Texas wins all 6 of its pre-lim races and has all 3 boats in the A Finals. The first race is a 8:36. Then 9:00 and 9:24.

Rowing has 22 teams total and each race is worth subsequently more points. The first race, 1st varsity 4 (4 person boat), is worth 22 points for the winner and you lose 1 point for each place after that. The 2nd race, 2nd varsity 8 (8 person boat), is worth 2 times the points 44 for winning and you lose 2 points after that. The final race, 1st Varsity 8, is worth 3 times the points, 66 points for winning and you lose 3 points for each place after that. The 1v8 race also serves as the tiebreaker. If you end up tied in points, the team with the faster 1v8 gets the nod.

Texas finished 2nd to Stanford in the 1v4 race but went on to beat them in the 2v8 and 1v8 races. That gives Texas 131 points, Stanford 127 with Texas also being faster in the tiebreaking 1v8 race if needed.

Things will be different in the finals, teams don't go all out in pre-lim races as they focus on finishing top 3 to advance. We will follow the results closely tomorrow morning and see how things look in terms of points heading into the 1v8 race. For example, if Texas ends up finishing 2nd to Stanford in both the 1v4 and 2v8 races, Texas would be down by 3 points headed to the 1v8. Texas would need to beat Stanford in the 1v8 race by at least one place to tie in points and also have the tiebreak.

It seems pretty clearly Texas v Stanford for 1st and 2nd here. If Stanford does win and Texas finish 2nd, that would be a 20 point swing in favor of Stanfords Directors Cup chances.
 

 

Rowing is pretty cool. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1P5d91XjYd/

Who rows:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AwRF3P4Lv/

Stanford has the fastest varsity 4 boat by a few seconds. 

5 hours ago, GoHorns1 said:

Stanford has the fastest varsity 4 boat by a few seconds. 

Yep, they seem to have a clear edge there. Fortunately, it's the race worth the least amount of points.

Texas just needs to be in striking distance going into the 1v8 race. 

6 hours ago, Buck Travis said:

Rowing is pretty cool. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1P5d91XjYd/

Who rows:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AwRF3P4Lv/

Tune in live tomorrow if you can. Watching these races unfold when you are totally invested in the outcome is pretty intense. 

Texas beat Stanford in the varsity 4. Huge upset. Stanford finished 5th.

18 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Texas beat Stanford in the varsity 4. Huge upset. Stanford finished 5th.

Stanford hit an oar and came to a standstill

Big swing in the points.

Stanford takes varsity II 8s Texas 2nd..

 

It’s down to Varsity I 8’s as expected.

https://www.ncaa.com/event/4818

 

final race about to get started. Pull up the live feed if you aren't watching already

TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 

 

Light the tower!  #1

29 minutes ago, DirectorsCupUpdates said:

 

Cup points update?

 

HOOK EM

19 minutes ago, Horns_90 said:

HOOK EM

That was a fun watch...especially the first and last races.

23 minutes ago, Horns_90 said:

That was a fun watch...especially the first and last races.

They won the last one by three seconds. Dominant performance. 

Big Thanks for all the updates @DirectorsCupUpdates!

That was great!

12 minutes ago, Migas & Fajitas said:

Big Thanks for all the updates @DirectorsCupUpdates!

+1,000

1 hour ago, Bobby Burton said:

They won the last one by three seconds. Dominant performance. 

A world record I believe!

1 hour ago, Adam Lane said:

Cup points update?

 

In the works. Literally watched the final race, shared an update, and ran out the door. Will get all the points tabulated sometime today.