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FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#3)

Published: 12 September 2011

 

OTTAWA (CIS) - To no one's surprise, the Laval Rouge et Or (2-0) stay on top of the FRC-CIS Football Top 10 poll for the third consecutive week after a 24-14 win over Montreal (1-1) in front of 16,046 in Quebec City. Despite the setback, Montreal remains at No. 6 in the rankings.

 

For the first time this season however, the reigning Vanier Cup champion Rouge et Or didn't sweep the first-place votes as two nods went to the second-ranked Western Ontario Mustangs (2-0) after their 48-21 thrashing of McMaster in Hamilton in front of 5,563 at Ron Joyce Stadium.

 

McMaster (1-1) paid the price for its home opening loss, slipping four spots in the poll to No. 7.

 

The two remaining undefeated teams in the Canada West conference both move up a notch after improving to 2-0 in league play.

 

For the second straight week, the No. 3 Calgary Dinos marched on their final drive for a come-from-behind victory, this time 30-25 over UBC. The Thunderbirds (1-1), who entered the contest at No. 10, drop out of the Top 10 this week.

 

Meanwhile in Saskatoon, the No. 4 Saskatchewan Huskies celebrated their 100th anniversary in style, setting a regular season attendance record of 7,370. The overcapacity crowd went home happy as the Huskies won the battle of Saskatchewan 33-10 over the Regina Rams (0-2).

 

Rounding out this week's top five are the Sherbrooke Vert & Or (2-0), who continued their steady move up the charts thanks to a 39-13 win over McGill (0-2) at Percival Molson Stadium. The "Foxes", who reached the Quebec final for the first time in team history in 2010, were ranked seventh last Tuesday.

 

The top-ranked team in the AUS, the Saint Mary's Huskies (1-0), moves up one spot to eighth after opening league play with a convincing 54-14 win over Mount Allison.

 

The two new arrivals in the FRC-CIS Top 10 are in the final two spots. Voters could not ignore the Ottawa Gee Gees' 2-0 record, while the Windsor Lancers (2-0) were rewarded for their stunning 41-40 upset of Laurier, which was decided on a return punt single.

 

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

 


About Football Reporters of Canada - University Division

 

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