BLACKBERRY - CIS TOP 10 TUESDAY (#10); Five McGill teams ranked this week
OTTAWA - Five McGill sports teams can be found in the CIS Top 10 rankings his week. The undefeated Martlets (4-0) and Redmen (8-0) hockey teams remain at the No.1 and No.2 spots, respectively. In soccer, the Martlets (9-0-5) have dropped to No.3 while the Redmen (7-4-1) have moved back in the Top 10 and sit at No.9. Finally, in cross-country, the Quebec champion Martlets remain ranked at No.8 this week.
The University of Windsor women and Carleton University men top the first CIS national rankings of the 2010-11 season in basketball.
It marks the best-ever ranking for the two-time defending OUA champion Lancers, who reached the CIS final for the first time in program history last March against Simon Fraser. Windsor will host the national Final 8 this winter, from March 10 to 20.
The Lancers, who received 41 of 43 first-place votes in the inaugural coaches' poll, were impressive in pre-season action posting a 7-0 overall record, including a 6-0 mark against CIS opponents. They swept Regina, Victoria and Alberta at the Panda Invitational in Edmonton from Oct. 8-10, before defeating Acadia, Saint Mary's and UNB at the Don Grant Memorial Tournament in Moncton from Oct. 22-24.
Windsor kicks off OUA conference play this weekend with road games at York and Laurentian.
Rounding out the first women's Top 10 of the campaign are No. 2 Victoria, No. 3 Regina, No. 4 Western Ontario, No. 5 UNB, No. 6 Saskatchewan, No. 7 Carleton, No. 8 Laval, No. 9 Cape Breton and No. 10 Acadia.
Victoria and Regina earned one first-place nod apiece.
In men's hoops, Carleton, winner of six of the past eight W.P. McGee trophies as CIS champion, opens at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year.
The Ravens, who lost in the national semifinals last March to eventual champion Saskatchewan, went 8-4 overall in the pre-season this fall including a perfect 7-0 mark versus CIS rivals. They beat McGill, Victoria and Windsor at their own House-Laughton Tournament from Oct. 15-17, before sweeping Saint Mary's, UNB and host Laval at the Rouge et Or Tournament in Quebec City from Oct. 22-24.
Carleton, which opens conference play at home against Guelph and Brock this weekend, received 31 of 41 first-place votes and 468 points in the inaugural poll to finish ahead of the No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds, who earned the remaining 10 first-place nods and 439 points.
Rounding out the first Top 10 are No. 3 StFX, reigning national champion Saskatchewan at No. 4, No. 5 Concordia, No. 6 Western Ontario, No. 7 Laval, No. 8 Trinity Western, No. 9 Ottawa and No. 10 Victoria.
In other CIS rankings this week, Queen's moves up two positions to No. 1 in the final women's soccer poll, StFX remains at the top in the final men's soccer Top 10, McGill (women) and Alberta (men) continue to dominate in hockey, Laval (women) and Alberta (men) still top the volleyball polls, and Guelph is once again No. 1 in both women's and men's cross country.
In football, the Laval Rouge et Or top the Football Reporters of Canada - CIS rankings for the ninth straight week after receiving all first-place votes for the sixth time in 10 polls this season. This is the final Top 10 of the 2010 campaign.
FRC - CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#10 - last poll of season)
Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval (9-0) 500 (41) 1
2. Western (7-1) 421 2
3. Saskatchewan (6-2) 419 3
4. Ottawa (7-1) 332 4
5. Calgary (6-2) 322 5
6. McMaster (7-2) 211 7
7. Montreal (6-3) 202 8
8. Regina (5-3) 121 6
9. Saint Mary's (5-3) 96 9
10. Sherbrooke (5-4) 86 10
Other teams receiving votes: Wilfrid Laurier (24), Bishop's (1), Mount Allison (1).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Windsor (0-0) / 502 pts (41) / (-)
2. Victoria (4-0) / 454 (1) / (-)
3. Regina (2-0) / 371 (1) / (-)
4. Western Ontario (0-0) / 327 / (-)
5. UNB (0-0) / 324 / (-)
6. Saskatchewan (2-2) / 288 / (-)
7. Carleton (0-0) / 225 / (-)
8. Laval (0-0) / 218 / (-)
9. Cape Breton (0-0) / 153 / (-)
10. Acadia (0-0) / 145 / (-)
Other teams receiving votes: Toronto (86), Alberta (48), Bishop's (26), Calgary (21), UBC (19), StFX (15).
MEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Carleton (0-0) / 468 pts (31) / (-)
2. UBC (3-1) / 439 (10) / (-)
3. StFX (0-0) / 374 / (-)
4. Saskatchewan (2-2) / 334 / (-)
5. Concordia (0-0) / 305 / (-)
6. Western Ontario (0-0) / 226 / (-)
7. Laval (0-0) / 187 / (-)
8. Trinity Western (2-2) / 161 / (-)
9. Ottawa (0-0) / 96 / (-)
10. Victoria (2-2) / 95 / (-)
Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (74), Dalhousie (72), Saint Mary's (54), Lakehead (41).
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 91.1 pts / (1)
2. McMaster 79.4 / (2)
3. Victoria 67.2 / (3)
4. Calgary 63.9 / (4)
5. Queen's 47.2 / (T6)
6. Alberta 32.2 / (T6)
7. Windsor 30.6 / (NR)
8. McGill 29.4 / (8)
9. Western Ontario 28.9 / (5)
10. Dalhousie 20.0 / (9)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 88.1 pts / (1)
2. Windsor 73.1 / (2)
3. Calgary 65.0 / (3)
4. Victoria 61.9 / (4)
5. Western Ontario 53.1 / (5)
6. Regina 35.0 / (7)
7. McMaster 33.8 / (8)
8. Queen's 30.0 / (6)
9. Alberta 27.5 / (9)
10. Dalhousie 13.1 / (NR)
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. McGill (4-0-0) / (1)
2. Wilfrid Laurier (7-1-0) / (2)
3. StFX (4-0-0) / (4)
4. Alberta (4-3-1) / (3)
5. Manitoba (3-3-0) / (5)
6. Windsor (6-1-0) / (7)
7. Guelph (5-2-0) / (6)
8. Calgary (6-2-0) / (NR)
9. Montreal (3-1-1) / (8)
10. Regina (4-1-1) / (9)
Also receiving votes: Saskatchewan, Brock.
MEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (7-1-0) / 165 pts (6) / (1)
2. McGill (8-0-0) / 161 (6) / (2)
3. UNB (5-1-0) / 155 (6) / (3)
4. Saint Mary's (3-1-0) / 117 / (5)
5. Western Ontario (6-0-1) / 113 / (6)
6. StFX (4-1-1) / 96 / (4)
7. Saskatchewan (3-3-0) / 49 / (7)
8. Manitoba (3-2-1) / 35 / (8)
9. Calgary (4-3-1) / 32 / (10)
10. Carleton (5-1-2) / 27 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (13), Wilfrid Laurier (11), Concordia (7), Lakehead (5), Acadia (4).
WOMEN'S SOCCER (final poll of season)
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Queen's (14-2-0 / 1-0 playoffs) / 45 pts / (3)
2. Montreal (10-1-3) / 44 / (2)
3. McGill (9-0-5) / 41 / (4)
4. Alberta (10-2-2) / 39 / (1)
5. Wilfrid Laurier (11-1-2 / 1-0 playoffs) / 29 / (5)
6. Ottawa (12-1-3 / 1-0 playoffs) / 21 / (6)
7. UPEI (10-0-3) / 20 / (8)
8. Trinity Western (9-3-2) / 19 / (9)
9. Dalhousie (10-1-2) / 9 / (7)
10. UBC (8-5-1) / 2 / (10)
MEN'S SOCCER (final poll of season)
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. StFX (11-0-2 / 1-0 playoffs) / 59 pts / (1)
2. York (12-2-2) / 53 / (3)
3. Alberta (11-2-1) / 46 / (4)
4. Laval (10-2-0) / 44 / (2)
5. Toronto (10-1-3 / 1-0 playoffs) / 34 / (6)
6. Western Ontario (11-1-4 / 1-0 playoffs) / 29 / (7)
7. UBC (8-3-3) / 2 / (5)
8. Saint Mary's (8-2-3) / 22 / (8)
9. McGill (7-4-1) / 7 / (NR)
10. UQAM (7-4-1) / 6 / (9)
Other teams receiving votes: Ryerson (4), Calgary (2).
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Laval (4-0) / 60 pts / (1)
2. Manitoba (1-0) / 56 / (2)
3. Alberta (0-0) / 50 / (3)
T4. Brandon (0-0) / 47 / (T4)
T4. Montreal (4-0) / 47 / (T4)
6. Trinity Western (2-0) / 39 / (8)
7. Calgary (0-0) / 37 / (6)
T8. UBC (0-2) / 25.5 / (7)
T8. Winnipeg (0-1) / 25.5 / (9)
T8. Saskatchewan (0-0) / 25.5 / (NR)
Also receiving votes (11th-15th): Guelph (24), StFX (15), Regina (12.5), Queen's (10), Saint Mary's (5).
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (0-0) / 243 pts / (1)
2. Laval (3-0) / 224 / (2)
3. Trinity Western (2-0) / 194 / (3)
4. Brandon (0-0) / 175 / (4)
5. Calgary (0-0) / 159 / (5)
6. Western Ontario (3-0) / 139 / (6)
7. Manitoba (1-0) / 103 / (7)
8. Dalhousie (2-1) / 70 / (8)
9. Queen's (2-0) / 43 / (9)
10. UNB (1-2) / 19 / (10)
For more information contact:
Michel Bélanger
Manager, CIS Communications & Media Relations
(613) 562-5670 ext. 25
belanger [at] universitysport.ca