The Lakehead Thunderwolves remained at No. 3 in this week's rankings for the third week in a row. The Thunderwolves received the same amount of votes as second place UQTR, but Les Patriotes were awarded second due to more higher place votes.
The rest of the rankings remained pretty much the same as last week also, with Dalhousie coming in as the only newcomer at No. 9, pushing St. FX back to No. 10. Lakehead has been ranked in the Top 10 since the first ranking of the 2002-2003 season; with their highest ranking being No. 3, a position they have held five times.
2003-2004 Lakehead Top 10 Rankings:
Oct. 20: No. 8
Oct. 28: No. 5
Nov. 4: No. 4
Nov. 11: No. 3
Nov. 18: No. 3
Nov. 25: No. 3
CIS MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOP TEN (As of November 25, 2003)
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK'S RANKING
1.UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 11-0-1 (18-0-1)70 (7)1
2.UNIVERSITE du QUEBEC A TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES-x 6-0-3 (8-2-3)592
3.LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY THUNDERWOLVES-x 8-1-0 (12-2-0)593
4.UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS 9-3-1 (11-3-1)484
5.UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS8-2-0 (11-4-0)435
6.UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8-5-1 (12-8-1)346
7.YORK UNIVERSITY LIONS7-2-1 (10-4-1)297
8.UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA GEE-GEES9-2-0 (10-5-0)148
9.DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY TIGERS-x6-4-1 (6-4-1)7NR
10.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY X-MEN-x6-5-1 (9-6-1)79
* Quebec Trois-Rivieres (UQTR) and Dalhousie were awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
Saint Mary's University Huskies (6), Brock University Badgers (4), Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (3) and University of Calgary Dinos (2)
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.