Record: That's a little complicated in rowing. Let's just say they won the ACC, finished 6th in the final coaches' poll and 6th in the NCAA National Championships.

MVP: Again, a little complicated in rowing. I'm going to go with the first Varsity 4, which had the best record over the course of the season. The Varsity Four didn't win just 3 of their races - they lost to California and Southern Cal in duals and then came in second behind California at the National Championships. Among their wins was a solid victory over then-#1 Princeton.

Overview: Coming off a national championship performance last year, there were some interesting expectations for the Virginia rowing team in 2011. Many were hoping for a repeat, but those close to the program also knew that the Cavaliers had lost a lot of talent from that national title team.

The 'Hoos were unmistakably competitive the entire year and kept a ranking in the top 5 through most of the spring, beating up on the likes of Stanford, Princeton, Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State - all top-ten teams at the time. Virginia would also win the ACC title - for the 11th time in 12 years - and ultimately finish 6th at the NCAA National Championships in California.   

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