CIS TOP 10 TUESDAY (#2): McGill soccer and rugby teams ranked
OTTAWA (CIS) - Both of McGill's soccer teams and the women's rugby squad find hemselves in the CIS Top 10 this week.
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks move to the top of the CIS women's soccer rankings this week, while the York Lions and St. Francis Xavier X-Women remain at No. 1 in men's soccer and women's rugby, respectively.
In women's soccer, Laurier moves up one spot to No. 1 after improving to 4-0 in OUA conference play thanks to a pair of road victories, 2-0 over Western (2-2) and 2-1 against Windsor (2-2).
Meanwhile, the reigning national champion Queen's Gaels, who opened the campaign atop the rankings last Tuesday, slide to No. 4 despite winning their first three games of the regular schedule. The Gaels, who edged Laurier 1-0 in last year's CIS final, kicked off 2011 with a 4-0 shutout of Carleton (2-2), a 1-0 blanking of Ottawa (1-1-1) and a 2-1 win against Trent (0-3-1).
Montreal (2-0) and Alberta (2-0) also move past Queen's in the new coaches' poll. They are ranked second and third, respectively.
In men's soccer, defending CIS champion York improved to 3-0-1 in OUA action thanks to a pair of whitewashes, 1-0 versus McMaster (1-1-1) and 2-0 against Brock (1-3).
The UBC Thunderbirds (2-0), who lost 1-0 to York in the 2010 CIS title match, hold on to the No. 2 spot for the second straight week, while Laval (2-0) rounds out the leading trio, up from No. 6.
In women's rugby, reigning national champ StFX kicked off AUS play with a convincing 60-12 defeat of Acadia (0-1).
Guelph (1-0) and Lethbridge (0-0) remain second and third in the new poll.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Wilfrid Laurier (4-0-0) / 43 points / (2)
2. Montreal (2-0-0) / 40 / (3)
3. Alberta (2-0-0) / 40 / (4)
4. Queen's (3-0-0) / 39 / (1)
5. UBC (1-0-0) / 29 / (6)
6. UFV (2-0-0) / 26 / (7)
7. McGill (2-0-0) / 21 / (8)
8. UPEI (2-0-0) / 14 / (10)
9. Trinity Western (0-1-0) / 12 / (5)
10. Laurentian (3-1-1) / 5 / (NR)
Note: Montreal gets the tie-breaker over Alberta thanks to a higher ranking last week.
Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (2), Sherbrooke (2), Toronto (1), Cape Breton (1).
MEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. York (3-0-1) / 59 points / (1)
2. UBC (2-0-0) / 54 / (2)
3. Laval (2-0-0) / 49 / (6)
4. Western Ontario (3-0-1) / 38 / (5)
5. Toronto (2-1-0) / 33 / (4)
6. StFX (1-0-0) / 19 / (9)
7. Saskatchewan (2-0-0) / 18 / (NR)
8. Saint Mary's (0-0-1) / 17 / (3)
9. Carleton (3-1-0) / 16 / (NR)
10. McGill (1-0-0) / 12 / (10)
Other teams receiving votes: Queen's, UPEI, Montreal, Cape Breton.
WOMEN'S RUGBY
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. StFX (1-0) / 93 points / (1)
2. Guelph (1-0) / 86 / (2)
3. Lethbridge (0-0) / 70 / (T3)
4. Laval (1-0) / 65 / (5)
5. Concordia (0-1) / 43 / (T3)
6. Queen's (1-0) / 39 / (6)
7. McMaster (1-0) / 30 / (NR)
8. Alberta (0-0) / 29 / (7)
9. McGill (1-0) / 26 / (9)
10. Waterloo (1-0) / 15 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (3), UPEI (2), Acadia (2), Victoria (1).
FRC - CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#3)
Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval (2-0) 288 (27) 1
2. Western (2-0) 262 (2) 2
3. Calgary (2-0) 215 4
4. Saskatchewan (2-0) 206 5
5. Sherbrooke (2-0) 146 7
6. Montreal (1-1) 138 6
7. McMaster (1-1) 118 3
8. Saint Mary's (1-0) 81 9
9. Ottawa (2-0) 71 NR
10. Windsor (2-0) 21 NR
Other teams receiving votes: UBC 14, Concordia 11, Laurier 10, Acadia 4, Manitoba 2.
How last week's FRC-CIS Top 10 teams did:
No. 1 Laval (2-0): beat No. 6 Montreal 24-14
No. 2 Western Ontario (2-0): won at No. 3 McMaster 48-21
No. 3 McMaster (1-1): lost to No. 2 Western 48-21
No. 4 Calgary (2-0): beat No. 10 UBC 30-25
No. 5 Saskatchewan (2-0): beat Regina 33-10
No. 6 Montreal (1-1): lost at No. 1 Laval 24-14
No. 7 Sherbrooke (2-0): beat McGill 39-13
No. 8 Laurier (1-1): lost to Windsor 41-40
No. 9 Saint Mary's (1-0): beat Mount Allison 54-14
No. 10 UBC (1-1): lost at No. 4 Calgary 30-25
CIS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE: SEPT. 16-17 (all times
LOCAL)
Note: Complete webcast and radio schedules at http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/fball/2011-12/schedule
Friday, September 16:
Calgary at Regina, 7 pm MDT
Saturday, September 17:
McGill at Acadia, 2 pm ADT
Bishop's at Mount Allison, 2 pm ADT
Saint Mary's at Montreal, 1 pm EDT (Radio-Canada)
StFX at Concordia, 1 pm EDT
Guelph at Toronto, 1 pm EDT (The Score)
Laurier at Queen's, 1 pm EDT
Ottawa at Western, 1 pm EDT
York at Waterloo, 1 pm EDT
Saskatchewan at Manitoba, 1 pm CDT (SHAW, SHAW Direct 299)
Alberta at UBC, 2 pm PDT
Laval at Sherbrooke, 7 pm EDT
McMaster at Windsor, 7 pm EDT
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