The Lakehead Thunderwolves remained at the No. 9 spot for the third straight week in the CIS Top 10 poll; despite a home split with the Brock Badgers. Alberta, Moncton, and McGill all stayed steady from No. 1-3 while UQTR move to No. 4 from No. 6. Calgary moved up three spots to No. 5 while UNB dropped one position to No. 6. St. FX held firm at No. 7 while Saskatchewan was the big negative mover; dropping to No. 8 from No. 4. The St. Thomas Thommies were the new team in the Top 10; entering at No. 10; making the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick a unique city in CIS hockey having two teams, UNB and St. Thomas, in the Top 10 at the same time.
CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten for Tuesday, October 31, 2006.
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS6-2-0 (10-2-0)94 (5)1
2. MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS 5-1-0 (9-2-0)91 (4)2
3. McGILL REDMEN4-1-0 (9-4-0)79 (1)3
4.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES4-1-0 (7-4-1)636
5.CALGARY DINOS6-2-0 (8-7-0)628
6. NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS3-2-0 (5-4-0)455
7.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN3-1-0 (5-3-0)317
8.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES4-4-0 (5-8-0)234
9.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES4-2-0 (6-5-0)149
10.ST. THOMAS4-2-0 (4-7-0)13NR
Other teams receiving votes: Saint Marys Huskies (11), Brock Badgers (9), British Columbia Thunderbirds (6), Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (5), Prince Edward Island Panthers (2) and 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 Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.
Please note that for the purpose of the CIS Top Ten Rankings, an overtime loss or shootout loss is considered a loss in a teams record.