The Lakehead Thunderwolves jumped two positions to No. 6 in this week's CIS Top 10 poll. Alberta and Saskatchewan were steady at No. 1 and No. 2 while Manitoba moved up one spot to No. 3. Moncton also moved up one to No. 4 followed by Western at No. 5. UQTR remained at No. 7 while Acadia made its first entrance into the Top 10 at No. 8. St. Mary's dropped three spots to No. 9 and St. FX returned to the rankings in the No. 10 spot. Lakehead has been in every CIS Top 10 poll since the beginning of the 2002-03 season.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS19-2-1 (26-4-2)70 (7)1
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES16-5-3 (22-8-4)632
3.MANITOBA BISONS14-6-4 (17-12-4)514
4.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS12-8-4 (17-11-4)505
5.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS12-5-0 (17-10-0)313
6.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES12-6-0 (20-15-1)298
7.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES11-4-3 (17-10-3)287
8.ACADIA AXEMEN11-7-6 (13-10-6)21NR
9.SAINT MARY'S HUSKIES13-10-1 (15-13-1)186
10.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN10-8-6 (13-14-6)10NR
Other teams receiving votes:
Waterloo Warriors (7), McGill Redmen (6), New Brunswick Varsity Reds (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.