OTTAWA (CIS) – The McGill University Redmen and Brock University Badgers move to the top of the CIS national rankings this week in men’s hockey and men’s wrestling, respectively.
In other CIS sports, Saskatchewan (women’s basketball), Ottawa (men’s basketball), Guelph (women’s hockey), UBC (women’s swimming), Toronto (men’s swimming), Alberta (women’s volleyball), McMaster (men’s volleyball) and Brock (women’s wrestling) all hold on to their pole positions.
The hockey Redmen (14-2) return to No. 1 for the second time in three weeks following wins over UOIT and long-time rival Queen’s. After topping last week’s media poll, Saskatchewan (13-3) drops down to No. 4 behind McGill, Acadia (12-2-1) and Alberta (12-3-1).
In men’s wrestling, the Badgers move up two positions to dethrone Alberta, which slides to second place in the new rankings.
NOTES: Following back-to-back losses to Ottawa and Carleton, reigning five-time CIS champion Windsor drops out of the women’s basketball Top 10 for the first time in seven years. The Lancers (4-3) had been ranked nationally in 99 consecutive polls since the Oct. 28, 2008.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. Saskatchewan (8-0) / 564 points (47) / (1)
2. McGill (3-1) / 509 / (3)
3. Ryerson (5-1) / 468 / (4)
4. Saint Mary’s (5-1) / 413 / (2)
5. McMaster (5-2) / 362 / (6)
6. Regina (5-1) / 346 / (5)
7. Brock (5-1) / 295 / (7)
8. Laval (3-1) / 235 / (8)
9. Alberta (7-1) / 172 / (10)
10. Queen’s (6-1) / 116 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: UQAM (53), Ottawa (51).
MEN’S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. Ottawa (7-0) / 440 points (30) / (1)
2. Carleton (7-0) / 414 (7) / (2)
3. McGill (3-0) / 388 (9) / (3)
4. Brock (5-1) / 318 / (4)
5. Ryerson (4-1) / 278 / (5)
6. McMaster (5-2) / 210 / (7)
7. Calgary (5-3) / 145 / (8)
8. Western (3-4) / 112 / (6)
9. UBC (6-2) / 89 / (10)
10. Thompson Rivers (7-1) / 47 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Lethbridge (40), Dalhousie (25).
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous ranking)
1. Guelph (10-2-1) / (1)
2. McGill (6-3-0) / (2)
3. Montreal (6-3-1) / (3)
4. Western (9-4-0) / (4)
5. Saint Mary’s (10-2-0) / (6)
6. Toronto (8-1-3) / (5)
7. Saskatchewan (9-5-2) / (7)
8. St. Thomas (6-4-1) / (8)
9. StFX (6-5-1) / (9)
10. Ottawa (7-4-0) / (10)
MEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. McGill (14-2-0) / 123 points (6) / (2)
2. Acadia (12-2-1) / 121 (6) / (4)
3. Alberta (12-3-1) / 114 (2) / (3)
4. Saskatchewan (13-3-0) / 113 / (1)
5. StFX (11-2-2) / 82 / (6)
6. UQTR (13-2-1) / 68 / (7)
7. UNB (10-3-2) / 64 / (5)
8. Carleton (10-4-0) / 30 / (9)
9. Mount Royal (9-5-2) / 20 / (10)
10. York (9-3-3) / 19 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: Western (6), UOIT (5), UPEI (3), Queen’s (1), UBC (1).
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous ranking)
1. UBC 647 points / (1)
2. Toronto 550 / (2)
3. Calgary 285 / (4)
4. Dalhousie 212 / (3)
5. Montreal 204 / (5)
6. McGill 175 / (6)
7. Western 146 / (NR)
8. Laval 102 / (7)
9. Guelph 86 / (NR)
10. Victoria 83 / (9)
MEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Toronto 539 points / (1)
2. UBC 485 / (2)
3. Calgary 386 / (3)
4. Alberta 327 / (4)
5. Dalhousie 173 / (5)
6. Guelph 134 / (NR)
7. Western 124 / (NR)
8. McGill 115 / (6)
9. Ottawa 94 / (7)
T10. Waterloo 80 / (NR)
T10. Lethbridge 80 / (NR)
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. Alberta (10-0) / 59.5 points / (1)
2. Trinity Western (12-0) / 56.5 / (2)
3. UBC Okanagan (11-1) / 52 / (3)
4. Toronto (8-0) / 48 / (4)
5. UBC (11-1) / 42 / (6)
6. Montreal (11-3) / 40 / (10)
7. McMaster (8-1) / 34 / (9)
8. Dalhousie (6-2) / 32 / (7)
9. McGill (10-3) / 31 / (5)
10. Sherbrooke (10-4) / 24 / (8)
Next highest votes: Ryerson (19), Western (11.5), Saskatchewan (10.5), Thompson Rivers (9), Memorial (7).
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. McMaster (11-0) / 256 points (22) / (1)
2. Alberta (10-0) / 239 (5) / (2)
3. Manitoba (10-2) / 202 / (3)
4. Calgary (9-3) / 157 / (4)
5. UBC (8-4) / 126 / (5)
6. Laval (9-1) / 108 / (6)
7. Winnipeg (7-5) / 94 / (8)
8. Saskatchewan (6-6) / 87 / (7)
9. Queen’s (8-2) / 68 / (10)
10. Trinity Western (8-4) / 61 / (9)
WOMEN’S WRESTLING
(previous ranking)
1. Brock (1)
2. Alberta (2)
3. Saskatchewan (3)
4. Guelph (8)
5. Winnipeg (4)
6. Regina (5)
7. Concordia (6)
8. Calgary (7)
9. Western (T9)
10. Lakehead (NR)
MEN’S WRESTLING
(previous ranking)
1. Brock (3)
2. Alberta (1)
3. McMaster (2)
4. Winnipeg (6)
5. Regina (5)
6. Saskatchewan (7)
T7. Calgary (4)
T7. Concordia (9)
9. Western (10)
10. Guelph (8)
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