The Lakehead Thunderwolves were ranked No. 7 in this week's CIS Top 10 Hockey Poll. The Thunderwolves have been ranked in all seven of the CIS Top 10 Polls so far this season. Lakehead and Western exchanged positions from last week's polls. Lakehead received 52 voting points in this week poll, the same as Western, but Western was given the No. 6 ranking due to more higher placed votes.
The Saskatchewan Huskies moved up to No. 2 from No. 4, UQTR dropped from No. 2 to No. 3, and Saint Francis Xavier dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 this week.
Previous Lakehead rankings were:
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 December 3, 2002)
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS13-2-1 (17-3-3)110 (11)1st
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES12-4-0 (14-5-2)924th
3.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES10-1-2 (10-5-3)852nd
4.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN8-4-2 (9-5-2)723rd
5.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS9-4-0 (11-5-0)615th
6.*WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS-11-0-0 (11-6-1)527th
7.*LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES-9-3-0 (11-5-1)526th
8.CALGARY DINOS6-6-2 (11-8-4)258th
9.McGILL REDMEN8-3-2 (10-5-2)249th
10.SAINT MARYS HUSKIES8-6-0 (8-9-0)2010th
* Western Ontario was awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
Ottawa (5), Concordia (2), Toronto (2), Manitoba (2), Prince Edward Island (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.