The Lakehead Thunderwolves finished the CIS season ranked at No. 8 in the final CIS Top 10 poll of the 2004-05 season. Alberta remained at No. 1 with Moncton moving up to No. 2 from No. 4. Western moved up to the third position while UQTR is No. 4, both moving up two positions. Saskatchewan comes in at No. 5 and Acadia at No. 6. Manitoba takes up the No. 7 spot while McGill drops to No. 9 and Calgary rounds out the poll at No. 10. Lakehead has been in every Top 10 ranking for three seasons; since the beginning of the 2002-03 campaign.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS24-3-1 (35-5-2)70 (7)1
2.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS14-10-4 (24-15-4)624
3.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS17-7-0 (27-14-0)565
4.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES15-6-3 (27-14-3)456
5.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES19-6-3 (27-11-4)422
6.ACADIA AXEMEN14-8-6 (20-14-6)373
7.MANITOBA BISONS15-8-5 (22-16-5)319
8.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES15-8-1 (28-19-2)208
9.McGILL REDMEN17-6-1 (23-12-2)157
10.CALGARY DINOS12-10-6 (18-20-7)510
Other teams receiving votes:
Waterloo Warriors (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.