CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#11)
Trinity Western moves up to No. 1 in men's volleyball
OTTAWA (CIS) – Thanks to a weekend sweep over archrival Alberta, the Trinity Western University Spartans are the new top-ranked team in CIS men's volleyball.
The Spartans (6-0) move up two spots in the fifth national coaches' poll of the season, while the Golden Bears (4-2) drop two positions after spending four weeks at No. 1. McMaster (4-0) remains in second place for the fourth straight poll.
Something had to give in a battle of undefeated teams in Langley, B.C., and in the end, it was advantage Spartans as the locals prevailed 3-1 on Friday and in straight sets on Saturday.
In other CIS sports, Guelph tops the final rankings of the campaign in cross-country running after sweeping the team titles for the eighth consecutive year at the CIS championships in London.
Saint Mary's (women's basketball), Carleton (men's basketball), McGill (women's hockey), Alberta (men's hockey), UBC (women's swimming & women's volleyball) and Toronto (men's swimming) also maintain their No. 1 status.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Saint Mary's (2-0) / 515 points (31) / (1)
2. Windsor (3-1) / 492 (11) / (2)
3. Fraser Valley (4-0) / 445 (2) / (3)
4. Saskatchewan (4-0) / 373 / (5)
5. Alberta (2-2) / 342 / (4)
6. Regina (3-1) / 312 / (6)
7. Brock (4-0) / 290 / (7)
8. McGill (1-0) / 205 / (9)
9. Ottawa (3-1) / 180 / (10)
10. Concordia (0-1) / 117 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: McMaster (93), Carleton (51).
MEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Carleton (4-0) / 383 points (31) / (1)
2. Alberta (4-0) / 353 (1) / (2)
3. Ottawa (4-0) / 320 / (3)
4. Victoria (4-0) / 288 / (4)
5. Saskatchewan (4-0) / 256 / (5)
6. Ryerson (3-1) / 220 / (6)
7. Windsor (2-2) / 184 / (7)
8. Saint Mary's (2-0) / 167 / (8)
9. McGill (1-0) / 128 / (9)
10. Laurentian (4-0) / 83 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Acadia (31), Winnipeg (30).
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (final rankings from CIS championships)
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 31 points / (1)
2. Western 90 / (T2)
3. Queen's 115 / (T2)
4. Trinity Western 130 / (6)
5. Toronto 148 / (4)
6. McMaster 193 / (8)
7. McGill 201 / (9)
8. Victoria 206 / (5)
9. Windsor 258 / (T10)
10. Calgary 308 / (NR)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (final rankings from CIS championships)
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 22 points / (1)
2. Windsor 87 / (3)
3. Laval 91 / (2)
4. McMaster 114 / (4)
5. Queen's 141 / (6)
6. Victoria 142 / (5)
7. Trinity Western 217 / (NR)
8. Regina 288 / (NR)
9. Manitoba 289 / (NR)
10. Western 295 / (NR)
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. McGill (6-0-0) / (1)
2. Montreal (2-2-0) / (2)
3. Queen's (8-0-3) / (3)
4. StFX (7-0-0) / (4)
5. Wilfrid Laurier (8-2-0) / (5)
6. UBC (7-2-1) / (6)
7. Guelph (9-2-0) / (7)
8. Saskatchewan (7-2-1) / (8)
9. Regina (7-3-0) / (10)
10. Western (7-4-0) / (9)
MEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (10-0-0) / 169 points (16) / (1)
2. UNB (7-0-0) / 152 (1) / (2)
3. Calgary (10-0-0) / 137 / (3)
4. McGill (7-1-1) / 99 / (5)
5. Acadia (6-1-0) / 94 / (6)
6. UPEI (4-1-1) / 90 / (4)
7. Windsor (8-1-0) / 70 / (9)
8. Lakehead (7-1-0) / 44 / (NR)
9. Carleton (6-3-0) / 32 / (8)
10. Western (5-3-0) / 21 / (7)
Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (8), Queen's (7), Saskatchewan (6), Regina (5), Moncton (1).
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. UBC 720 points / (-)
2. Montreal 453 / (-)
3. Calgary 351 / (-)
4. McGill 223 / (-)
5. Laval 204 / (-)
6. Toronto 201 / (-)
7. Alberta 168 / (-)
8. Ottawa 156 / (-)
9. UQAM 80 / (-)
10. UQTR 62 / (-)
MEN'S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Toronto 582 points / (-)
2. UBC 493 / (-)
3. Calgary 456 / (-)
4. Montreal 324 / (-)
5. Alberta 250 / (-)
6. Lethbridge 150 / (-)
7. Laval 137 / (-)
8. McGill 116 / (-)
9. Manitoba 99 / (-)
10. Ottawa 78 / (-)
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. UBC (6-0) / 60 points / (1)
2. Montreal (7-0) / 54 / (3)
3. Trinity Western (3-3) / 52 / (2)
4. Brandon (5-1) / 46 / (6)
5. York (7-0) / 45 / (4)
6. Manitoba (4-2) / 40 / (7)
7. UBC Okanagan (4-2) / 33 / (5)
8. Ottawa (5-1) / 27 / (8)
9. Laval (6-2) / 23 / (NR)
10. Saint Mary's (2-1) / 16 / (NR)
Next highest votes: Dalhousie (14), Alberta (13), Ryerson (12), Winnipeg (11), Calgary (8.5).
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Trinity Western (6-0) / 260 points (17) / (3)
2. McMaster (4-0) / 246 (10) / (2)
3. Alberta (4-2) / 225 / (1)
4. Brandon (4-2) / 178 / (4)
5. UBC (4-2) / 156 / (5)
6. UNB (4-1) / 102 / (7)
7. Saskatchewan (1-5) / 94 / (6)
8. Dalhousie (5-0) / 83 / (8)
9. Western (4-1) / 75 / (9)
10. Laval (3-2) / 40 / (10)
CIS Men's Hockey Top 10 (#6)
No. 1 Bears, No. 2 Dinos move to 10-0
OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of Alberta Golden Bears top the CIS men's hockey national rankings for the sixth time in as many polls this season but still can't create any separation atop the Canada West conference standings.
For the sixth consecutive week, Alberta and reigning University Cup champion UNB were the only teams to receive first-place consideration from the media panel, with 16 number one nods going to the Bears (169 total points) and the remaining one to the Varsity Reds (152 points).
In addition to Alberta (10-0) and UNB (7-0), the Calgary Dinos (10-0) also show an unblemished record heading into the third weekend of November and are keeping pace with the Bears out west. Calgary holds on to the third spot in the media poll for the fourth week in a row.
Rounding out the new Top 10 are the No. 4 McGill Redmen (7-1-1 / up one position), No. 5 Acadia Axemen (6-1 / up one), No. 6 UPEI Panthers (4-1-1 / down two), No. 7 Windsor Lancers (8-1 / up two), No. 8 Lakehead Thunderwolves (7-1 / previously unranked), No. 9 Carleton Ravens (6-3 / down one) and No. 10 Western Mustangs (5-3 / down three).
In Canada West, Alberta and Calgary both improved to 10-0 in league play over the past weekend thanks to sweeps against Lethbridge (6-3, 8-1) and Saskatchewan (3-1, 2-0), respectively.
The Bears and Dinos have two-game sets scheduled against Regina and Mount Royal this week, before they finally meet for the first time since the start of the regular season, at Calgary on Nov. 22 and at Edmonton the following night.
Fittingly, the provincial rivals went 2-2 head-to-head in pre-season action, back in September.
Meanwhile, UBC needed a shootout last Wednesday to edge St. Thomas 3-2 in its lone outing of the past week. The V-Reds host Acadia for a Top-10 battle on Friday and stay on home ice Saturday to face Dalhousie.
CIS MEN'S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#6)
Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes)
1. Alberta (10-0-0) / 169 points (16) / (1)
2. UNB (7-0-0) / 152 (1) / (2)
3. Calgary (10-0-0) / 137 / (3)
4. McGill (7-1-1) / 99 / (5)
5. Acadia (6-1-0) / 94 / (6)
6. UPEI (4-1-1) / 90 / (4)
7. Windsor (8-1-0) / 70 / (9)
8. Lakehead (7-1-0) / 44 / (NR)
9. Carleton (6-3-0) / 32 / (8)
10. Western (5-3-0) / 21 / (7)
Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (8), Queen's (7), Saskatchewan (6), Regina (5), Moncton (1).