CIS TOP TEN: No changes at the top as playoffs are in full swing in volleyball, hockey

OTTAWA (CIS) – There are no changes at the top in this week’s CIS national rankings as Windsor (women’s basketball), Carleton (men’s basketball), McGill (women’s hockey), UNB (men’s hockey), UBC (women’s swimming), Toronto (men’s swimming) and Guelph (women’s & men’s track and field) all maintain their No. 1 status.

The CIS winter championship season kicks off on Thursday with swimming at the University of Calgary (Feb. 21-23). Three more national championships are scheduled next week, including women’s volleyball in Sherbrooke, Que. (Feb. 28 – March 2), men’s volleyball in Quebec City (March 1-3) and wrestling in London, Ont. (March 1-2).

The playoffs are under way across the country in volleyball and hockey. In basketball, the regular season wraps up this week in the RSEQ and AUS, while the post-season starts in OUA and Canada West.

NOTES: The last national rankings of the campaign in volleyball were released last week... This week’s women’s hockey poll is the last one for this season.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Windsor (21-0) / 468 points (39) / (1)
2. Regina (19-3) / 419 / (3)
3. Saint Mary’s (17-1) / 379 / (2)
4. Fraser Valley (18-4) / 361 / (4)
5. Calgary (19-3) / 282 / (7)
6. UBC (17-5) / 277 / (5)
7. Carleton (15-5) / 228 / (6)
8. Brock (18-3) / 202 / (8)
9. Ottawa (16-4) / 166 / (10)
10. Victoria (16-6) / 133 / (9)

Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (54), Acadia (35).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. Carleton (19-1) / 468 points (39) / (1)
2. Cape Breton (17-1) / 398 / (3)
3. Acadia (14-4) / 382 / (4)
4. UBC (18-4) / 361 / (2)
5. Ottawa (15-5) / 305 / (6)
6. Windsor (16-5) / 283 / (5)
7. Saskatchewan (16-6) / 196 / (10)
8. Ryerson (15-5) / 185 / (7)
9. Lakehead (14-7) / 180 / (8)
10. McGill (10-4) / 109 / (NR)

Other teams receiving votes: Victoria (84), Alberta (33).

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season / playoff records) / (previous rankings)

1. McGill (20-0-0) / (1)
2. Calgary (23-4-1) / (2)
3. Montreal (15-5-0) / (3)
4. Laurier (21-2-3 / 2-0) / (4)
5. StFX (23-1-0) / (5)
6. Guelph (21-3-2 / 2-0) / (6)
7. Queen’s (20-4-2 / 2-1) / (7)
8. Regina (18-7-3) / (8)
9. UBC (17-7-4 / 2-0) / (9)
10. Western (19-5-2 / 2-0) / (10)

MEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season / playoff records) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

1. UNB (23-5-0) / 165 points (12) / (1)
2. Alberta (23-4-1) / 158 (5) / (2)
3. Western (21-5-2 / 2-0) / 129 / (3)
4. UQTR (21-6-1 / 2-0) / 108 / (4)
5. Saint Mary’s (18-7-3) / 106 / (5)
6. Saskatchewan (19-8-1) / 89 / (6)
7. Manitoba (17-7-4 / 2-0) / 58 / (7)
8. Acadia (17-9-2 / 2-1) / 54 / (8)
9. Carleton (19-7-2 / 2-0) / 35 / (9)
10. Calgary (17-11-0 / 2-1) / 16 / (10)

Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (7), UPEI (6), Ottawa (3), Waterloo (1).

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

(points) / (previous rankings)

1. UBC 578 points / (1)
2. Calgary 439 / (2)
3. Toronto 283 / (3)
4. Western 253 / (4)
5. Montreal 233 / (5)
6. UQTR 182 / (6)
7. McMaster 158 / (7)
8. Dalhousie 154 / (8)
9. Alberta 136 / (9)
10. Laval 125 / (10)

MEN’S SWIMMING

(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Toronto 526 points / (1)
2. Calgary 369 / (2)
3. UBC 348 / (3)
4. Laval 250 / (4)
5. Western 212 / (5)
6. Alberta 205 / (6)
7. McMaster 194 / (7)
8. Victoria 181 / (8)
9. Dalhousie 126 / (9)
10. Guelph 102 / (10)

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Guelph 111 points / (1)
2. Toronto 105.5 / (2)
3. Calgary 73 / (3)
4. Windsor 57 / (4)
5. Western 53 / (5)
6. Trinity Western 44 / (6)
7. Saskatchewan 41.5 / (7)
8. Alberta 28.5 / (8)
9. Ottawa 27 / (9)
10. Montreal 21.5 / (10)

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

(points) / (previous rankings)

1. Guelph 102 points / (1)
2. Sherbrooke 76 / (4)
3. Windsor 75.5 / (2)
4. Western 66 / (3)
5. Ottawa 59.5 / (5)
6. York 55.5 / (6)
7. Regina 42 / (7)
8. Laval 35.5 / (8)
9. Toronto 31 / (9)
10. Dalhousie 20 / (10)