CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#15)
Fraser Valley moves up to No. 1 in women’s basketball
OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades are the new team to beat in CIS women’s basketball. It marks the first time the Cascades top a national ranking, in any sport, since they joined CIS in 2006-07.
In other CIS sports, Carleton (men’s basketball), McGill (women’s hockey), Alberta (men’s hockey & men’s volleyball), UBC (women’s swimming & women’s volleyball) and Toronto (men’s swimming) all maintain their No. 1 status, while the Guelph Gryphons top the first rankings of the season in women’s and men’s track and field.
In women’s basketball, Fraser Valley (9-1) moves up one spot to No. 1 despite not taking the court since the last Top 10 of the fall semester was released on December 4. The Cascades, who will resume Canada West conference play this weekend with home tilts against Saskatchewan (5-5) and Alberta (6-4), benefited from a sub-par showing by the Windsor Lancers at Concordia’s Reebok tournament over the holiday break (Dec. 28-30).
The reigning two-time CIS champion Lancers, who had led all six national rankings this fall, drop to No. 3 this week after going 1-2 at Concordia’s tourney, including a 63-49 win over McGill, a 75-74 overtime loss to previously unranked Concordia (now ranked No. 8) and a lopsided 72-41 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Carleton. Windsor regrouped last weekend as league play resumed in Ontario, improving its regular season record to 9-0 thanks to home victories over Laurier, 68-60, and Guelph, 87-54.
The Regina Cougars (9-1) also move past Windsor in the new Top 10 and now sit in second place. The Cougars kept a perfect 3-0 mark over the break at the Las Vegas Shootout tournament (Dec. 27-29), including wins versus Montana Tech, 50-47, Carroll College, 60-48, and Montana Western, 65-47.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Fraser Valley (9-1) / 442 points (17) / (2)
2. Regina (9-1) / 436 (11) / (3)
3. Windsor (9-0) / 416 (11) / (1)
4. Saint Mary’s (7-0) / 365 / (4)
5. UBC (7-3) / 237 / (9)
6. Carleton (7-3) / 220 (1) / (5)
7. Brock (9-0) / 209 / (10)
8. Concordia (4-1) / 192 / (NR)
9. Acadia (6-1) / 187 / (6)
10. Calgary (9-1) / 145 / (7)
Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (110), Victoria (68), Ottawa (54).
MEN’S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Carleton (9-1) / 492 points (41) / (1)
2. UBC (8-2) / 445 / (3)
3. Acadia (6-1) / 327 / (2)
4. Fraser Valley (7-3) / 321 / (6)
5. Cape Breton (7-0) / 312 / (4)
6. Alberta (9-1) / 294 / (7)
7. Ryerson (9-0) / 233 / (9)
8. Windsor (7-2) / 230 / (8)
9. McGill (3-1) / 224 / (5)
10. Ottawa (9-1) / 138 / (10)
Other teams receiving votes: Bishop’s (54), Lakehead (50).
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. McGill (11-0-0) / (1)
2. Calgary (14-3-1) / (2)
3. Montreal (9-2-0) / (3)
4. Laurier (14-1-2) / (5)
5. Queen’s (14-2-1) / (4)
6. StFX (15-1-0) / (6)
7. Alberta (12-6-0) / (8)
8. Western (12-3-1) / (7)
9. Regina (13-5-0) / (9)
10. Guelph (13-3-2) / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: St. Thomas.
MEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (14-4-0) / 163 points (11) / (1)
2. UNB (14-4-0) / 156 (6) / (4)
3. Western (15-3-0) / 118 / (5)
4. Saskatchewan (14-4-0) / 117 / (3)
5. Saint Mary’s (13-4-1) / 102 / (7)
6. Acadia (12-5-1) / 90 / (2)
7. UQTR (12-3-1) / 70 / (6)
8. Carleton (12-4-2) / 47 / (10)
9. Manitoba (10-5-3) / 38 / (9)
10. StFX (11-5-2) / 12 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (9), Guelph (8), Windsor (5).
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. UBC 499 points / (1)
2. Toronto 374 / (2)
3. Calgary 305 / (3)
4. Montreal 289 / (5)
5. Dalhousie 276 / (4)
6. Alberta 228 / (8)
7. UQTR 190 / (9)
8. McMaster 174 / (7)
9. McGill 173 / (6)
10. Guelph 120 / (10)
MEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Toronto 511 points / (1)
2. Alberta 331 / (6)
3. UBC 293 / (5)
4. Laval 265 / (8)
5. Calgary 231 / (2)
6. Dalhousie 200 / (4)
7. Victoria 179 / (NR)
T8. McGill 170 / (3)
T8. McMaster 170 / (7)
10. Lethbridge 120 / (NR)
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 128 points / (-)
2. Calgary 112.5 / (-)
3. Western 64.5 / (-)
4. Windsor 61 / (-)
5. Ottawa 39 / (-)
T6. Toronto 38 / (-)
T6. York 38 / (-)
8. Regina 28 / (-)
9. Alberta 27.5 / (-)
10. Waterloo 17 / (-)
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 147.5 points / (-)
2. Windsor 71.5 / (-)
3. York 59.5 / (-)
4. Western 50.17 / (-)
5. Laval 44 / (-)
6. Manitoba 39.67 / (-)
7. Calgary 37 / (-)
8. Waterloo 34.33 / (-)
9. Sherbrooke 23 / (-)
10. Alberta 22.17 / (-)
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes / (previous rankings)
1. UBC (11-1) / 60 points / (1)
2. Alberta (10-2) / 54 / (3)
3. Montreal (10-4) / 53 / (10)
4. Trinity Western (10-2) / 49 / (2)
5. York (8-0) / 40 / (T5)
6. Dalhousie (7-2) / 38 / (T5)
7. Laval (12-2) / 37 / (4)
8. Ottawa (9-1) / 33 / (8)
9. UBC Okanagan (7-5) / 29 / (10)
10. Manitoba (11-3) / 20.5 / (NR)
Next highest: Mount Royal (18), McGill (11.5), Sherbrooke (10), Calgary (10), Ryerson (4), Moncton (4), UNB (4).
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (12-0) / 270 points (27) / (1)
2. Trinity Western (10-2) / 222 (1) / (3)
3. McMaster (9-0) / 218 / (2)
T4. Laval (10-0) / 181 / (4)
T4. Manitoba (7-5) / 181 / (5)
6. UBC (8-4) / 147 / (6)
7. Brandon (9-3) / 101 / (7)
8. Saskatchewan (7-5) / 97 / (8)
9. Thompson Rivers (5-7) / 43 / (10)
10. Waterloo (8-1) / 40 / (9)
CIS Men’s Hockey Top 10 (#10)
Alberta remains No. 1, UNB and Western move up
OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of Alberta Golden Bears maintain their No. 1 status in the first CIS men’s hockey rankings of the winter semester.
The Bears (14-4-0) lead the Top 10 for the fifth straight ranking period after receiving 11 of 17 first-place votes in the 10th national media poll of the season.
The UNB Varsity Reds (14-4-0) and Western Mustangs (15-3-0) both move up two spots in the new poll and now occupy the second and third positions, respectively. The V-Reds earn all six remaining first-place nods.
Rounding out the new rankings are the No. 4 Saskatchewan Huskies (14-4-0), down one position; No. 5 Saint Mary’s Huskies (13-4-1), up a pair; No. 6 Acadia Axemen (12-5-1), down four spots; No. 7 UQTR Patriotes (12-3-1), down one; No. 8 Carleton Ravens (12-4-2), up two; No. 9 Manitoba Bisons (10-5-3), who stay put; and previously unranked StFX X-Men (11-5-2).
Alberta, UNB and Western have all kept unblemished records since the last poll of the fall semester was released on December 4.
The Bears, who are currently tied with archrival Saskatchewan atop the Canada West standings, beat Team Canada 4-1 back on Dec. 12 as the national junior squad was finalizing its roster for the IIHF world championship, and added a pair of non-conference wins over NAIT of the ACAC on Jan. 4-5, defeating the Ooks 3-2 and 3-0.
First place in Canada West will be on the line this weekend when the Bears host the Huskies for a Friday-Saturday doubleheader in Edmonton.
The AUS-leading Varsity Reds swept their two-game series (Peterbilt Atlantic Kelly Cup Challenge) against the Russian Red Stars over the holiday break, prevailing 7-3 in St. John and 5-2 in Fredericton, and then resumed league play last weekend with home wins over Acadia, 4-2, and Dalhousie, 3-0. Things could get interesting atop the Atlantic conference standings later this week as UNB (28 points) is set to visit No. 10 StFX (24 pts) on Friday and No. 5 Saint Mary’s (27 pts) the following night.
For their part, the OUA-leading Mustangs edged Windsor 4-3 in a shootout in non-conference action on Dec. 30 and kicked off the second half of their regular schedule last weekend with victories over Brock, 3-2, and UOIT, 7-1. Western faces Waterloo (9-6-3) and UOIT (7-10-1) this week.
Another Top-10 battle is on the CIS schedule this week as No. 8 Carleton travels to Trois-Rivières, Que., on Wednesday to face No. 7 UQTR.
CIS MEN’S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#10)
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) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (14-4-0) / 163 points (11) / (1)
2. UNB (14-4-0) / 156 (6) / (4)
3. Western (15-3-0) / 118 / (5)
4. Saskatchewan (14-4-0) / 117 / (3)
5. Saint Mary’s (13-4-1) / 102 / (7)
6. Acadia (12-5-1) / 90 / (2)
7. UQTR (12-3-1) / 70 / (6)
8. Carleton (12-4-2) / 47 / (10)
9. Manitoba (10-5-3) / 38 / (9)
10. StFX (11-5-2) / 12 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (9), Guelph (8), Windsor (5).
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