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CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#8)
No changes at the top

OTTAWA (CIS) – There are no changes at the top this week in CIS national rankings.

The University of Alberta still leads the way in three sports, including men’s hockey, women’s rugby and men’s volleyball.

In other sports, Guelph (women’s & men’s cross country), Montreal (women’s hockey), Ottawa (women’s soccer) and UBC (men’s soccer & women’s volleyball) all maintain their No. 1 status.

The first basketball rankings of the season will be released next Tuesday.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Guelph 100 points / (1)
2. Queen’s 87 / (2)
3. Western 78 / (3)
4. Victoria 64 / (4)
5. Toronto 58 / (5)
6. McMaster 47 / (T6)
7. Dalhousie 43 / (8)
8. Trinity Western 39 / (T6)
9. McGill 18 / (9)
10. Laurentian 8 / (10)

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Guelph 100 points / (1)
2. Laval 89 / (2)
T3. Windsor 74 / (3)
T3. Victoria 74 / (4)
5. Queen’s 57 / (5)
6. McMaster 48 / (6)
7. Lakehead 39 / (7)
8. Western 22 / (8)
9. Regina 20 / (9)
10. Trinity Western 9 / (10)

WOMEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)

1. Montreal (2-0-0) / (1)
2. McGill (0-0-0) / (2)
3. StFX (2-0-0) / (3)
4. Wilfrid Laurier (4-1-0) / (4) 
5. Queen’s (4-0-1) / (6)
6. Regina (5-1-0) / (5)
7. Western (5-1-0) / (10)
8. UBC (3-2-1) / (8)
9. Alberta (4-1-1) / (NR)
10. Guelph (3-2-0) / (9)

MEN’S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Alberta (6-0-0) / 168 points (15) / (1)
2. UNB (2-0-0) / 154 (2) / (2)
3. Calgary (6-0-0) / 130 / (4)
4. UPEI (2-0-0) / 98 / (6)
5. McGill (3-0-1) / 71 / (NR)
6. Western (2-1-0) / 59 / (3)
7. Moncton (2-0-0) / 57 / (NR)
8. York (4-0-0) / 52 / (9)
9. Carleton (2-1-0) / 38 / (8)
10. Waterloo (2-1-0) / 31 / (5)

Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (26), Windsor (14), Guelph (13), Laurentian (9),
StFX (7), Toronto (6), Lakehead (3), Acadia (1).

WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season / playoff records) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Alberta (4-0 / 2-0 playoffs) / 81 points (5) / (1)
2. Guelph (5-0 / 2-0) / 70 (2) / (2)
3. Queen’s (5-0 / 2-0) / 56 / (3)
4. Concordia (7-0 / 1-0) / 55 / (4)
5. StFX (7-1 / 0-0) / 49 / (6)
6. McGill (6-1 / 1-0) / 37 / (7)
7. Acadia (7-1 / 0-0) / 32 (1)/ (5)
8. Calgary (2-1-1 / 1-1) / 31/ (8)
9. Lethbridge (1-2-1 / 1-1) / 13 / (9)
10. McMaster (3-2 / 1-1) / 11 / (10)

Other teams receiving votes: Western (6), Ottawa (4).

WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Ottawa (12-1-3) / 49 points / (1)
2. Western (11-0-5) / 42 / (3)
3. Montreal (9-1-2) / 37 / (6)
4. Alberta (9-1-2) / 36 / (2)
5. Victoria (10-2-0) / 33 / (9)
6. Cape Breton (7-0-4) / 21 / (8)
7. Toronto (10-3-3) / 18 / (7)
8. UBC (8-1-3) / 16 / (4)
9. Laval (8-3-1) / 10 / (5)
10. Trinity Western (8-1-3) / 6 / (NR)

Other teams receiving votes:  Dalhousie (4), Wilfred Laurier (3).

MEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)

1. UBC (11-1-0) / 50 points / (1)
2. Ryerson (12-0-2) / 44 / (2)
3. York (13-2-1) / 41 / (3)
4. McMaster (11-2-3) / 33 / (5)
5. Montreal (6-2-2) / 29 / (4)
6. UNB (7-2-2) / 24 / (8)
7. Saskatchewan (8-4-2) / 19 / (7)
8. Guelph (8-3-5) / 17 / (6)
9. Victoria (8-3-1) / 7 / (10)
10. UQAM (6-2-2) / 4 / (NR)

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)

1. UBC (0-0) / 60 points / (1)
2. Trinity Western (0-0) / 56 / (2)
3. Montreal (0-0) / 52 / (3)
4. UBC Okanagan (0-0) / 43 / (5)
T5. Brandon (2-0) / 40 / (6)
T5. York (2-0) / 40 / (7)
7. Sherbrooke (0-0) / 30 / (NR)
8. Manitoba (0-0) / 29.5 / (4)
9. Winnipeg (0-0) / 29 / (8)
10. Ottawa (0-0) / 27.5 / (NR)

Next highest votes: Dalhousie (18), Mount Royal (14), Alberta (12.5), Saint Mary’s (11.5), Queen’s (7).

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Alberta (0-0) / 257 points (24) / (1)
2. McMaster (0-0) / 223 (1) / (3)
3. Trinity Western (0-0) / 198 / (2)
4. Brandon (0-0) / 196 (1) / (5)
5. UBC (0-0) / 144 / (6)
6. Laval (0-0) / 135 / (4)
7. Saskatchewan (0-0) / 87 / (8)
8. UNB (0-0) / 75 / (7)
9. Ryerson (1-0) / 51 / (9)
10. Mount Royal (0-0) / 43 / (T10)

FRC – CIS Football Top 10 (#9)
No. 1 Western wraps up unblemished regular season

OTTAWA (CIS) – The Western Mustangs top the CIS football national rankings for the fourth consecutive week following a record-breaking performance which allowed them to wrap up the regular season with an unblemished 8-0 mark for the first time since 1998.

Western (8-0) and the second-ranked Laval Rouge et Or (7-0) once again received 20 and 10 first-place votes from the Football Reporters of Canada panel, respectively, with the Mustangs earning 290 total points in the media poll compared to 279 for the reigning Vanier Cup champions.

Rounding out the ninth Top 10 of the campaign are the No. 3 Calgary Dinos (7-0 / no change), No. 4 Queen’s Gaels (7-1 / up one position), No. 5 Guelph Gryphons (7-1 / down one), No. 6 Montreal Carabins (5-2 / no change), No. 7 Bishop’s Gaiters (5-2 / up one), No. 8 McMaster Marauders (5-3 / up one), No. 9 Manitoba Bisons (4-3) / previously unranked) and No. 10 Saskatchewan Huskies (4-3 / down three).

Western dominated York 50-10 last Saturday in its league finale to secure first place in the OUA standings and a bye in the first round of the conference playoffs. It marked the seventh 50-plus-point effort of the regular schedule - a CIS mark – for the Mustangs, who finished conference play with an OUA-record 458 points scored.

In the victory, sophomore quarterback Will Finch of Burlington, Ont., set a new CIS standard for most passing yards in a campaign (3,047), while fifth-year kicker Lirim Hajrullahu of St. Catharines, Ont., became the highest-scoring player in CIS history with 422 career points.

Other results from Top-10 teams this past weekend included Laval 38, Sherbrooke 3 (at Laval); Calgary 46, Regina 27 (at Calgary); Queen’s 37, Guelph 23 (at Queen’s); Montreal 28, McGill 3 (at McGill); Bishop’s 44, Concordia 36 (at Concordia); Manitoba 33, Saskatchewan 26 (at Saskatchewan); McMaster 45, Carleton 3 (at Carleton).

With their success over Sherbrooke, the second-ranked Rouge et Or clinched first place in the RSEQ for the ninth year in a row and extended their CIS-record streak to 62 straight overall wins on home turf, dating back to 2004.

In the marquee matchup of Week 9, Queen’s erased an early 16-7 deficit with 30 consecutive points to hand Guelph its first loss of the season. The Gaels leapfrogged the Gryphons in the standings and earned the second bye for round one of the OUA playoffs.

In the OUA quarter-finals this Saturday, No. 8 McMaster hosts Ottawa (5-3) at 1 p.m., live nationally on Sportsnet 360, while Guelph hosts Windsor (4-4) at 8 p.m.

The coming weekend also marks the end of league play in the three other CIS conferences.

Laval visits Montreal in the RSEQ game of the week, Saturday at 1 p.m., live nationally on Radio-Canada.

NOTES: The AUS game of the week on Eastlink TV is Saint Mary’s (4-3) at StFX (3-4) Saturday at 2 p.m. AT... The Canada West game of the week on SHAW TV is Saskatchewan at Regina (2-5) Saturday at 1 p.m. CT.

FRC – CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#9)

Pts (1st place)  Last week
1. Western (8-0)           290 (20)           1
2. Laval (7-0)               279 (10)           2
3. Calgary (7-0)                       232                  3
4. Queen’s (7-1)          211                  5
5. Guelph (7-1)                        173                  4
6. Montreal (5-2)         154                  6
7. Bishop’s (5-2)          110                  8
8. McMaster (5-3)        87                    9
9. Manitoba (4-3)         52                    NR
10. Saskatchewan (4-3)           27                    7

Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (9), UBC (9), Sherbrooke (4), Saint Mary’s (1).

WEEK 9 RESULTS

Mount Allison 27, Saint Mary’s 24 (at Saint Mary’s)
Calgary 46, Regina 27 (at Calgary)
Manitoba 33, Saskatchewan 26 (at Saskatchewan)
Acadia 27, StFX 11 (at Acadia)
McMaster 45, Carleton 3 (at Carleton)
Queen’s 37, Guelph 23 (at Queen’s)
Ottawa 45, Windsor 15 (at Ottawa)
Toronto 50, Waterloo 18 (at Toronto)
Bishop’s 44, Concordia 36 (at Concordia)
Montreal 28, McGill 3 (at McGill)
Western 50, York 10 (at Western)
UBC 60, Alberta 0 (at UBC)
Laval 38, Sherbrooke 3 (at Laval)

WEEK 10 SCHEDULE (all times local)

NOTE: Click HERE for the complete 2013 regular season schedule.

October 25
18:00   UBC (4-3) at No. 3 Calgary (7-0) (video webcast)

October 26
13:00   OUA quarter-final: Ottawa (5-3) at No. 8 McMaster (5-3) (Sportsnet 360)
13:00   No. 2 Laval (7-0) at No. 6 Montreal (5-2) (Radio-Canada TV & video webcast)
13:00   McGill (3-4) at No. 7 Bishop’s (5-2) (video webcast)
13:00   No. 10 Saskatchewan (4-3) at Regina (2-5) (SHAW TV & video webcast)
14:00   Saint Mary’s (4-3) at StFX (3-4) (Eastlink TV & video webcast)
14:00   Acadia (3-4) at Mount Allison (3-4) (video webcast)
16:00   Concordia (0-7) at Sherbrooke (2-5)
17:00   No. 9 Manitoba (4-3) at Alberta (0-7) (video webcast)
20:00   OUA quarter-final: Windsor (4-4) at No. 5 Guelph (7-1)

CIS Men’s Hockey Top 10 (#3)
Alberta still No. 1, reigning champs off to perfect start

OTTAWA (CIS) – Thanks to a two-game sweep over their archrivals from Saskatoon, the University of Alberta Golden Bears top the CIS men’s hockey national rankings for the third time in as many polls this season.    

For the third straight week, Alberta (6-0-0) and reigning University Cup champion UNB (2-0-0) were the only teams to receive first-place consideration from the 17-member media panel, with 15 number one nods going to the Bears (168 total points) and the remaining two to the Varsity Reds (154 points). 

Rounding out the new Top 10 are the No. 3 Calgary Dinos (6-0-0 / up one position), No. 4 UPEI Panthers (2-0-0 / up two), No. 5 McGill Redmen (3-0-1 / previously unranked), No. 6 Western Mustangs (2-1-0 / down three), No. 7 Moncton Aigles Bleus (2-0-0 / previously unranked), No. 8 York Lions (4-0-0 / up one), No. 9 Carleton Ravens (2-1-0 / up one) and No. 10 Waterloo Warriors (2-1-0 / down five).

Top-ranked Alberta remained undefeated after three weekends of Canada West action thanks to a pair of hard-fought road wins against Saskatchewan, 3-2 and 4-2. The Bears host UBC (1-3) this week for a Friday-Saturday doubleheader in Edmonton.

Second-seeded UNB officially opened the defence of its fourth University Cup title in seven years with a pair of home victories, 5-2 over StFX and 5-3 versus Saint Mary’s.

Third-ranked Calgary kept pace with Alberta out west thanks to a home-and-away sweep against Lethbridge, 4-1 and 5-2.

A trio of Top-10 matchups – all in the OUA conference – highlights this week’s schedule, including Waterloo at York on Thursday, McGill at Carleton on Friday and Waterloo at Western on Saturday.

NOTE: Fifth-ranked McGill is currently riding a streak of three straight shutouts and is closing in on Alberta’s CIS-record of 219 minutes and 57 seconds without allowing a goal set last season. The Redmen, who were last scored upon in a 3-2 overtime loss at Ryerson in their OUA opener on Oct. 11, can break that lofty standard by playing shutout hockey for 39:58 against Carleton on Saturday.

CIS MEN’S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#3)

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 (6-0-0) / 168 points (15) / (1)
2. UNB (2-0-0) / 154 (2) / (2)
3. Calgary (6-0-0) / 130 / (4)
4. UPEI (2-0-0) / 98 / (6)
5. McGill (3-0-1) / 71 / (NR)
6. Western (2-1-0) / 59 / (3)
7. Moncton (2-0-0) / 57 / (NR)
8. York (4-0-0) / 52 / (9)
9. Carleton (2-1-0) / 38 / (8)
10. Waterloo (2-1-0) / 31 / (5)

Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (26), Windsor (14), Guelph (13), Laurentian (9),
StFX (7), Toronto (6), Lakehead (3), Acadia (1).