Courtesy Canadian Interuniversity Sport
BLACKBERRY - CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#23)
No. 1 Saskatchewan, Carleton impressive in hoops playoff debut
March 1, 2011
OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of Saskatchewan women and Carleton University men top the final CIS basketball rankings of the 2010-11 season.
In other CIS sports, Calgary leads the final rankings in swimming after successfully defending both national team titles last weekend, while UNB (men’s hockey) and Windsor (women’s & men’s track and field) also maintain their No. 1 status.
In women’s basketball, the Huskies, who opened the campaign at No. 6 back in early November, topped the final eight coaches’ polls of the season (out of 14).
After taking first place in Canada West with an impressive 22-2 conference mark, Saskatchewan kicked off the playoffs last weekend with a two-game sweep of Calgary, 76-68 and 75-64. The Huskies will now host the CWUAA Final Four starting Friday with a semifinal matchup against Fraser Valley.
In men’s hoops, the Ravens were ranked No. 1 from day one and then proved their worth by posting an unblemished 22-0 record in conference play.
Carleton made quick work of Ryerson last Saturday in their post-season debut, qualifying for the OUA Final Four with a 97-73 OUA East semifinal. The Ravens face Wilfrid Laurier Friday evening in Hamilton with the winners advancing to the Wilson Cup final.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (final rankings)
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Saskatchewan (22-2 / 2-0 playoffs) / 72 pts (6) / (1)
2. Windsor (20-2 / 1-0 playoffs) / 66 / (2)
3. Regina (19-5 / 2-0 playoffs) / 59 / (4)
4. Carleton (18-4 / 2-0 playoffs) / 53 / (6)
5. Western Ontario (19-3 / 1-1 playoffs) / 48 / (3)
6. Toronto (18-4 / 1-1 playoffs) / 40 / (5)
7. Cape Breton (16-4) / 39 / (8)
8. Alberta (17-7 / 2-0 playoffs) / 29 / (10)
9. Wilfrid Laurier (15-7 / 2-1 playoffs) / 23 / (NR)
10. UNB (14-6) / 20 / (7)
Other teams receiving votes: McGill (10), Winnipeg (4), StFX (4).
MEN’S BASKETBALL (final rankings)
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Carleton (22-0 / 1-0 playoffs) / 468 pts (39) / (1)
2. UBC (22-2 / 2-0 playoffs) / 429 / (2)
3. Saskatchewan (20-4 / 2-0 playoffs) / 383 / (3)
4. Trinity Western (21-3 / 2-1 playoffs) / 327 / (4)
5. Cape Breton (19-1) / 318 / (5)
6. Lakehead (17-5 / 1-0 playoffs) / 253 / (7)
7. StFX (15-5) / 243 / (6)
8. Dalhousie (14-6) / 182 / (9)
9. Concordia (12-4) / 148 / (10)
10. Windsor (16-6 / 0-1 playoffs) / 77 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: Laval (69), Wilfrid Laurier (60), Alberta (46).
MEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. UNB (23-5-0 / 2-0 playoffs) / 179 pts (17) / (1)
2. McGill (24-2-2 / 4-0 playoffs) / 154 (1) / (2)
3. Alberta (19-6-3) / 141 / (3)
4. Saint Mary’s (18-9-1 / 1-1 playoffs) / 119 / (4)
5. Western Ontario (20-3-5 / 4-1 playoffs) / 107 / (5)
6. StFX (17-10-1 / 3-1 playoffs) / 90 / (6)
7. Calgary (17-8-3) / 70 / (7)
8. UQTR (19-8-1 / 4-2 playoffs) / 46 / (9)
9. Saskatchewan (17-11-0) / 44 / (8)
10. Guelph (15-10-3 / 4-2 playoffs) / 16 / (NR) - X
Other teams receiving votes: Acadia (16) – X, Manitoba (5), Carleton (1).
X - Guelph was awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING (final rankings)
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Calgary / 742 pts / (1)
2. UBC / 441 / (2)
3. Toronto / 255 / (3)
4. Victoria / 186 / (5)
5. Montreal / 161 / (4)
6. Laval / 146 / (6)
7. Guelph / 131 / (8)
8. Western Ontario / 117 / (7)
9. Alberta / 77 / (NR)
10. McMaster / 69 / (9)
MEN’S SWIMMING (final rankings)
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Calgary / 550 pts / (1)
2. Toronto / 322 / (2)
T3. Laval / 300 / (3)
T3. UBC / 300 / (4)
5. Victoria / 228 / (7)
6. Alberta / 166 / (5)
T7. Dalhousie / 153 / (9)
T7. Western Ontario / 153 / (6)
9. Ottawa / 139 / (8)
10. Guelph / 109 / (10)
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Windsor / 128.5 pts / (1)
2. Guelph / 90.25 / (2)
3. Calgary / 82.75 / (3)
4. Alberta / 67.5 / (4)
5. Saskatchewan / 39.5 / (5)
6. Ottawa / 30.83 / (6)
7. Toronto / 30.5 / (8)
8. Regina / 28.25 / (9)
9. UQAM / 28 / (7)
10. Western Ontario / 24.92 / (NR)
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Windsor / 117 pts / (1)
2. Guelph / 98 / (2)
3. Regina / 62.5 / (6)
4. Calgary / 53 / (4)
5. Western Ontario / 52.5 / (3)
6. York / 48 / (5)
7. Alberta / 41 / (9)
8. Saskatchewan / 35.5 / (8)
9. Dalhousie / 26.5 / (7)
10. Victoria / 22 / (NR)
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-one universities, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca.
-CIS-