The Lakehead Thunderwolves were again ranked in the No. 4 position. Lakehead has been in every Top 10 since the beginning of the 2002-2003 season, with their highest ranking being No. 2 this season. Positions 1 through 7 remained the same while York and Calgary each moved up one spot to 8 and 9 respectively. The newcomer to this week's poll were the No. 10 Dalhousie Tigers who defeated the UNB Varsity Reds in AUS playoff action. UNB dropped out of the Top 10, but will still be in the CIS National Championships as the host team.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten for Tuesday, March 2, 2004.
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS26-0-2 (35-0-2)70 (7)1
2.UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS21-3-0 (25-9-0)632
3.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY X-MEN19-6-3 (24-8-3)543
4.LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY THUNDERWOLVES18-4-2 (27-6-3)504
5.UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA GEE-GEES17-4-3 (18-7-3)415
6.UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES15-9-4 (20-13-4)356
7.UNIVERSITE du QUEBEC A TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES14-6-4 (18-8-5)297
8.YORK UNIVERSITY LIONS15-5-4 (18-12-4)169
9.UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY DINOS16-10-2 (22-20-2)1310
10.DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY TIGERS11-15-2 (16-17-2)12NR
Other team(s) receiving votes:
University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds (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.