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X-Women hockey ranked No. 6 in nation
December 4, 2012

CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#14)
Brock women, Concordia men top initial wrestling rankings

OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning national champion Brock Badgers and Concordia Stingers top the first CIS women’s and men’s wrestling rankings of the 2012-13 season.

In other CIS sports, the only change at the top this week sees the UBC Thunderbirds climb back to No. 1 in women’s volleyball. Meanwhile, Windsor (women’s basketball), Carleton (men’s basketball), McGill (women’s hockey), Alberta (men’s hockey & men’s volleyball), UBC (women’s swimming) and Toronto (men’s swimming) all hold on to the pole position in their respective disciplines.

This marks the end of CIS national rankings for the fall semester. Top Ten Tuesday will resume on January 8, 2013.

Wrestling
In women’s wrestling, the Badgers open at No. 1 after claiming the program’s first CIS banner in a decade, last February in Thunder Bay. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Regina and Lakehead round out the top five.

On the men’s side, the Stingers repeated as national champions last season thanks to a narrow two-point lead over Regina in the team standings. Alberta, Western, Regina and McMaster follow in order in the inaugural Top 10.

Women’s volleyball
In women’s volleyball, reigning five-time CIS champ UBC returns to the No. 1 spot after spending the last six weeks in second place behind archrival Trinity Western. While the T-Birds (11-1) closed out the fall semester last weekend with a pair of straight-set wins over Manitoba, the Spartans (10-2), who drop to No. 2 in the new poll, were upset 3-1 by UBC Okanagan on Saturday before rebounding with a 3-1 victory of their own in Sunday’s rematch.

Also of note at the halfway mark of the regular season, the No. 5 York Lions (8-0) head into the December break as the only undefeated team in the country.

Men’s volleyball
In men’s volleyball, three squads end the first portion of the regular schedule with unblemished records, including Alberta (12-0), No. 2 McMaster (9-0) and No. 4 Laval (10-0). The top-ranked Golden Bears wrapped up the fall semester in convincing fashion last weekend with a 3-1, 3-0 sweep against Canada West newcomer Mount Royal.

Meanwhile, defending two-time CIS champion, No. 3 Trinity Western, is once again enjoying a solid campaign and currently sits in second place in the Canada West standings with a 10-2 mark.

Women’s basketball
In women’s basketball, reigning two-time Bronze Baby Trophy champion Windsor heads into the mid-season break with a perfect 7-0 record but has to share the OUA West lead with the No. 10 Brock Badgers (7-0), who are also unbeaten in league play. The top-ranked Lancers defeated Queen’s 72-64 last Friday in Kingston in their lone outing of the past weekend. 

The No. 4 Saint Mary’s Huskies are also perfect after seven league contests and enjoy a six-point lead atop the AUS standings.  

Men’s basketball
In men’s hoops, defending two-time W.P. McGee Trophy champ Carleton closed out the fall semester last weekend with convincing road wins over Waterloo, 73-43, and Laurier, 100-72. The Ravens (7-1) have won seven straight since a season-opening loss at No. 8 Windsor (5-2).

Three CIS teams are still undefeated in league play, including No. 2 Acadia (6-0), No. 4 Cape Breton (7-0) and No. 9 Ryerson (8-0).

Women’s hockey
In women’s hockey, top-ranked McGill (11-0) is the only unbeaten squad in the nation at the end of the fall semester thanks to a 4-0 shutout against Carleton, last Friday. The Martlets also defeated visiting NCAA rival Brown 3-1 in non-conference action, on Saturday.

The reigning CIS titlist Calgary Dinos are ranked No. 2 nationally and currently sit atop the Canada West standings with a 13-2-1 record.

Men’s hockey
In men’s hockey, top-seeded Alberta wrapped up the fall portion of the schedule with a weekend split against No. 9 Manitoba (9-4-3) in Winnipeg, including a 3-2 shootout win in Friday’s series opener and a 4-2 loss on Saturday. The Golden Bears (14-4-0) hold a slim two-point advantage over No. 3 Saskatchewan (13-3-0) in the Canada West standings at the break but the Huskies have two games in hand.

The McGill Redmen (10-5-0), who lost a number of key players to graduation after they captured the first University Cup title in school history last March, have spent most of first semester out of the Top 10 but have rebounded nicely from an 0-3 start and have now won four straight league contests and eight of their last 10.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Windsor (7-0) / 490 points (40) / (1)
2. Fraser Valley (9-1) / 426 / (2)
3. Regina (9-1) / 425 (1) / (3)
4. Saint Mary’s (7-0) / 375 / (4)
5. Carleton (6-2) / 332 / (5)
6. Acadia (5-1) / 245 / (6)
7. Calgary (9-1) / 221 / (8)
8. Saskatchewan (5-5) / 186 / (9)
9. UBC (7-3) / 174 / (NR)
10. Brock (7-0) / 141 / (NR)

Other teams receiving votes: Victoria (97), Concordia (46), Ottawa (20).

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

1. Carleton (7-1) / 478 points (38) / (1)
2. Acadia (6-0) / 442 (2) / (2)
3. UBC (8-2) / 393 / (4)
4. Cape Breton (7-0) / 353 / (5)
5. McGill (3-1) / 319 / (3)
6. Fraser Valley (7-3) / 287 / (6)
7. Alberta (9-1) / 234 / (7)
8. Windsor (5-2) / 199 / (8)
9. Ryerson (8-0) / 168 / (10)
10. Ottawa (7-1) / 82 / (NR)

Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (78), Bishop’s (42).

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

1. McGill (11-0-0) / (1)
2. Calgary (13-2-1) / (2)
3. Montreal (9-2-0) / (3)
4. Queen’s (14-2-1) / (4)
5. Laurier (14-1-2) / (6)
6. StFX (10-1-0) / (5)
7. Western (12-3-1) / (8)
8. Alberta (10-6-0) / (7)
9. Regina (12-4-0) / (NR)
10. St. Thomas (9-2-1) / (9)

Other teams receiving votes: Guelph.

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

1. Alberta (14-4-0) / 158 points (9) / (1)
2. Acadia (12-3-1) / 147 (4) / (4)
3. Saskatchewan (13-3-0) / 129 (2) / (3)
4. UNB (12-4-0) / 123 / (2)
5. Western (13-3-0) / 102 (1) / (6)
6. UQTR (12-3-1) / 89 / (5)
7. Saint Mary’s (11-4-1) / 69 / (8)
8. Windsor (12-4-0) / 47 / (7)
9. Manitoba (9-4-3) / 40 / (10)
10. Carleton (10-4-2) / 15 / (9)
 
Other teams receiving votes: St. Francis Xavier (5), McGill (5), Guelph (3), Calgary (1), Moncton (1), Toronto (1).

WOMEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)

1. UBC 504 points / (1)
2. Toronto 379 / (2)
3. Calgary 347 / (3)
4. Dalhousie 327 / (4)
5. Montreal 271 / (5)
6. McGill 229 / (6)
7. McMaster 213 / (7)
8. Alberta 158 / (8)
9. UQTR 131 / (9)
10. Guelph 130 / (10)

MEN’S SWIMMING
(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Toronto 580 points / (1)
2. Calgary 342 / (2)
3. McGill 284 / (3)
4. Dalhousie 262 / (4)
5. UBC 260 / (5)
6. Alberta 249 / (6)
7. McMaster 155 / (7)
8. Laval 129 / (8)
9. Guelph 110 / (9)
10. Montreal 109 / (10)

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

1. UBC (11-1) / 60 points / (2)
2. Trinity Western (10-2) / 55 / (1)
3. Alberta (10-2) / 53 / (3)
4. Laval (12-2) / 44 / (4)
T5. Dalhousie (7-2) / 42 / (T5)
T5. York (8-0) / 42 / (T5)
7. Ottawa (9-1) / 39 / (T5)
8. Sherbrooke (11-3) / 31 / (8)
9. UBC Okanagan (7-5) / 28 / (NR)
10. Montreal (10-4) / 26 / (9)

Next highest: Mount Royal (20), Manitoba (12), Queen’s (12), Calgary (9), Winnipeg (4).

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

1. Alberta (12-0) / 260 points (26) / (1)
2. McMaster (9-0) / 221 / (2)
3. Trinity Western (10-2) / 210 (1) / (3)
4. Laval (10-0) / 188 / (5)
5. Manitoba (7-4) / 146 / (4)
6. UBC (8-4) / 132 / (8)
7. Brandon (9-3) / 112 / (6)
8. Saskatchewan (7-5) / 101 / (7)
9. Waterloo (8-1) / 40 / (10)
10. Thompson Rivers (5-7) / 30 / (9)

WOMEN’S WRESTLING
(previous rankings)

1. Brock (-)
2. Alberta (-)
3. Saskatchewan (-)
4. Regina (-)
5. Lakehead (-)
6. Concordia (-)
7. Western (-)
8. McMaster (-)
9. Calgary (-)
10. Guelph (-)

MEN’S WRESTLING
(previous rankings)

1. Concordia (-)
2. Alberta (-)
3. Western (-)
4. Regina (-)
5. McMaster (-)
6. Brock (-)
7. Guelph (-)
8. Saskatchewan (-)
9. Lakehead (-)
10. Winnipeg (-)

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