The Lakehead Thunderwolves dropped two positions to No.5 in the first CIS Top 10 Ranking of the New Year. Alberta and Saskatchewan remained at No. 1 and 2 while St. Mary's moved up to No. 3 from No. 6. Moncton moved up one position to No. 6 while Lakehead's divisional rivals Western fell to No. 7 from No. 4. UQTR moved up one place to No. 8 and McGill came in at No. 9, moving up one position. The newcomers to the Top 10 are the Waterloo Warriors, another OUA Far West Divisional rival, as the Warriors make their first appearance at the No. 10 spot.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS16-1-1 (23-3-2)70 (7)1
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES13-3-2 (19-6-3)622
3.SAINT MARY'S HUSKIES11-4-1 (13-7-1)535
4.MANITOBA BISONS10-5-3 (13-11-3)466
5.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES10-2-0 (18-11-1)383
6.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS9-4-3 (14-7-3)377
7.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS11-3-0 (16-8-0)314
8.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES9-3-2 (15-9-2)209
9.McGILL REDMEN8-4-1 (11-8-2)710
10.WATERLOO WARRIORS-x7-6-1 (13-8-1)6NR
x-Waterloo was awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
Acadia Axemen (6)-x, St. Francis Xavier X-Men (6)-x, Prince Edward Island Panthers (2), Ottawa Gee-Gees (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.