U SPORTS News

After nearly a year, the Ottawa Gee-Gees are back on top of U SPORTS women’s basketball.

The Gee-Gees (18-2) reclaimed the No. 1 ranking for just the second time in program history after defeating their crosstown rival, the then-ranked No. 9 Carleton Ravens 77-75 in the Capital Hoops Classic on Friday at TD Place. Ottawa’s only other time at No. 1 came in the final rankings of last season, on Feb. 26, 2019

The No. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies (18-2), who had held the pole position since the first week of this season, fell after splitting a Canada West season-ending two-game trip at previously-unranked, now No. 9 Alberta (16-4). The Huskies fell 78-71 on Friday night before rebounding with an 82-73 victory.

Saskatchewan heads into a first-round playoff bye, while Ottawa will wrap up the OUA season hosting No. 7 Brock (16-4) and McMaster (13-7) this weekend.

In other U SPORTS rankings, Calgary (men’s swimming), UBC (women’s swimming), and Brock (men’s and women’s wrestling) retain the top position in the final rankings of the season, while UNB (men’s hockey) Concordia (women’s hockey), Carleton (men’s basketball), Trinity Western (men’s and women’s volleyball) and Guelph (men’s and women’s track and field) remain at No.1 for another week.

For the second straight season, U SPORTS is using 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 more information, click here.  

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record Points
(First Place)
Previous Ranking
1 Carleton 19-1 450 (24) 1
2 Dalhousie 16-1 449 (21) 2
3 Alberta 19-1 396 (3) 3
4 Calgary 18-2 326 4
5 Ottawa 16-4 297 6
6 Laurentian 15-5 224 7
7 Ryerson 14-6 174 8
8 Lakehead 15-5 156 5
9 UBC 16-4 67 NR
10 Manitoba 16-4 45 9
Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (21), Western (7)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record Points
(First Place)
Previous Ranking
1 Ottawa 18-2 564 (39) 2
2 Saskatchewan 18-2 526 (8) 1
3 Calgary 18-2 491 (1) 3
4 Ryerson 16-4 433 4
5 Western 18-3 382 5
6 Windsor 16-4 330 7
7 Brock 16-4 260 8
8 Laval 9-4 239 6
9 Alberta 16-4 169 NR
10 Carleton 13-7 149 9
Other teams receiving votes: Queen’s (136), UBC (139)

MEN'S HOCKEY

Rank School Regular Season Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 UNB 26-4-0 1914.51 1
2 Saskatchewan 22-4-2 1799.32 2
3 Carleton 24-3-1 1774.88 3
4 Alberta 23-5-0 1732.61 4
5 Ryerson 20-5-3 1658.91 6
6 Guelph 17-6-5 1657.57 8
7 Toronto 21-5-2 1652.34 5
8 UQTR 19-6-3 1633.32 NR
9 Laurier 13-12-3 1625.03 7
10 Calgary 18-7-3 1616.56 NR

WOMEN'S HOCKEY

Rank School Regular Season Record Points
(First Place)
Previous Ranking
1 Concordia 14-3-2 40 1
2 Saint Mary's 22-5-1 36 2
3 Toronto 17-4-2 32 3
4 UPEI 20-7-1 28 4
5 Alberta 20-8-0 24 5
6 McGill 10-5-4 19 6
7 StFX 22-5-1 15 9
8 Montreal 8-5-5 13 7
9 York 14-7-2 7 10
10 Nipissing 14-7-1 3 8
Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (2), Calgary (1)

MEN'S SWIMMING

Rank School Points Previous Ranking
1 Calgary 380 1
2 UBC 367 2
3 Toronto 339 6
4 McGill 316 3
5 Ottawa 232 4
6 Montreal 226 5
7 Victoria 207 7
8 Western 168 NR
9 Laval 120 8
10 Regina 91 10

WOMEN'S SWIMMING

Rank School Points Previous Ranking
1 UBC 562 1
2 Toronto 509 2
3 Calgary 314 3
4 Victoria 248 5
5 Montreal 243 4
6 Western 169 9
7 Manitoba 156 6
8 McGill 112 7
9 Ottawa 102 8
10 McMaster 92 NR

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Rank School Points Previous Ranking
1 Guelph 161 1
2 Calgary 62.75 2
3 Saskatchewan 46 6
4 Toronto 45.5 3
5 Trinity Western 38.5 5
6 Montreal 35 8
7 Manitoba 34.25 9
8 Western 31 4
9 Laval 30.75 7
10 Victoria 25 NR
Other teams receiving points: Regina (21), Waterloo (20.75)

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Rank School Points Previous Ranking
1 Guelph 137 1
2 Toronto 82 2
3 Saskatchewan 49.5 3
4 Calgary 45.5 6
T5 Alberta 41 4
T5 Regina 41 8
7 Western 39.5 5
8 York 33 7
9 Sherbrooke 22 NR
10 Montreal 21 9
Other teams receiving points: Laval (18), Windsor (16)

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 Trinity Western 19-1 1946.37 1
2 McMaster 14-1 1810.71 2
3 Alberta 18-4 1783.69 3
4 Montreal 14-1 1770.80 4
5 UBC 15-5 1736.48 5
6 Toronto 14-1 1730.73 6
7 Queen’s 11-4 1713.14 7
8 Laval 11-3 1703.41 8
9 Brandon 13-7 1658.97 9
10 Calgary 11-9 1609.79 NR

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 Trinity Western 20-2 1830.83 1
2 Ryerson 15-2 1817.61 3
3 Toronto 14-2 1786.98 4
4 Mount Royal 19-3 1775.84 5
5 Dalhousie 18-1 1772.41 2
6 Alberta 16-6 1745.81 6
7 Brock 12-3 1732.09 7
8 MacEwan 17-7 1686.17 8
9 Laval 13-5 1653.12 NR
10 Waterloo 10-5 1646.64 10