The Lakehead Thunderwolves were again ranked No. 4 in this week's CIS Top 10 Hockey Poll. The Thunderwolves tied for No. 4 with the Saskatchewan Huskies. The Thunderwolves have been ranked in all 12 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.
Previous Lakehead rankings were:
Jan. 21: No. 4
Jan. 14: No. 5
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 28, 2003)
RANK TEAM CONFERENCE (Overall) RECORD PTS (1st Place) LAST WEEK
1. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 18-2-2 (22-4-5) 99 (9) 1st
2. TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES 15-1-2 (15-5-3) 88 (1) 2nd
3. WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS 18-0-0 (20-6-1) 83 3rd
4T. LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 13-5-0 (18-9-2) 63 4th
4T. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 14-7-1 (16-8-3) 63 5th
6. McGILL REDMEN 13-4-2 (15-6-2) 46 6th
7. DALHOUSIE TIGERS 13-6-2 (15-7-2) 45 8th
8. CALGARY DINOS 11-9-2 (19-12-4) 30 7th
9. ST. THOMAS TOMMIES 11-7-3 (12-8-5) 18 9th
10. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN 11-9-2 (13-12-2) 8 NR
Other teams receiving votes:
Toronto (3), York (2), New Brunswick (1), Ottawa (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 Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of 11 members from across Canada. 10 of the 11 committee members cast a ballot this week.