BLACKBERRY - CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#7)
OTTAWA (CIS) - The reign atop the CIS women's hockey rankings lasted only one week for the defending national champion University of Alberta Pandas.
The Pandas (1-1-0), who topped the first coaches' poll of the campaign on Oct. 5 seven months after capturing the seventh CIS title in team history, drop to No. 3 this week after a season-opening split with the Manitoba Bisons (1-1-0), who move up one spot to No. 4 in the new Top 10.
Both games played in Winnipeg ended by identical 2-0 scores with Manitoba claiming the first contest on Friday and Alberta rebounding on Saturday.
The weekend draw between the Canada West powerhouses benefited the McGill Martlets (1-0-0) and Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (2-0-0), both of whom move up one position in the national poll to No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
The Martlets, who opened QSSF play on Friday with a 7-4 victory over cross-town rival Concordia, are no strangers to the No. 1 spot. McGill, which claimed back-to-back CIS banners in 2008 and 2009, topped all 17 polls last season and 46 straight rankings from 2007-08 to the end of 2009-10.
Rounding out this week's Top 10 are No. 5 StFX (0-0-0), No. 6 Montreal (0-0-0), No. 7 Saint Mary's (0-0-0), No. 8 Guelph (2-0-0), No. 9 Saskatchewan (2-0-0) and No. 10 Queen's (1-1-0).
There are no changes this week atop the CIS national rankings in soccer, rugby and cross-country running.
Alberta (women's soccer), Laval (men's soccer), Lethbridge (women's rugby), McMaster (women's cross country) and Guelph (men's cross country) all hold on to their No. 1 positions.
In women's soccer, No. 1 Alberta (7-0-1) enjoyed a break during Thanksgiving weekend. The Pandas are back in action this week with home dates against Fraser Valley (4-3-1) on Saturday and Victoria (2-3-3) on Sunday.
The past week was highlighted by a 1-0 win by No. 5 Ottawa (9-1-2) over then-No. 3 Queen's (10-2-0) in an OUA East battle last Wednesday.
In men's soccer, reigning CIS champion Laval (7-0-0) also enjoyed a well-deserved Thanksgiving pause. The top-ranked Rouge et Or travel to Montreal this weekend to face UQAM (3-3-1) on Friday and Concordia (1-5-0) on Sunday.
In women's rugby, three-time defending national champion Lethbridge (2-0) finally resume - and conclude - their Canada West season this weekend after a three-week break. The Pronghorns visit Calgary (0-3) on Friday and No. 5 Alberta (3-0) on Sunday.
In QSSF action, No. 4 Concordia (5-0) edged No. 6 Laval (3-2) 15-10 on Sunday.
In cross-country running, the McMaster women and Guelph men both remain at No. 1 for the third time in as many rankings.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. McGill (1-0-0) / (2)
2. Wilfrid Laurier (2-0-0) / (3)
3. Alberta (1-1-0) / (1)
4. Manitoba (1-1-0) / (5)
5. StFX (0-0-0) / (4)
6. Montreal (0-0-0) / (6)
7. Saint Mary's (0-0-0) / (7)
8. Guelph (2-0-0) / (9)
9. Saskatchewan (2-0-0) / (8)
10. Queen's (1-1-0) / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Carleton, Brock.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. McMaster 88.7 pts / (1)
2. Guelph 83.3 / (2)
3. Victoria 68.7 / (5)
4. Calgary 53.3 / (T5)
5. Western Ontario 52.0 / (4)
6. McGill 44.7 / (T5)
7. Alberta 36.7 / (7)
8. Dalhousie 28.0 / (9)
9. Queen's 26.7 / (8)
10. Saskatchewan 13.3 / (10)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 88.5 pts / (1)
2. Windsor 84.6 / (2)
3. Victoria 66.2 / (3)
4. Western Ontario 57.7 / (4)
5. Calgary 53.8 / (5)
6. McMaster 39.2 / (6)
7. Alberta 31.5 / (9)
8. Regina 26.9 / (7)
9. Queen's 23.1 / (8)
10. Dalhousie 14.6 / (NR)
WOMEN'S RUGBY
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Lethbridge (2-0) / 164 pts / (1)
2. Guelph (5-0) / 156 / (2)
3. StFX (5-0) / 126 / (3)
4. Concordia (5-0) / 112 / (4)
5. Alberta (3-0) / 92 / (5)
6. Laval (3-2) / 73 / (6)
7. Queen's (5-0) / 72 / (7)
8. McMaster (4-1) / 44 / (8)
9. Waterloo (4-1) / 32 / (9)
10. UBC (1-2) / 14 / (10)
Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (3), Acadia (3).
WOMEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (7-0-1) / 50 pts / (1)
2. McGill (6-0-2) / 45 / (2)
3. Montreal (6-1-1) / 36 / (4)
4. Wilfrid Laurier (8-1-2) / 30 / (5)
5. Ottawa (9-1-2) / 29 / (8)
6. Queen's (10-2-0) / 27 / (3)
7. Dalhousie (6-0-2) / 26 / (6)
8. Trinity Western (6-2-2) / 18 / (7)
9. UPEI (5-0-3) / 9 / (10)
10. UBC (6-3-1) / 3 / (9)
MEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Laval (7-0-0) / 50 pts / (1)
2. StFX (8-0-0) / 42 / (3)
3. Western Ontario (10-0-3) / 40 / (2)
4. Alberta (7-1-0) / 38 / (4)
5. UBC (5-2-1) / 27 / (6)
T6. Carleton (7-1-2) / 25 / (5)
T6. Toronto (6-1-3) / 25 / (7)
8. York (9-2-1) / 16 / (8)
9. Calgary (5-1-2) / 12 / (9)
10. Saint Mary's (5-2-1) / 5 / (10)
FRC - CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#7)
Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval
(6-0)
500
(40)
1
2. Calgary
(4-1)
450
2
3. Western
(5-1)
380
3
4. Regina
(4-1)
350
4
5. Bishop's
(5-1)
309
5
6. Ottawa
(6-1)
209
6
7. Montreal (4-2)
177
7
8. Saskatchewan (3-2)
175
8
9. McMaster (5-2)
99
9
10. Acadia
(3-2) 22
*
NR
Other teams receiving votes: Wilfrid Laurier (22), Saint Mary's
(19), Concordia (19), Guelph (10), Queen's (4).
* Acadia received the highest ranking following tie-breaking procedures.
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