The reigning U SPORTS women’s volleyball champion Ryerson Rams have established another school first.
Nearly a year after their first national championship in school history, the Rams have claimed the No.1 ranking in the nation as they gear up to defend their title. Ryerson (16-2) defeated the Lakehead Thunderwolves 3-1 in their final road game of the regular season on Sunday and will wrap up their campaign hosting McMaster this coming Sunday.
In other U SPORTS rankings, Alberta (men’s and women’s hockey), Carleton (men’s basketball) Laval (women’s basketball), Brandon (men’s volleyball) and Guelph (men’s and women’s track and field) remain national leaders for another week.
New this season, U SPORTS is implementing the ELO Rating System for the calculation of its weekly national rankings. Powered by RankR, ELO’s unique algorithm blends a statistical calculation with customized variables that is adaptable across a range of sports. For men’s hockey, it will be combined with the results of the media panel balloting (each weighted 50%) to produce the final top 10. For more information, click here.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
| Rank |
School |
Season |
Playoff Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Carleton |
22-1 |
0-0 |
451 (37) |
1 |
| 2 |
Calgary |
20-0 |
2-0 |
419 (9) |
2 |
| 3 |
Ryerson |
21-2 |
0-0 |
366 |
3 |
| 4 |
Saint Mary's |
19-0 |
0-0 |
316 |
4 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
15-5 |
2-1 |
271 |
5 |
| 6 |
UBC |
17-3 |
2-1 |
231 |
6 |
| 7 |
Dalhousie |
12-6 |
0-0 |
177 |
7 |
| 8 |
Ottawa |
15-8 |
0-0 |
135 |
8 |
| 9 |
Laurier |
18-6 |
0-0 |
105 |
9 |
| 10 |
Saskatchewan |
11-9 |
2-0 |
20 |
NR |
| Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (13), UNB (10) |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
| Rank |
School |
Season |
Playoff Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Laval |
14-0 |
0-0 |
563 (46) |
1 |
| 2 |
Ottawa |
21-2 |
0-0 |
516 |
2 |
| 3 |
McMaster |
21-3 |
0-0 |
471 (1) |
3 |
| 4 |
Saskatchewan |
16-4 |
2-0 |
416 |
5 |
| 5 |
Regina |
17-3 |
2-0 |
381 |
6 |
| 6 |
Calgary |
17-3 |
2-0 |
320 |
7 |
| 7 |
Lakehead |
20-4 |
0-0 |
273 |
8 |
| 8 |
Ryerson |
17-6 |
0-0 |
221 |
4 |
| 9 |
Carleton |
18-5 |
0-0 |
207 |
9 |
| 10 |
Concordia |
10-5 |
0-0 |
139 |
10 |
| Other teams receiving votes: UPEI (106), Cape Breton (39) |
MEN'S HOCKEY
| Rank |
School |
Season |
Playoff Record |
Media |
ELO |
Total |
Previous |
| 1 |
Alberta |
24-3-1 |
0-0 |
134 (10) |
150 |
284 |
1 |
| 2 |
UNB |
25-2-3 |
0-0 |
136 (3) |
135 |
271 |
2 |
| 3 |
Saskatchewan |
25-3-0 |
0-0 |
123 (2) |
120 |
243 |
3 |
| 4 |
Ottawa |
22-2-4 |
2-0 |
93 |
105 |
198 |
4 |
| 5 |
Calgary |
18-7-3 |
2-0 |
83 |
60 |
143 |
5 |
| 6 |
Carleton |
18-5-5 |
2-0 |
42 |
90 |
132 |
6 |
| 7 |
Ryerson |
20-5-3 |
2-0 |
50 |
45 |
95 |
8 |
| 8 |
Saint Mary’s |
19-10-1 |
0-0 |
74 |
15 |
89* |
7 |
| 9 |
McGill |
17-7-4 |
2-0 |
14 |
75 |
89* |
NR |
| 10 |
Brock |
19-5-4 |
2-0 |
30 |
30 |
60 |
9 |
| Honourable Mention: Queen’s (25), StFX (10), Mount Royal (7), UPEI (4) |
Ballots
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
| Rank |
School |
Season |
Playoff Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Alberta |
23-5-0 |
0-0 |
40 (4) |
1 |
| 2 |
Montreal |
15-4-1 |
0-0 |
36 |
2 |
| 3 |
Manitoba |
20-5-3 |
0-0 |
32 |
3 |
| 4 |
St. Thomas |
22-5-1 |
0-0 |
27 |
4 |
| 5 |
Concordia |
13-4-3 |
0-0 |
25 |
5 |
| 6 |
McGill |
14-6-0 |
0-0 |
20 |
6 |
| 7 |
Guelph |
18-3-3 |
0-0 |
14 |
7 |
| 8 |
StFX |
18-7-3 |
0-0 |
14 |
8 |
| 9 |
UBC |
18-5-5 |
2-0 |
7 |
10 |
| 10 |
Western |
15-5-4 |
0-0 |
5 |
9 |
| Other teams receiving votes: None |
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
| Rank |
School |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Guelph |
109 |
1 |
| 2 |
Toronto |
92 |
2 |
| 3 |
Manitoba |
52 |
4 |
| 4 |
Laval |
45 |
5 |
| 5 |
Western |
44.5 |
3 |
| 6 |
Alberta |
40 |
6 |
| 7 |
York |
38.5 |
7 |
| 8 |
Saskatchewan |
32.5 |
8 |
| 9 |
Dalhousie |
27.5 |
9 |
| 10 |
Trinity Western |
26 |
10 |
| Honourable Mention: Calgary (21.5), Waterloo (20) |
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
| Rank |
School |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Guelph |
136.66 |
1 |
| 2 |
Saskatchewan |
100.5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Toronto |
76 |
3 |
| 4 |
Western |
41.5 |
4 |
| 5 |
York |
41 |
5 |
| 6 |
Laval |
30.5 |
6 |
| 7 |
Calgary |
30 |
7 |
| 8 |
Sherbrooke |
28 |
8 |
| 9 |
Alberta |
23.5 |
9 |
| 10 |
Windsor |
23 |
10 |
| Honourable Mention: Regina (20), Manitoba (19) |
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
| Rank |
School |
Season |
VRS |
Previous |
| 1 |
Brandon |
20-2 |
+2.63 |
1 |
| 2 |
Trinity Western |
18-4 |
+2.22 |
2 |
| 3 |
Laval |
16-0 |
+1.87 |
3 |
| 4 |
McMaster |
13-2 |
+1.51 |
5 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
17-5 |
+1.38 |
6 |
| 6 |
Mount Royal |
15-7 |
+1.32 |
4 |
| 7 |
Western |
11-4 |
+0.95 |
7 |
| 8 |
Saskatchewan |
12-10 |
+0.88 |
NR |
| 9 |
UBC |
11-11 |
+0.84 |
NR |
| 10 |
Windsor |
11-4 |
+0.80 |
NR |
| Honourable Mention: Queen’s (+0.58), Montreal (+0.52), Thompson Rivers (+0.48), Calgary (+0.45) |
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
| Rank |
School |
Season |
Points |
Previous |
| 1 |
Ryerson |
16-2 |
60 (4) |
2 |
| 2 |
Calgary |
19-5 |
55 |
3 |
| 3 |
Waterloo |
16-1 |
52 |
4 |
| 4 |
Dalhousie |
18-2 |
49 |
1 |
| 5 |
McGill |
17-3 |
44 |
T5 |
| 6 |
Trinity Western |
19-5 |
39 |
T5 |
| 7 |
Alberta |
18-6 |
37 |
7 |
| 8 |
Toronto |
12-5 |
31 |
8 |
| 9 |
Montreal |
13-7 |
24 |
9 |
| 10 |
Regina |
16-8 |
23 |
NR |
Other teams receiving votes: UBC (20), Laval (12). Acadia (11) UNB (11),
MacEwan (3), Queen’s (3) |
