BLACKBERRY - CIS TOP 10 TUESDAY (#10); Five º«¹úÂãÎè teams ranked this week

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OTTAWA - Five º«¹úÂãÎè sports teams can be found in the CIS Top 10 rankings his week. The undefeated Martlets (4-0) and Redmen (8-0) hockey teams remain at the No.1 and No.2 spots, respectively. In soccer, the Martlets (9-0-5) have dropped to No.3 while the Redmen (7-4-1) have moved back in the Top 10 and sit at No.9. Finally, in cross-country, the Quebec champion Martlets remain ranked at No.8 this week.
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The University of Windsor women and Carleton University men top the first CIS national rankings of the 2010-11 season in basketball.
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It marks the best-ever ranking for the two-time defending OUA champion Lancers, who reached the CIS final for the first time in program history last March against Simon Fraser. Windsor will host the national Final 8 this winter, from March 10 to 20.
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The Lancers, who received 41 of 43 first-place votes in the inaugural coaches' poll, were impressive in pre-season action posting a 7-0 overall record, including a 6-0 mark against CIS opponents. They swept Regina, Victoria and Alberta at the Panda Invitational in Edmonton from Oct. 8-10, before defeating Acadia, Saint Mary's and UNB at the Don Grant Memorial Tournament in Moncton from Oct. 22-24.
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Windsor kicks off OUA conference play this weekend with road games at York and Laurentian.
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Rounding out the first women's Top 10 of the campaign are No. 2 Victoria, No. 3 Regina, No. 4 Western Ontario, No. 5 UNB, No. 6 Saskatchewan, No. 7 Carleton, No. 8 Laval, No. 9 Cape Breton and No. 10 Acadia.
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Victoria and Regina earned one first-place nod apiece.
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In men's hoops, Carleton, winner of six of the past eight W.P. McGee trophies as CIS champion, opens at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year.
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The Ravens, who lost in the national semifinals last March to eventual champion Saskatchewan, went 8-4 overall in the pre-season this fall including a perfect 7-0 mark versus CIS rivals. They beat º«¹úÂãÎè, Victoria and Windsor at their own House-Laughton Tournament from Oct. 15-17, before sweeping Saint Mary's, UNB and host Laval at the Rouge et Or Tournament in Quebec City from Oct. 22-24.
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Carleton, which opens conference play at home against Guelph and Brock this weekend, received 31 of 41 first-place votes and 468 points in the inaugural poll to finish ahead of the No. 2 UBC Thunderbirds, who earned the remaining 10 first-place nods and 439 points.
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Rounding out the first Top 10 are No. 3 StFX, reigning national champion Saskatchewan at No. 4, No. 5 Concordia, No. 6 Western Ontario, No. 7 Laval, No. 8 Trinity Western, No. 9 Ottawa and No. 10 Victoria.
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In other CIS rankings this week, Queen's moves up two positions to No. 1 in the final women's soccer poll, StFX remains at the top in the final men's soccer Top 10, º«¹úÂãÎè (women) and Alberta (men) continue to dominate in hockey, Laval (women) and Alberta (men) still top the volleyball polls, and Guelph is once again No. 1 in both women's and men's cross country.
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In football, the Laval Rouge et Or top the Football Reporters of Canada - CIS rankings for the ninth straight week after receiving all first-place votes for the sixth time in 10 polls this season. This is the final Top 10 of the 2010 campaign.
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FRC - CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#10 - last poll of season)
Pts (1st place)Ìý Last week
1. Laval (9-0)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 500 (41)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1
2. Western (7-1)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 421ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2
3. Saskatchewan (6-2) 419ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3
4. Ottawa (7-1)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 332ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4
5. Calgary (6-2)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 322ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5
6. McMaster (7-2)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 211ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 7
7. Montreal (6-3)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 202ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 8
8. Regina (5-3)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 121ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 6
9. Saint Mary's (5-3)ÌýÌýÌý 96ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 9
10. Sherbrooke (5-4)ÌýÌý 86ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý 10
Other teams receiving votes: Wilfrid Laurier (24), Bishop's (1), Mount Allison (1).
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Windsor (0-0) / 502 pts (41) / (-)
2. Victoria (4-0) / 454 (1) / (-)
3.Ìý Regina (2-0) / 371 (1) / (-)
4. Western Ontario (0-0) / 327 / (-)
5. UNB (0-0) / 324 / (-)
6. Saskatchewan (2-2) / 288 / (-)
7. Carleton (0-0) / 225 / (-)
8. Laval (0-0) / 218 / (-)
9. Cape Breton (0-0) / 153 / (-)
10. Acadia (0-0) / 145 / (-)
Other teams receiving votes: Toronto (86), Alberta (48), Bishop's (26), Calgary (21), UBC (19), StFX (15).
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous
rankings)
1. Carleton (0-0) / 468 pts (31) / (-)
2. UBC (3-1) / 439 (10) / (-)
3. StFX (0-0) / 374 / (-)
4. Saskatchewan (2-2) / 334 / (-)
5. Concordia (0-0) / 305 / (-)
6. Western Ontario (0-0) / 226 / (-)
7. Laval (0-0) / 187 / (-)
8. Trinity Western (2-2) / 161 / (-)
9. Ottawa (0-0) / 96 / (-)
10. Victoria (2-2) / 95 / (-)
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Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (74), Dalhousie (72), Saint Mary's (54), Lakehead (41).
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
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(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 91.1 pts / (1)
2. McMaster 79.4 / (2)
3. Victoria 67.2 / (3)
4. Calgary 63.9 / (4)
5. Queen's 47.2 / (T6)
6. Alberta 32.2 / (T6)
7. Windsor 30.6 / (NR)
8. º«¹úÂãÎè 29.4 / (8)
9. Western Ontario 28.9 / (5)
10. Dalhousie 20.0 / (9)
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
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(points) / (previous rankings)
1. Guelph 88.1 pts / (1)
2. Windsor 73.1 / (2)
3. Calgary 65.0 / (3)
4. Victoria 61.9 / (4)
5. Western Ontario 53.1 / (5)
6. Regina 35.0 / (7)
7. McMaster 33.8 / (8)
8. Queen's 30.0 / (6)
9. Alberta 27.5 / (9)
10. Dalhousie 13.1 / (NR)
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WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
1. º«¹úÂãÎè (4-0-0) / (1)
2. Wilfrid Laurier (7-1-0) / (2)
3. StFX (4-0-0) / (4)
4. Alberta (4-3-1) / (3)
5. Manitoba (3-3-0) / (5)
6. Windsor (6-1-0) / (7)
7. Guelph (5-2-0) / (6)
8. Calgary (6-2-0) / (NR)
9. Montreal (3-1-1) / (8)
10. Regina (4-1-1) / (9)
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Also receiving votes: Saskatchewan, Brock.
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MEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (7-1-0) / 165 pts (6) / (1)
2. º«¹úÂãÎè (8-0-0) / 161 (6) / (2)
3. UNB (5-1-0) / 155 (6) / (3)
4. Saint Mary's (3-1-0) / 117 / (5)
5. Western Ontario (6-0-1) / 113 / (6)
6. StFX (4-1-1) / 96 / (4)
7. Saskatchewan (3-3-0) / 49 / (7)
8. Manitoba (3-2-1) / 35 / (8)
9. Calgary (4-3-1) / 32 / (10)
10. Carleton (5-1-2) / 27 / (NR)
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Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (13), Wilfrid Laurier (11), Concordia (7), Lakehead (5), Acadia (4).
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WOMEN'S SOCCER (final poll of season)
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Queen's (14-2-0 / 1-0 playoffs) / 45 pts / (3)
2. Montreal (10-1-3) / 44 / (2)
3. º«¹úÂãÎè (9-0-5) / 41 / (4)
4. Alberta (10-2-2) / 39 / (1)
5. Wilfrid Laurier (11-1-2 / 1-0 playoffs) / 29 / (5)
6. Ottawa (12-1-3 / 1-0 playoffs) / 21 / (6)
7. UPEI (10-0-3) / 20 / (8)
8. Trinity WesternÌý(9-3-2) / 19 / (9)
9. Dalhousie (10-1-2) / 9 / (7)
10. UBC (8-5-1) / 2 / (10)
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MEN'S SOCCER (final poll of season)
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. StFX (11-0-2 / 1-0 playoffs) / 59 pts / (1)
2. York (12-2-2) / 53 / (3)
3. Alberta (11-2-1) / 46 / (4)
4. Laval (10-2-0) / 44 / (2)
5. Toronto (10-1-3 / 1-0 playoffs) / 34 / (6)
6. Western Ontario (11-1-4 / 1-0 playoffs) / 29 / (7)
7. UBC (8-3-3) / 2 / (5)
8. Saint Mary's (8-2-3) / 22 / (8)
9. º«¹úÂãÎè (7-4-1) / 7 / (NR)
10. UQAM (7-4-1) / 6 / (9)
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Other teams receiving votes: Ryerson (4), Calgary (2).
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Laval (4-0) / 60 pts / (1)
2. Manitoba (1-0) / 56 / (2)
3. Alberta (0-0) / 50 / (3)
T4. Brandon (0-0) / 47 / (T4)
T4. Montreal (4-0) / 47 / (T4)
6. Trinity Western (2-0) / 39 / (8)
7. Calgary (0-0) / 37 / (6)
T8. UBC (0-2) / 25.5 / (7)
T8. Winnipeg (0-1) / 25.5 / (9)
T8. SaskatchewanÌý(0-0) / 25.5 / (NR)
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Also receiving votes (11th-15th): Guelph (24), StFX (15), Regina (12.5), Queen's (10), Saint Mary's (5).
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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Alberta (0-0) / 243 pts / (1)
2. Laval (3-0) / 224 / (2)
3. Trinity Western (2-0) / 194 / (3)
4. Brandon (0-0) / 175 / (4)
5. Calgary (0-0) / 159 / (5)
6. Western Ontario (3-0) / 139 / (6)
7. Manitoba (1-0) / 103 / (7)
8. Dalhousie (2-1) / 70 / (8)
9. Queen's (2-0) / 43 / (9)
10. UNB (1-2) / 19 / (10)
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For more information contact:
Michel Bélanger
Manager, CIS Communications & Media Relations
(613) 562-5670 ext. 25
belanger [at] universitysport.ca
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