BLACKBERRY - CIS TOP 10 TUESDAY (#13): Both hockey & swim teams ranked this week
OTTAWA - Four McGill varsity teams find themselves in the CIS Top 10 national rankings this week including both hockey and swim teams.
In women's hockey, the No.1-ranked McGill Martlets improvd to 10-0 vs CIS teams and 7-0 in league play as Olympic gold medalist Charline Labonté posted back-to-back shutouts, blanking Saint Mary's 6-0 and Ottawa 3-0 last week. Labonté improved to 54-1 in conference play for her career including 33 shutouts, which ties her with current Laurier goalie Liz Knox for first among CIS all-time shutout leaders.
In men's hockey, the Golden Bears (10-1-1) held on to the pole position despite dropping a point to archrival Saskatchewan during a two-game set in Edmonton. Alberta claimed the opener 6-4 on Friday before losing 4-3 in overtime to the No. 6 Huskies on Saturday.
The voters weren't as kind to the hockey Redmen, however, which dropped one position to No.3 after splitting their two road games. They defeated York 3-2 last Friday for their 18th consecutive win to break a 74-year-old school record, then lost 3-2 to Brock in an overtime shootout. The Redmen are 18-0-1 overall and 13-0-1 in league play.
In swimming, a great weekend in Halifax, where they qualified 17 swimmers for the CIS championships, bolstered both McGill squads in the Top 10.The Redmen moved up three spots to No.6 in the nation, while the previously unranked Martlets jumped into the No.5 spot overall, their highest ranking in over a decade.
In women's volleyball, the Thunderbirds (6-2) travelled to Winnipeg and swept a two-game series over the Manitoba Bisons (4-3), who were No. 1 before the duels. UBC moves up five spots in the new Top 10 following a straight-set win and a 3-1 victory.
In men's volleyball, the undefeated Rouge et Or (9-0) are up one position to No. 1 following three wins in three outings versus AUS rivals in interlock play, including a 3-1 success against No. 8 Dalhousie. Meanwhile, formerly top-ranked Alberta falls to No. 2 after a weekend split with No. 3 Trinity Western that included a straight-set loss.
In women's basketball, the Lancers (5-1) return to the top after falling to No. 2 a week ago. Windsor moves up thanks to convincing wins over Ottawa, 81-58, and No. 7 Carleton, 68-48, but also to a lopsided 23-point loss (72-49) by former No. 1 Victoria at the hands of No. 3 Regina.
In men's basketball, the top-ranked Ravens (6-0) kept rolling over the past weekend with dominating road victories against Western, 91-66, and No. 8 Windsor, 78-59.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Windsor (5-1) / 479 pts (39) / (2)
2. Victoria (9-1) / 418 / (1)
3. Regina (7-1) / 416 (1) / (3)
4. Saskatchewan (8-2) / 356 / (5)
5. Western Ontario (5-1) / 308 / (4)
6. UNB (3-1) / 295 / (6)
7. Carleton (4-2) / 239 / (8)
8. Toronto (5-2) / 184 / (7)
9. Alberta (7-1) / 170 / (10)
10. Cape Breton (4-2) / 90 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Laval (87), Laurier (33), StFX (14)
McGill (7), Memorial (4).
MEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Carleton (6-0) / 504 pts (42) / (1)
2. UBC (8-2) / 461 / (3)
3. Laval (3-0) / 393 / (4)
4. StFX (1-1) / 388 / (2)
5. Saskatchewan (7-3) / 353 / (5)
6. Concordia (1-1) / 283 / (6)
7. Trinity Western (8-2) / 275 / (7)
8. Windsor (5-1) / 182 / (8)
9. Toronto (5-1) / 161 / (10)
10. Dalhousie (3-0) / 105 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Western Ontario (87), Lakehead (54), Cape Breton (13).
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. McGill (7-0) / (1)
2. Wilfrid Laurier (12-1) / (2)
3. StFX (7-0) / (3)
4. Alberta (8-3-1) / (4)
5. Manitoba (8-3-1) / (6)
6. Brock (10-2) / (8)
7. Guelph (9-3) / (5)
8. Windsor (7-5) / (7)
9. Calgary (7-4-1) / (9)
10. Saskatchewan (7-5) / (10)
Also receiving votes: Moncton.
MEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (10-1-1) / 169 pts (9) / (1)
2. UNB (10-2-0) / 157 (4) / (3)
3. McGill (13-0-1) / 148 (5) / (2)
4. Western Ontario (11-0-2) / 124 / (4)
5. UPEI (8-3-1) / 90 / (8)
6. Saskatchewan (7-5-0) / 80 / (7)
7. Saint Mary's (6-4-1) / 62 / (6)
8. Manitoba (6-2-4) / 55/ (5)
9. Lakehead (9-4-1) / 38 / (NR)
10. Calgary (6-4-2) / 27 / (9)
Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (21), StFX (9), Waterloo (5), Carleton (3), Concordia (1), Guelph (1).
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Calgary 641 pts / (1)
2. UBC 343 / (2)
3. Toronto 277 / (4)
4. Dalhousie 213 / (8)
5. McGill 170 / (NR)
6. Western 166 / (NR)
7. Montreal 152 / (3)
8. McMaster 147 / (NR)
9. Victoria 131 / (6)
10. Guelph 113 / (NR)
MEN'S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Toronto 408 pts / (4)
2. Calgary 391 / (1)
3. Dalhousie 368 / (6)
4. Laval 320 / (2)
5. UBC 248 / (3)
6. McGill 213 / (9)
7. Ottawa 202 / (8)
8. McMaster 137 / (NR)
9. Victoria 127 / (5)
10. Alberta 120 / (NR)
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. UBC (6-2) / 59.5 pts / (6)
2. Trinity Western (7-1) / 54 / (2)
3. Laval (10-2) / 52.5 / (4)
4. Manitoba (4-3) / 47 / (1)
5. Montreal (10-2) / 42 / (3)
6. Alberta (2-4) / 41 / (7)
7. Brandon (4-2) / 38 / (7)
8. Regina (3-3) / 34 / (8)
9. Calgary (3-3) / 24 / (NR)
10. Saint Mary's (6-4) / 21 / (NR)
Next highest vote getters: Winnipeg (20), York (18), McGill (14), McMaster (8), UNB (4).
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Laval (9-0) / 225 pts / (2)
2. Alberta (5-1) / 217 / (1)
3. Trinity Western (6-2) / 194 / (4)
4. Calgary (6-0) / 180 / (5)
5. Western (8-0) / 142 / (6)
6. Brandon (2-4) / 138 / (3)
7. Manitoba (6-1) / 100 / (7)
8. Dalhousie (5-3) / 52 / (8)
9. Thompson Rivers (3-3) / 35 / (9)
10. McMaster (6-2) / 34 / (NR)
WOMEN'S WRESTLING (Fall Rankings)
1. Calgary
2. Western Ontario
3. Bock
4. Regina
5. Concordia
6. Alberta
7. UNB
8. Lakehead
9. Guelph
10. Saskatchewan
MEN'S WRESTLING (Fall Rankings)
1. UNB
2. Regina
3. Lakehead
4. Concordia
5. Guelph
6. Saskatchewan
7. McMaster
8. Alberta
9. Brock
10. Toronto
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