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Mount Allison moves into Football Top 10 after McMaster forfeits games
The UPEI Panthers women’s rugby team attain their best position ever at no. 9 in women’s rugby, while the York Lions and UBC Thunderbirds are the class in soccer, while the Western Mustangs lead in football, as U SPORTS releases its weekly Top 10 standings.
Women's Rugby: No. 9 UPEI reaches highest U SPORTS ranking in history after upset of StFX
After making history last October when they cracked the U SPORTS Top 10 for the first time, the UPEI Panthers women’s rugby team continues to hit new heights as they are the new no. 9 team in Canadian university women’s rugby after defeating the previously ranked StFX X-Women 32-5 in their season opener on Saturday.
The Panthers were the biggest movers in this week’s rankings, while the no. 10 Carleton Ravens also jumped into the U SPORTS rankings for the first time since 2018 after improving their record to 2-0 with a 95-0 blanking of the McGill Martlets.
The top 6 U SPORTS remain unchanged with defending champions Queen’s Gaels retaining their no. 1 ranking after a convincing 64-0 win over the Brock Badgers. The Acadia Axewomen moved up two spots to no. 7 due to their 60-12 victory over the Saint Mary’s Huskies. The Calgary Dinos, who were on a bye last week, slip one place to 8th in the second Top 10 of the season.
The UBC Thunderbirds remain no. 2 in Canada this week after a 45-24 win over the no. 6 Victoria Vikes, who stay in sixth despite their loss. No. 3 Laval Rouge et Or, no. 4 Ottawa Gee-Gees and no. 5 Guelph Gryphons all posted decisive wins over unranked teams last week.
The Road to the 2022 U SPORTS Championship hosted by the University of Victoria continues this week with a trio of Top 10 matchups, two featuring the no. 8 Calgary Dinos. The U of C opens the week with a Thursday afternoon showdown with the no. 2 UBC Thunderbird in Vancouver before heading to the BC Capital to face the no. 6 Victoria Vikes on Sunday. On the opposite coast, the no. 7 Acadia Axewomen head to Charlottetown to challenge the no. 9 UPEI Panthers in an early season Atlantic University Sport (AUS) showdown on Saturday.
Full rankings
|
Rank/Rang |
Team/Équipe |
Record/Fiche |
ELO |
Previous/Précédent |
|
1 |
Queen’s |
2-0-0 |
1822.31 |
1 |
|
2 |
UBC |
1-0-0 |
1782.33 |
2 |
|
3 |
Laval |
2-0-0 |
1744.64 |
3 |
|
4 |
Ottawa |
2-0-0 |
1725.28 |
4 |
|
5 |
Guelph |
2-0-0 |
1683.64 |
5 |
|
6 |
Victoria |
0-1-0 |
1558.08 |
6 |
|
7 |
Acadia |
1-0-0 |
1548.61 |
9 |
|
8 |
Calgary |
1-0-0 |
1537.35 |
7 |
|
9 |
UPEI |
1-0-0 |
1525.93 |
NR/NC |
|
10 |
Carleton |
2-0-0 |
1497.93 |
NR/NC |
Women's soccer: UBC Thunderbirds remain perched atop U SPORTS women’s soccer Top 10
The UBC Thunderbirds continue to soar atop the U SPORTS women’s soccer top 10 after a pair of wins last weekend including a 2-1 victory over the defending champion MacEwan Griffins.
Katalin Tolnai continued her torrid scoring pace, marking all four goals for the T-Birds this weekend who blanked the Alberta Pandas to open the weekend before sending the Griffins to their second loss of the campaign. As a result, MacEwan drops one spot to no. 9. The Trinity Western Spartans moved up on position to no. 2 after a pair of shutouts against Lethbridge and Mount Royal.
The Montreal Carabins leapt from fifth to no. 3 in this week’s rankings, while the previous second-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees fell to no. 4 after a 1-0 home-field loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues. Laval dropped one spot to fifth despite a 3-0 blanking of the Bishop’s Gaiters.
The biggest mover in the Top 10 this week are the no. 6 Acadia Axewomen who jumped three spots after a pair of wins to open the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) season. The no. 7 Calgary Dinos remain unchanged posting a 2-0 record against Manitoba opponents. Queen’s checks in at no. 8 after a 1-1 draw with the former no. 2 Gee-Gees.
The only team to enter the Top 10 this week are the Western Mustangs who posted back-to-back wins over the Laurier Golden Hawks to move into the rankings.
There is only one Top 10 match-up this week on the Road to the U SPORTS women’s soccer championship in Québec City when the no. 7 Calgary Dinos travel to the Alberta capital to take on the no. 9 Grant MacEwan Griffins on Sunday.
Full rankings
|
Rank/Rang |
Team/Équipe |
Record/Fiche |
ELO |
Previous/Précédent |
|
1 |
UBC |
5-0-0 |
1761.42 |
1 |
|
2 |
Trinity Western |
3-1-0 |
1734.34 |
3 |
|
3 |
Montréal |
2-1-0 |
1689.66 |
5 |
|
4 |
Ottawa |
2-1-1 |
1686.17 |
2 |
|
5 |
Laval |
3-0-0 |
1685.00 |
4 |
|
6 |
Acadia |
2-0-0 |
1680.72 |
9 |
|
7 |
Calgary |
4-0-0 |
1677.51 |
7 |
|
8 |
Queen’s |
1-0-2 |
1674.49 |
6 |
|
9 |
MacEwan |
2-2-0 |
1663.98 |
8 |
|
10 |
Western |
3-0-1 |
1645.58 |
NR/NC |
Men's soccer: Lions roar to 4-0 start, top U SPORTS men’s soccer rankings
Back-to-back shutouts helped propel the York Lions to the top of the U SPORTS men’s soccer rankings with a perfect 4-0-0 record to start the season.
The Lions moved up one position and pounced over the previous top-ranked team, the now no. 2 Cape Breton Capers who played the UPEI Panthers to a draw in their opening game of the campaign before shutting out the Saint Mary’s Huskies 1-0 on Sunday.
The no. 3 Carleton Ravens and no. 4 Montréal Carabins remain unchanged, while the no. 5 Guelph Gryphons jumped the idle no. 6 Laval Rouge et Or after a 1-1 draw with the McMaster Marauders. Mount Royal remains at no. 7, while the Patriotes from UQTR and the TMU Bold switch spots at eight and nine respectively after Les Pats posted a 1-0-1 weekend. The UBC Thunderbirds moved into the rankings at no. 10 after topping Trinity Western 3-1 and blanking the Fraser Valley Cascades 3-0.
It’s a quiet week for Top 10 match-ups on The Road to the 2022 U SPORTS men’s soccer championship presented by RBC with only one head-to-head contest between ranked teams when the no. 7 Mount Royal Cougars travel to Vancouver to face the no. 10 UBC Thunderbirds on Saturday.
Full rankings
|
Rank/Rang |
Team/Équipe |
Record/Fiche |
ELO |
Previous/Précédent |
|
1 |
York |
4-0-0 |
1718.85 |
2 |
|
2 |
Cape Breton |
1-0-1 |
1702.02 |
1 |
|
3 |
Carleton |
2-0-1 |
1673.32 |
3 |
|
4 |
Montréal |
1-0-2 |
1672.33 |
4 |
|
5 |
Guelph |
2-0-1 |
1659.69 |
6 |
|
6 |
Laval |
1-0-1 |
1656.65 |
5 |
|
7 |
Mount Royal |
4-0-1 |
1652.52 |
7 |
|
8 |
UQTR |
2-0-1 |
1631.31 |
9 |
|
9 |
TMU |
0-0-0 |
1626.16 |
8 |
|
10 |
UBC |
3-1-0 |
1620.23 |
NR/NC |
Football: Western still top horse in the parade, MtA biggest mover in football Top 10
The Vanier Cup champion Western Mustangs keep racking up the wins and maintain their top ranking while the Mount Allison Mounties is the fastest moving team in the U SPORTS Top 10 polls.
The no. 1 Mustangs raced past the no. 5 Queen’s Gaels 35-11 on Saturday night in London to conserve their placing atop the rankings, earning 10 of the 12 first-place media votes in the process. Their opponent in last year’s Vanier Cup, the no. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies kept pace with a convincing 29-10 home-field win over the UBC Thunderbirds.
Not to be outdone, the no. 3 Montréal Carabins used a last-second game-winning field goal off the foot of placekicker Philippe Boyer to propel them past the no. 4 Laval Rouge et Or 21-18 on Saturday.
The first movement in the top 10 comes at the no. 6 position where the Regina Rams swap places with the no. 7 StFX X-Men after their 32-23 win over Calgary. Despite their 24-10 victory against Acadia, the X-Men slipped slightly behind the Rams in media polling this week thus explaining the change.
The Mount Allison Mounties are the biggest movers in this week’s rankings jumping up two spots to number 8, their highest ranking since 2014 when they hit no. 6 for two weeks (October 28 and November 4).
Jumping into the Top 10 this week are the no. 9 Ottawa Gee-Gees and the no. 10 Guelph Gryphons.
The Road to the Vanier Cup continues this week with a pair of Top 10 matchups including the no. 9 Ottawa Gee-Gees hosting the no. 10 Guelph Gryphons in OUA action, while the marque match-up of the week happens at Mosaic Stadium in the U Prairie Challenge presented by SaskMilk on Saturday night when the no. 6 Regina Rams host their provincial rivals, the no. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies at 7 pm CT.
Full rankings
|
Rank/Rang |
Team/Équipe |
Record/Fiche |
Media |
ELO |
Total |
Previous/Précédent |
|
1 |
Western |
3-0 |
189 (10) |
180 |
369 |
1 |
|
2 |
Saskatchewan |
2-0 |
170 (2) |
168 |
338 |
2 |
|
3 |
Montréal |
2-0 |
156 |
156 |
312 |
3 |
|
4 |
Laval |
2-1 |
141 |
132 |
273 |
4 |
|
5 |
Queen’s |
2-1 |
108 |
144 |
252 |
5 |
|
6 |
Regina |
2-0 |
133 |
108 |
241 |
7 |
|
7 |
StFX |
2-0 |
90 |
120 |
210 |
6 |
|
8 |
Mount Allison |
2-0 |
42 |
96 |
138 |
10 |
|
9 |
Ottawa |
2-1 |
64 |
72 |
136 |
NR/NC |
|
10 |
Guelph |
1-2 |
35 |
84 |
119 |
NR/NC |
*Media poll – first place votes indicated in brackets ( )
Other teams receiving votes: Waterloo (88), Laurier (87), Sherbrooke (80), UBC (65), Alberta (62), Bishop's (36), Carleton (36), Windsor (17), Manitoba (9), McGill (8), Toronto (4).