The Lakehead Thunderwolves were ranked No. 5 in this week's CIS Top 10 Hockey Poll, moving up one position from last week. The Thunderwolves have been ranked in all 10 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. Western moved up from No. 4 to No. 3, UQTR from No.3 to No. 2, Saskatchewan dropped from No. 2 to No. 4, StFX dropped to No. 10 from No. 7, UNB dropped from No. 5 to No. 8, Calgary moved up to No. 7 from No. 8, and McGill moved to No. 6 from No. 9. Saint Mary's dropped out of the Top 10 and Dalhousie entered in the No. 9 position.
Previous Lakehead rankings were:
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 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TOP TEN
(As of January 14, 2003)
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS17-2-1 (21-4-4)90 (9)1st
2.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES12-1-2 (12-5-3)803rd
3.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS14-0-0 (16-6-1)694th
4.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES14-6-0 (16-7-2)642nd
5.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES11-3-0 (16-7-2)556th
6.McGILL REDMEN11-3-2 (13-5-2)409th
7.CALGARY DINOS8-8-2 (16-11-4)348th
8.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS9-6-0 (11-7-0)235th
9.DALHOUSIE TIGERS9-6-2 (11-7-2)15NR
10.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN9-7-2 (11-10-2)137th
Other teams receiving votes:
Ottawa (10), Acadia (2)
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 Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of 11 members from across Canada.