The Lakehead Thunderwolves kept their No. 3 position for the third consecutive week, following No. 1 Alberta and No. 2 Saskatchewan. Western moved up to No. 4, switching positions with Manitoba. Saint Mary's moved down one position to No. 6 while Moncton moved up one spot to No. 8. UQTR was the big mover, moving up to No. 8 from No. 10. Ottawa remained at No. 9 while UNB dropped to No. 10 from No. 7. Lakehead has been in the CIS Top 10 for every poll since the beginning of the 2002-03 season.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten (November 23, 2004)
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS11-1-0 (16-3-1)70 (7)1
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES9-2-1 (15-5-2)622
3.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES8-2-0 (14-5-1)573
4.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS7-1-0 (11-5-0)455T
5.MANITOBA BISONS-x7-3-2 (9-7-2)404
6.SAINT MARY'S HUSKIES7-3-1 (9-4-1)405T
7.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS-x6-4-2 (9-6-2)238
8.UQTR PATRIOTES6-2-1 (10-6-1)2310
9.OTTAWA GEE-GEES6-3-1 (6-6-1)99
10.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS6-6-0 (9-8-0)87
x-Manitoba and Moncton were awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
York Lions (5), Prince Edward Island Panthers (2), McGill Redmen (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.