The Ralph T. Jope Cup is a rowing award presented to the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) in 1963, by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is awarded annually at the Eastern Sprints to the member college whose lightweight crews score the highest total points in the varsity, junior varsity and first freshman races under a scoring formula developed by the EARC coaches.[1]

Ralph T. Jope Cup
SportRowing
CompetitionEastern Sprints
Awarded forLightweight Team Award
Presented byEastern Association of Rowing Colleges
History
First winnerCornell University (1963)
Most winsHarvard University (22)
Most recentUniversity of Pennsylvania
Ralph T. Jope Cup
Scoring Formula
Rank
Varsity
Junior Varsity
Freshman / 3V
1st 15 13 11
2nd 13 11 10
3rd 11 10 9
4th 10 9 8
5th 9 8 7
6th 8 7 6
7th 6 5 5
8th 5 4 4
9th 4 3 3
10th 3 2 2
11th 2 1 1
Total 86 74 66

In 2015, the points from the freshman race were replaced with the third varsity race.[2]

A graduate of MIT in the class of 1928, Ralph T. Jope served as Secretary to the Institute's Advisory Council on Athletics for many years. A long-time supporter of the sport of rowing, Mr. Jope died in 1965.[1]

Harvard University has won the Jope Cup a record 22 times, with Princeton University having 16 wins, and Yale University having 10. The most recent winner is the University of Pennsylvania.

Overall Ranking

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Rank College Times Won
1   Harvard 22
2   Princeton 16
3   Yale 10
4   Cornell 6
5   Navy 2
5   Pennsylvania 2
6   Columbia 1
6   Dartmouth 1

Winners by year

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Year Winner
1963   Cornell
1964   Cornell
1965   Harvard
1966   Harvard
1967   Penn
1968   Harvard
1969   Harvard
1970   Harvard
1971   Harvard
1972   Harvard
1973   Harvard
1974   Harvard
1975   Harvard
1976   Harvard
1977   Harvard
1978   Harvard
1979   Harvard
1980   Harvard
1981   Princeton
1982   Harvard
1983   Princeton
1984   Princeton
1985   Princeton
1986   Princeton
1987   Princeton
1988   Princeton
1989   Yale
1990   Princeton
1991   Harvard
1992   Cornell
1993   Dartmouth
1994   Yale
1995   Princeton
1996   Princeton
1997   Yale
1998   Princeton
1999   Princeton
2000   Princeton
2001   Yale
2002   Yale
2003   Princeton
2004   Harvard
2005   Harvard
2006   Navy
2007   Navy
2008   Cornell
2009   Harvard
2010   Princeton
2011   Harvard
2012   Yale
2013   Yale
2014   Cornell
2015   Cornell [a]
2016   Yale
2017   Harvard
2018   Columbia
2019   Yale
2022   Yale
2023   Princeton
2024   Penn
  1. ^ In 2015, the points from the freshman race were replaced with the 3rd varsity race[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Brehm, Jennifer (1996). "Eastern Sprints, Official Program". Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges: 42.
  2. ^ a b c "The Ralph T. Jope Cup (Jope Cup)". Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. ^ "Harvard Lightweight Crew". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
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