The Lakehead Thunderwolves dropped two spots to No. 8 in this week's CIS Top 10 Poll. Alberta and Saskatchewan remained at No. 1 and No. 2 while Western moved up to No. 3 from No. 5. Manitoba was steady at No. 4 while Moncton moved up two to No. 5. St. Mary's dropped to No. 6 from No. 3 and UQTR moved up two spots to No. 7. UNB and Waterloo were back in the Top 10 at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS17-2-1 (24-4-2)70 (7)1
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES15-4-3 (21-7-4)632
3.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS-x12-3-0 (17-8-0)495
4.MANITOBA BISONS13-6-3 (16-12-3)494
5.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS-x11-8-3 (16-11-3)407
6.SAINT MARY'S HUSKIES13-7-1 (15-10-1)403
7.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES10-4-3 (16-10-3)279
8.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES10-6-0 (18-15-1)146
9.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS11-10-0 (17-13-0)12NR
10.WATERLOO WARRIORS16-8-1 (10-6-1)10NR
x-Western Ontario and Moncton were awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
McGill Redmen (8), St. Francis Xavier X-Men (2), Acadia Axemen (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.