edged Ohio State at the 2018 NCAA Championships, taking third place overall with 115 points to sixth place Ohio State's 101.
USRowing/CRCA Rankings: Division I (as of 5/1/2019)
| Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
| 1. | University of Washington (21) | 471 | 1 |
| 2. | Stanford University (4) | 461 | 2 |
| 3. | University of California, Berkeley | 457 | 3 |
| 4. | University of Texas | 379 | 4 |
| 5. | University of Michigan | 360 | 5 |
| 6. | Ohio State University | 356 | 6 |
| 7. | Princeton University | 336 | 7 |
| 8. | Brown University | 335 | 9 |
| 9. | Yale University | 328 | 8 |
| 10. | University of Virginia | 282 | 10 |
| 11. | University of Wisconsin | 217 | 12 |
| 12. | University of Iowa | 189 | 13 |
| 13t. | University of Southern California | 169 | 11 |
| 13t. | Harvard University | 169 | 15 |
| 15. | Indiana University | 159 | 16 |
| 16. | Rutgers University | 135 | 14 |
| 17. | Duke University | 102 | 17 |
| 18. | Oregon State University | 81 | 18 |
| 19. | University of Oklahoma | 79 | 20 |
| 20. | Syracuse University | 51 | 19 |
Others Receiving Votes: University of Minnesota (35), Michigan State University (28), University of California, Los Angeles (17), University of Notre Dame (16), U.S. Naval Academy (10), University of Alabama (8), Southern Methodist University (7), Washington State University (4), University of Central Florida (4), University of Louisville (3), Columbia University (1), Dartmouth College (1).
