| Ralph T. Jope Cup | |
| Sport: | Rowing |
| Presenter: | Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges |
| Firstwinner: | Cornell University (1963) |
| Mostwins: | Harvard University (22) |
| Mostrecent: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Competition: | Eastern Sprints |
| Givenfor: | Lightweight Team Award |
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 Scoring Formula | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| 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 |