The Lakehead Thunderwolves were ranked No. 5 in this week's CIS Top 10 Poll, dropping two spots from last week's No. 3 position. Lakehead has been ranked in every poll since the beginning of the 2002-2003 season. Ottawa took the No. 3 spot and St. FX moved up to No. 4. UQTR and Saskatchewan flip-flopped between No. 6 and No. 7, York was back at No. 9 and Calgary dropped one to No. 10.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS24-0-2 (33-0-2)70 (7)1
2.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS20-3-0 (24-9-0)632
3.OTTAWA GEE-GEES17-3-3 (18-6-3)514
4.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN19-6-3 (22-7-3)495
5.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES18-4-2 (25-6-3)473
6.QUEBEC A TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES14-5-4 (16-7-5)337
7.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES13-9-4 (18-13-4)266
8.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS16-8-4 (21-9-4)238
9.YORK LIONS-x13-5-4 (16-12-4)8NR
10.CALGARY DINOS-x14-10-2 (18-19-2)89
x-Please note that York was awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other team(s) receiving votes:
Saint Mary's University Huskies (6), University of Regina Cougars (1)
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.