The Lakehead Thunderwolves were ranked No. 4 in this week's CIS Top 10 Hockey Poll, moving up one position from last week. The Thunderwolves have been ranked in all 11 of the CIS Top 10 Polls so far this season. This is the second highest ranking that the team has achieved this season, following the No. 3 ranking they were given in the first poll of the season.
There was a lot of movement in this week's poll. Alberta, UQTR, and Westernremained in the same positions as last week while Saskatchewan and Lakehead switched positions. McGill and Calgary remained the same, while Dalhousie moved up to No. 8 from No. 9. UNB dropped to No. 10 and the St. Thomas Tommies entered the Top 10 for the first time this season at No. 9.
Previous Lakehead rankings were:
Jan. 14: No. 5
Jan. 7: No. 6
Dec. 10: No. 7
Dec. 3: No. 7
Nov. 26: No. 6
Nov. 19: No. 6
Nov. 12: No. 8
Nov. 5 : No. 9
Oct. 29: No. 5
Oct. 22: No. 3
CIS MENS ICE HOCKEY TOP TEN
(As of January 21, 2003)
RANK TEAM CONFERENCE (Overall) RECORD PTS (1st Place) LAST WEEK
1. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 17-2-1 (21-4-4) 100 (10) 1st
2. TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES 13-1-2 (13-5-3) 88 2nd
3. WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS 16-0-0 (18-6-1) 82 3rd
4. LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 13-3-0 (18-7-2) 65 5th
5. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 14-7-1 (16-8-3) 62 4th
6. McGILL REDMEN 12-3-2 (14-5-2) 45 6th
7. CALGARY DINOS 10-8-2 (18-11-4) 42 7th
8. DALHOUSIE TIGERS 11-6-2 (13-7-2) 34 9th
9. ST. THOMAS TOMMIES 9-6-3 (10-7-5) 10 NR
10. NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS 10-8-0 (12-9-0) 9 8th
Other teams receiving votes:
Ottawa (7), Moncton (2), York (2), Prince Edward Island (1), Toronto (1)
Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with a 1st place vote receiving 10 points. The CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of 11 members from across Canada. 10 of the 11 committee members cast a ballot this week.