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CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#10)

McMaster women, Ottawa men open at No. 1 in basketball

Nov. 3, 2015

OTTAWA (CIS) – The McMaster Marauders women and Ottawa Gee-Gees men top the first CIS basketball rankings of the season.

In other CIS sports, the Alberta Pandas move up to No. 1 in women’s volleyball, the Montreal Carabins return to first place in women’s hockey, and the UBC Thunderbirds are now alone at the top in men’s soccer, breaking a tie with UQAM. Meanwhile, the Guelph Gryphons (women’s & men’s cross country), UNB Varsity Reds (men’s hockey), Laval Rouge et Or (women’s soccer) and McMaster Marauders (men’s volleyball) all maintain their pole position.

In women’s basketball, the Marauders open at No. 1 for the first time since 2006-07, when they topped the first 10 coaches’ polls of the season. McMaster hadn’t reached No. 1 since.

The Marauders received 28 first-place votes and 522 points in the inaugural poll of 2015-16 to distance No. 2 Saskatchewan (468 points / 2 first-place votes), No. 3 McGill (446 / 14), No. 4 Ryerson (356) and No. 5 Saint Mary’s (339).

The reigning five-time national champion Windsor Lancers, who topped all 13 weekly rankings last season and who had opened at No. 1 each of the past three years, settled for ninth place after receiving only one first-place nod.

McMaster, an OUA quarter-finalist last winter, went a perfect 6-0 in preseason action this fall, including a 5-0 record against CIS competition. The Marauders kick off conference play Wednesday night when they host No. 6 Brock. 

On the men’s side, Ottawa debuts at No. 1 for the first time in program history. The Gee-Gees topped the national rankings for four straight weeks last season, in January and February.

In the first poll of 2015-16, Ottawa merited 11 first-place votes and 401 points to edge the defending five-time CIS champion Carleton Ravens, who earned 14 first-place nods and 372 points. Carleton had opened at No. 1 each of the past nine years.

Rounding out the leading quintet are No. 3 McGill (365 points / 13 first-place votes), No. 4 Brock (336 / 7) and No. 5 Ryerson (221).

The Gee-Gees, national finalists each of the past two campaigns, posted an 8-1 record versus CIS rivals in the preseason, their lone loss coming against McGill on Sunday, 74-70. Ottawa wraps up exhibition play Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind., against NCAA foe Indiana University, before returning home on Friday to face Nipissing in its league opener.

NOTES: Regina, in 2011-12, was the last team other than Windsor to open at No. 1 in women’s basketball... Laval, in 2005-06, was the last program other than Carleton to debut on top in men’s hoops.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. McMaster (0-0) / 522 points (28) / (-) 

2. Saskatchewan (0-0) / 468 (2) / (-) 

3. McGill (0-0) / 446 (14) / (-) 

4. Ryerson (0-0) / 356 / (-) 

5. Saint Mary’s (0-0) / 339 / (-) 

6. Brock (0-0) / 304 (1) / (-) 

7. Regina (0-0) / 267 / (-) 

8. Laval (0-0) / 234 / (-) 

9. Windsor (0-0) / 216 (1) / (-) 

10. Alberta (0-0) / 148 / (-) 

Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (85), Queen’s (61).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. Ottawa (0-0) / 401 points (11) / (-) 

2. Carleton (0-0) / 372 (14) / (-)

3. McGill (0-0) / 365 (13) / (-)

4. Brock (0-0) / 336 (7) / (-)

5. Ryerson (0-0) / 221 / (-)

6. Western (0-0) / 186 (1) / (-) 

7. Saskatchewan (0-0) / 165 (1) / (-)

8. McMaster (0-0) / 162 / (-) 

9. Calgary (0-0) / 120 / (-) 

10. UBC (0-0) / 116 / (-)

Other teams receiving votes: Â鶹´«Ã½ (37), Concordia (35).

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

(points) / (previous ranking)

1. Guelph 100 points / (1) 

2. Trinity Western 90 / (2)

3. Queen’s 80 / (T3)

4. McMaster 60 / (T6)

T5. Toronto 47 / (T3) 

T5. Victoria 47 / (T6) 

7. Laval 44 / (5)

8. Â鶹´«Ã½ 40 / (T8) 

9. Laurentian 27 / (10)

10. Calgary 14 / (T8)

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

(points) / (previous ranking)

1. Guelph 97 points / (1) 

2. Windsor 87 / (3)

3. Laval 84 / (2) 

4. McMaster 70 / (4) 

5. Trinity Western 64 / (5)

6. Queen’s 47 / (6)

7. Victoria 44 / (7)

8. Lakehead 24 / (8) 

9. StFX 20 / (9)

10. Â鶹´«Ã½ 10 / (NR)

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous ranking)

1. Montreal (2-1-1) / 39 points / (3) 

2. McGill (2-1-0) / 36 / (1)

3. Toronto (7-0-0) / 33 / (5) 

T4. Western (4-3-0) / 26 / (2)

T4. Guelph (6-2-0) / 26 / (6)

6. Lethbridge (7-3-0) / 20 / (4)

7. StFX (3-2-1) / 14 / (8) 

8. Saskatchewan (7-2-1) / 13 / (9)

9. Moncton (2-3-0) / 8 / (7) 

10. Alberta (5-4-1) / 3 / (10)

Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (1), St. Thomas (1).

MEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. UNB (5-0-1) / 158 points (15) / (1)

2. Saskatchewan (7-1-0) / 137 / (2)

3. Alberta (5-2-1) / 122 (1) / (3)

4. McGill (7-1-0) / 109 / (4)

5. Acadia (5-1-1) / 88 / (7)

6. UQTR (6-1-1) / 71 / (6)

7. Western (6-1-0) / 58 / (5)

8. UBC (6-0-2) / 45 / (10)

9. Moncton (5-1-1) / 38 / (NR)

10. Windsor (6-1-1) / 23 / (NR)

Other teams receiving votes: StFX (13), Saint Mary’s (12), York (4), Mount Royal (1), Queen’s (1).

WOMEN’S SOCCER (last rankings of season)

(regular season / playoff records) / votes / (previous ranking)

1. Laval (12-0-2) / 59 points / (1) 

2. York (15-0-1 / 1-0) / 54 / (2)

3. Ottawa (13-0-3 / 1-0) / 49 / (3)

4. UBC (11-1-2 / 1-0) / 42 / (4)

5. Trinity Western (10-1-3 / 1-0) / 33 / (5)

6. Laurier (12-2-2 / 1-0) / 30 / (6)

7. Sherbrooke (10-2-2) / 15 / (8) *

8. Acadia (10-1-2) / 14 / (9) 

9. Victoria (7-3-4 / 1-0) / 7 / (10) 

10. Saskatchewan (10-3-1 / 1-0) / 19 / (NR) 

* Sherbrooke edged Acadia for the No. 7 position thanks to a higher ranking the previous week

Other teams receiving votes: Cape Breton (2), Queen’s (2).

MEN’S SOCCER (last rankings of season)

(regular season / playoff records) / votes / (previous ranking)

1. UBC (10-0-2 / 1-0) / 60 points / (T1)

2. York (13-1-2 / 1-0) / 51 / (3)

3. UQAM (10-1-1) / 47 / (T1)

4. Ryerson (11-2-3 / 1-0) / 44 / (5)

5. Cape Breton (8-1-4) / 31 / (10)

6. Toronto (11-3-2 / 1-0) / 26 / (6)

7. UNB (8-2-3) / 21 / (7)

8. Montreal (9-3-0) / 19 / (9)

9. Victoria (6-3-3 / 1-0) / 16 / (NR)

10. McMaster (11-5-0 / 2-0) / 8 / (NR)

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)

1. Alberta (4-0) / 59 points / (2)

2. Trinity Western (6-0) / 57 / (3)

3. UBC Okanagan (5-1) / 49 / (1) 

4. McGill (5-0) / 47 / (4)

5. Montreal (6-0) / 45.5 / (T5) 

6. Toronto (3-0) / 42.5 / (T5)

7. UBC (4-0) / 35 / (8) 

8. Sherbrooke (4-1) / 31 / (7)

9. Â鶹´«Ã½ (1-0) / 25 / (10)

T10. McMaster (2-1) / 21 / (9) 

T10. Calgary (4-2) / 21 / (NR) 

Next highest votes:  Ottawa (16), Thompson Rivers (10.5), Brandon (6.5), Ryerson (4), Winnipeg (4).

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. McMaster (4-0) / 284 points (23) / (1)

2. Alberta (4-0) / 268 (7) / (2)

3. Calgary (6-0) / 230 / (3)

4. Manitoba (6-0) / 210 / (4)

5. Mount Royal (4-2) / 108 / (6)

6. UBC (2-2) / 105 / (7)

7. Laval (6-0) / 104 / (8)

8. Saskatchewan (4-2) / 83 / (NR)

9. Trinity Western (3-3) / 74 / (5)

10. Ryerson (3-0) / 73 / (NR)

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