CIS TOP TEN: Guelph men and women top the first track and field ranking

OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of the Fraser Valley Cascades are the new team to beat in CIS women’s basketball. It marks the first time the Cascades top a national ranking, in any sport, since they joined CIS in 2006-07.
 
In other CIS sports, Carleton (men’s basketball), McGill (women’s hockey), Alberta (men’s hockey & men’s volleyball), UBC (women’s swimming & women’s volleyball) and Toronto (men’s swimming) all maintain their No. 1 status, while the Guelph Gryphons top the first rankings of the season in women’s and men’s track and field.
 
In women’s basketball, Fraser Valley (9-1) moves up one spot to No. 1 despite not taking the court since the last Top 10 of the fall semester was released on December 4. The Cascades, who will resume Canada West conference play this weekend with home tilts against Saskatchewan (5-5) and Alberta (6-4), benefited from a sub-par showing by the Windsor Lancers at Concordia’s Reebok tournament over the holiday break (Dec. 28-30).
 
The reigning two-time CIS champion Lancers, who had led all six national rankings this fall, drop to No. 3 this week after going 1-2 at Concordia’s tourney, including a 63-49 win over McGill, a 75-74 overtime loss to previously unranked Concordia (now ranked No. 8) and a lopsided 72-41 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Carleton. Windsor regrouped last weekend as league play resumed in Ontario, improving its regular season record to 9-0 thanks to home victories over Laurier, 68-60, and Guelph, 87-54.
 
The Regina Cougars (9-1) also move past Windsor in the new Top 10 and now sit in second place. The Cougars kept a perfect 3-0 mark over the break at the Las Vegas Shootout tournament (Dec. 27-29), including wins versus Montana Tech, 50-47, Carroll College, 60-48, and Montana Western, 65-47.
 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Fraser Valley (9-1) / 442 points (17) / (2)
2. Regina (9-1) / 436 (11) / (3)
3. Windsor (9-0) / 416 (11) / (1)
4. Saint Mary’s (7-0) / 365 / (4)
5. UBC (7-3) / 237 / (9)
6. Carleton (7-3) / 220 (1) / (5)
7. Brock (9-0) / 209 / (10)
8. Concordia (4-1) / 192 / (NR)
9. Acadia (6-1) / 187 / (6)
10. Calgary (9-1) / 145 / (7)
 
Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (110), Victoria (68), Ottawa (54).
 

MEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Carleton (9-1) / 492 points (41) / (1)
2. UBC (8-2) / 445 / (3)
3. Acadia (6-1) / 327 / (2)
4. Fraser Valley (7-3) / 321 / (6)
5. Cape Breton (7-0) / 312 / (4)
6. Alberta (9-1) / 294 / (7)
7. Ryerson (9-0) / 233 / (9)
8. Windsor (7-2) / 230 / (8)
9. McGill (3-1) / 224 / (5)
10. Ottawa (9-1) / 138 / (10)
 
Other teams receiving votes: Bishop’s (54), Lakehead (50).
 

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
 
1. McGill (11-0-0) / (1)
2. Calgary (14-3-1) / (2)
3. Montreal (9-2-0) / (3)
4. Laurier (14-1-2) / (5)
5. Queen’s (14-2-1) / (4)
6. StFX (15-1-0) / (6)
7. Alberta (12-6-0) / (8)
8. Western (12-3-1) / (7)
9. Regina (13-5-0) / (9)
10. Guelph (13-3-2) / (NR)
 
Other teams receiving votes: St. Thomas.
 

MEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Alberta (14-4-0) / 163 points (11) / (1)
2. UNB (14-4-0) / 156 (6) / (4)
3. Western (15-3-0) / 118 / (5)
4. Saskatchewan (14-4-0) / 117 / (3)
5. Saint Mary’s (13-4-1) / 102 / (7)
6. Acadia (12-5-1) / 90 / (2)
7. UQTR (12-3-1) / 70 / (6)
8. Carleton (12-4-2) / 47 / (10)
9. Manitoba (10-5-3) / 38 / (9)
10. StFX (11-5-2) / 12 / (NR)
 
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (9), Guelph (8), Windsor (5).
 

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

(points) / (previous rankings)
 
1. UBC 499 points / (1)
2. Toronto 374 / (2)
3. Calgary 305 / (3)
4. Montreal 289 / (5)
5. Dalhousie 276 / (4)
6. Alberta 228 / (8)
7. UQTR 190 / (9)
8. McMaster 174 / (7)
9. McGill 173 / (6)
10. Guelph 120 / (10)

MEN’S SWIMMING

(points) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Toronto 511 points / (1)
2. Alberta 331 / (6)
3. UBC 293 / (5)
4. Laval 265 / (8)
5. Calgary 231 / (2)
6. Dalhousie 200 / (4)
7. Victoria 179 / (NR)
T8. McGill 170 / (3)
T8. McMaster 170 / (7)
10. Lethbridge 120 / (NR)
 

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

(points) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Guelph 128 points / (-)
2. Calgary 112.5 / (-)
3. Western 64.5 / (-)
4. Windsor 61 / (-)
5. Ottawa 39 / (-)
T6. Toronto 38 / (-)
T6. York 38 / (-)
8. Regina 28 / (-)
9. Alberta 27.5 / (-)
10. Waterloo 17 / (-)

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

(points) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Guelph 147.5 points / (-)
2. Windsor 71.5 / (-)
3. York 59.5 / (-)
4. Western 50.17 / (-)
5. Laval 44 / (-)
6. Manitoba 39.67 / (-)
7. Calgary 37 / (-)
8. Waterloo 34.33 / (-)
9. Sherbrooke 23 / (-)
10. Alberta 22.17 / (-)
 

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

(regular season record) / votes / (previous rankings)
 
1. UBC (11-1) / 60 points / (1)
2. Alberta (10-2) / 54 / (3)
3. Montreal (10-4) / 53 / (10)
4. Trinity Western (10-2) / 49 / (2)
5. York (8-0) / 40 / (T5)
6. Dalhousie (7-2) / 38 / (T5)
7. Laval (12-2) / 37 / (4)
8. Ottawa (9-1) / 33 / (8)
9. UBC Okanagan (7-5) / 29 / (10)
10. Manitoba (11-3) / 20.5 / (NR)
 
Next highest: Mount Royal (18), McGill (11.5), Sherbrooke (10), Calgary (10), Ryerson (4), Moncton (4), UNB (4).
 

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
 
1. Alberta (12-0) / 270 points (27) / (1)
2. Trinity Western (10-2) / 222 (1) / (3)
3. McMaster (9-0) / 218 / (2)
T4. Laval (10-0) / 181 / (4)
T4. Manitoba (7-5) / 181 / (5)
6. UBC (8-4) / 147 / (6)
7. Brandon (9-3) / 101 / (7)
8. Saskatchewan (7-5) / 97 / (8)
9. Thompson Rivers (5-7) / 43 / (10)
10. Waterloo (8-1) / 40 / (9)