X-Women hockey drop to No. 7 in CIS Top Ten rankings

The X-Women hockey team dropped two spots to No. 7 in the CIS top ten rankings released today, after losing two games this past weekend.

January 7, 2014

CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#15)
TWU joins Mac atop men's volleyball rankings

OTTAWA (CIS) – The Trinity Western Spartans join the McMaster Marauders atop the first CIS men's volleyball rankings of the winter semester.

It marks the only change at the top in the first national rankings of 2014. In other CIS sports, Carleton (men's basketball), McGill (women's hockey), Calgary (men's hockey), UBC (women's swimming & women's volleyball) and Toronto (men's swimming) all maintain their No. 1 status.

In women's basketball, the first Top 10 of the second half of the season will be released next Tuesday. Saint Mary's was ranked No. 1 heading into the December break.

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

Ranking will resume on January 14.

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

1. Carleton (9-0) / 468 points (39) / (1)
2. Ottawa (8-1) / 427 / (2)
3. Alberta (9-1) / 391 / (3)
4. Ryerson (9-1) / 348 / (4)
5. Victoria (9-1) / 315 / (5)
6. McGill (4-0) / 264 / (6)
7. Saskatchewan (9-1) / 239 / (7)
8. McMaster (7-3) / 181 / (8)
9. UNB (6-1) / 162 / (9)
10. Windsor (6-4) / 108 / (10)

Other teams receiving votes: Acadia (59), Laurentian (46).

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

1. McGill (10-0-0) / (1)
2. Wilfrid Laurier (13-2-0) / (3)
3. Montreal (6-3-0) / (2)
4. Queen's (12-2-3) / (4)
5. UBC (14-3-1) / (6)
6. Guelph (11-3-0) / (7)
7. StFX (11-2-1) / (5)
8. Alberta (11-4-3) / (9)
9. Saskatchewan (11-4-3) / (8)
10. Toronto (11-3-1) / (NR)

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

1. Calgary (15-0-1) / 166 points (15) / (1)
2. Alberta (14-2-0) / 152 (1) / (2)
3. Acadia (13-1-2) / 140 (1) / (3)
4. UNB (12-3-1) / 114 / (4)
5. Lakehead (13-3-0) / 82 / (7)
6. McGill (12-4-1) / 71 / (5)
7. Queen's (12-0-5) / 62 / (8)
8. UQTR (11-4-0) / 48 / (6)
9. Carleton (11-5-1) / 25 / (NR) *
10. Ryerson (12-5-0) / 25 / (10)
* Carleton is ranked higher than Ryerson based on number of higher-placed votes.

Other teams receiving votes: StFX (21), Saskatchewan (12), Western (9), Windsor (7), Moncton (1).

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

1. UBC 660 points / (1)
2. Montreal 354 / (3)
3. Toronto 338 / (2)
4. Calgary 239 / (4)
5. Western 211 / (5)
6. Laval 201 / (6)
7. Dalhousie 150 / (8)
8. McGill 147 / (7)
9. Ottawa 119 / (10)
10. Alberta 103 / (9)

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

1. Toronto 507 points / (1)
2. UBC 408 / (2)
3. Calgary 314 / (3)
4. Alberta 282 / (4)
5. Western 193 / (5)
6. McMaster 186 / (6)
7. Montreal 150 / (8)
8. Dalhousie 149 / (7)
9. McGill 130 / (9)
10. Victoria 120 / (NR)

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

1. UBC (12-0) / 60 points / (1)
2. Montreal (10-2) / 54.5 / (3)
3. UBC Okanagan (10-2) / 53.5 / (6)
4. Brandon (9-3) / 48 / (2)
5. Trinity Western (8-4) / 43 / (5)
6. York (9-1) / 39 / (7)
7. Ottawa (11-1) / 34 / (8)
8. Manitoba (6-6) / 33 / (4)
9. Laval (10-3) / 27 / (9)
10. Saint Mary's (6-3) / 24 / (10)

Next highest votes: Alberta (20), Dalhousie (14), McGill (11), Toronto (7), Saskatchewan (4).

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

T1. McMaster (10-0) / 189 points (12) / (1)
T1. Trinity Western (11-1) / 189 (9) / (2)
T3. UBC (9-3) / 162 / (3)
T3. Alberta (8-4) / 162 / (4)
5. Brandon (7-5) / 89 / (5)
6. Laval (8-2) / 79 / (8)
7. Thompson Rivers (8-4) / 77 / (6)
8. Saskatchewan (4-8) / 59 / (10)
9. Manitoba (5-7) / 56 / (7)
10. UNB (7-3) / 32 / (9)

CIS Men's Hockey Top 10 (#10)
Dinos remain No. 1 in first rankings of winter

Jan. 7, 2014

OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of Calgary Dinos reached the top of the CIS men's hockey rankings for the first time in 17 years before the December break, and they maintain their No. 1 status in the first national poll of 2014.

The Dinos (15-0-1) received 15 first-place votes and 166 points this week from the 17-member media panel to remain ahead of the No. 2 Alberta Golden Bears (14-2-0), No. 3 Acadia Axemen (13-1-2) and No. 4 UNB Varsity Reds (12-3-1).

Alberta and Acadia both earned one first-place nod and received 152 and 140 points from the panel, respectively, while reigning University Cup champion UNB tallied 114 points.

Rounding out the 10th poll of the season behind the "Big Four" are the No. 5 Lakehead Thunderwolves (13-3 / up two positions), No. 6 McGill Redmen (12-4-1 / down one), No. 7 Queen's Gaels (12-0-5 / up one), No. 8 UQTR Patriotes (11-4-0 / down two), No. 9 Carleton Ravens (11-5-1 / previously unranked) and No. 10 Ryerson Rams (12-5-0 / no change).

Calgary and Alberta resume their Canada West schedule later this week with two-game sets against Lethbridge and Saskatchewan, respectively. Both teams hit the ice for non-conference action last weekend with the Dinos splitting a doubleheader against cross-town rival Mount Royal (4-1, 3-6) and the Bears posting a pair of wins over NAIT of the ACAC (4-2, 6-1).

In the AUS conference, Acadia resumed league play with dominating road victories over St. Thomas, 9-1, and UPEI, 5-2, while UNB suffered a surprising 7-2 loss at the hands of StFX on Saturday before rebounding with a 6-4 win over Saint Mary's on Sunday.

Three Top-10 matchups are on the CIS schedule this week, all involving OUA East teams.

McGill and UQTR get things started Tuesday night in Trois-Rivières, Que. Then, on the weekend, Queen's, one of two teams in the country (with Calgary) that have yet to suffer a regulation loss in regular season action, hosts Carleton on Friday and McGill on Saturday.

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)

Other teams receiving votes: StFX (21), Saskatchewan (12), Western (9), Windsor (7), Moncton (1).