In the penultimate rankings of the season, the Saint Mary’s Huskies are new leaders in U SPORTS women’s hockey for the first time in school history.
The Huskies (22-5-1 / 1-0 playoffs) moved into top spot after a 4-1 home victory over the UNB Reds (18-9-1 / 2-2 playoffs) in Game 1 of the best-of-three AUS semifinal on Saturday. Saint Mary’s visits UNB for Game 2 on Tuesday night. No. 4 Concordia (15-3-2 / 1-2 playoffs), who had held the No.1 spot since the second week of the season, fell from top spot after being upset by the No. 9 Montreal Carabins (9-6-5 / 2-1 playoffs) in three games.
In other U SPORTS rankings, Carleton (men’s basketball), Saskatchewan (women’s basketball) and Guelph (men’s and women’s track and field) retain the top position in the final rankings of the season, while UNB (men’s hockey) and Trinity Western (men’s and women’s volleyball) 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 |
Playoff Record |
Points (First Place) |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Carleton |
21-1 |
1-0 |
475 (43) |
1 |
| 2 |
Dalhousie |
19-1 |
0-0 |
431 (3) |
2 |
| 3 |
Alberta |
19-1 |
2-0 |
386 (2) |
3 |
| 4 |
Ottawa |
18-4 |
1-0 |
336 |
5 |
| 5 |
Calgary |
18-2 |
1-1 |
267 |
4 |
| 6 |
UBC |
16-4 |
2-0 |
238 |
9 |
| 7 |
Ryerson |
16-6 |
1-1 |
169 |
6 |
| 8 |
Western |
16-6 |
1-0 |
106 |
NR |
| 9 |
Laurentian |
16-6 |
1-1 |
73 |
7 |
| 10 |
Manitoba |
16-4 |
1-1 |
66 |
10 |
| Other teams receiving votes: Lakehead (39), Laurier (25) |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
| Rank |
School |
Regular Season Record |
Playoff Record |
Points (First Place) |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Saskatchewan |
18-2 |
2-0 |
564 (47) |
1 |
| 2 |
Ryerson |
18-4 |
1-0 |
507 |
3 |
| 3 |
Ottawa |
18-4 |
1-0 |
463 |
4 |
| 4 |
Calgary |
18-2 |
1-1 |
411 |
2 |
| 5 |
Western |
19-3 |
1-0 |
404 |
5 |
| 6 |
Brock |
17-5 |
1-0 |
315 |
7 |
| 7 |
Alberta |
16-4 |
2-0 |
267 |
9 |
| 8 |
Laval |
12-4 |
0-0 |
245 |
8 |
| 9 |
Windsor |
17-5 |
1-1 |
208 |
6 |
| 10 |
Carleton |
15-7 |
1-1 |
98 |
10 |
| Other teams receiving votes: UPEI (62), Queen’s (47) |
MEN'S HOCKEY
| Rank |
School |
Regular Season Record |
Playoff Record |
ELO |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
UNB |
26-4-0 |
2-0* |
1936.49 |
1 |
| 2 |
Saskatchewan |
22-4-2 |
2-0 |
1825.69 |
2 |
| 3 |
Guelph |
17-6-5 |
4-1 |
1724.69 |
5 |
| 4 |
Ottawa |
17-7-4 |
4-2 |
1660.20 |
10 |
| 5 |
Concordia |
13-10-5 |
4-1 |
1642.77 |
NR |
| 6 |
Acadia |
19-9-2 |
2-0* |
1638.03 |
NR |
| 7 |
Western |
11-13-4 |
4-2 |
1583.08 |
NR |
| 8 |
Moncton |
13-11-6 |
2-2* |
1546.66 |
NR |
| 9 |
UBC |
9-14-5 |
4-2 |
1533.23 |
NR |
| 10 |
Saint Mary’s |
17-12-1 |
2-2* |
1528.32 |
9 |
* Rankings and playoff records do not include AUS semifinal games played on Monday, Feb. 24
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
| Rank |
School |
Regular Season Record |
Playoff Record |
Points (1st-place) |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Saint Mary's |
22-5-1 |
1-0 |
40 (4) |
2 |
| 2 |
Toronto |
18-4-2 |
2-0 |
35 |
3 |
| 3 |
Alberta |
20-8-0 |
2-0 |
30 |
4 |
| 4 |
Concordia |
15-3-2 |
1-2 |
29 |
1 |
| 5 |
McGill |
11-5-4 |
2-0 |
23 |
6 |
| 6 |
StFX |
22-5-1 |
1-0 |
21 |
7 |
| 7 |
UPEI |
20-7-1 |
2-2 |
18 |
5 |
| 8 |
Nipissing |
16-7-1 |
2-0 |
11 |
8 |
| 9 |
Montreal |
9-6-5 |
2-1 |
9 |
9 |
| 10 |
York |
14-8-2 |
2-0 |
4 |
10 |
| Other teams receiving votes: None |
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
| Rank |
School |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Guelph |
131.5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Calgary |
64.75 |
2 |
| 3 |
Saskatchewan |
51 |
5 |
| 4 |
Laval |
46.75 |
4 |
| 5 |
Toronto |
45 |
3 |
| 6 |
Trinity Western |
41 |
6 |
| 7 |
York |
35 |
7 |
| 8 |
Montreal |
30 |
8 |
| 9 |
Manitoba |
27.75 |
9 |
| 10 |
Regina |
24 |
NR |
| Other teams receiving points: Western (22.5), Waterloo (19.75) |
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD
| Rank |
School |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Guelph |
129.5 |
1 |
| 2 |
Toronto |
87 |
2 |
| 3 |
Saskatchewan |
58.5 |
3 |
| 4 |
Laval |
47 |
7 |
| 5 |
Alberta |
41.5 |
T5 |
| 6 |
Calgary |
38 |
4 |
| 7 |
Western |
33.5 |
9 |
| 8 |
York |
31 |
8 |
| 9 |
Regina |
30 |
T5 |
| 10 |
Sherbrooke |
24 |
10 |
| Other teams receiving points: Montreal (23), Manitoba (18.5) |
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
| Rank |
School |
Regular Season Record |
Playoff Record |
ELO |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Trinity Western |
20-2 |
2-0 |
1899.79 |
1 |
| 2 |
Montreal |
15-1 |
2-0 |
1813.82 |
3 |
| 3 |
Alberta |
18-4 |
2-0 |
1805.93 |
4 |
| 4 |
UBC |
17-5 |
2-0 |
1802.10 |
5 |
| 5 |
McMaster |
15-2 |
0-0 |
1766.56 |
2 |
| 6 |
Queen’s |
14-4 |
0-0 |
1762.86 |
6 |
| 7 |
Toronto |
17-1 |
0-0 |
1748.17 |
7 |
| 8 |
Brandon |
13-9 |
2-0 |
1676.92 |
9 |
| 9 |
Laval |
11-5 |
2-1 |
1654.85 |
8 |
| 10 |
Windsor |
10-7 |
0-0 |
1652.24 |
NR |
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
| Rank |
School |
Regular Season Record |
Playoff Record |
ELO |
Previous Ranking |
| 1 |
Trinity Western |
22-2 |
2-0 |
1872.44 |
1 |
| 2 |
Toronto |
17-2 |
0-0 |
1819.29 |
3 |
| 3 |
Dalhousie |
19-1 |
2-0 |
1818.05 |
5 |
| 4 |
Ryerson |
16-3 |
0-0 |
1793.92 |
2 |
| 5 |
Mount Royal |
21-3 |
2-1 |
1784.23 |
4 |
| 6 |
Alberta |
18-6 |
2-1 |
1753.74 |
6 |
| 7 |
Thompson Rivers |
16-8 |
2-0 |
1682.87 |
NR |
| 8 |
Brock |
14-5 |
0-0 |
1682.28 |
7 |
| 9 |
Saint Mary’s |
13-7 |
2-0 |
1663.75 |
NR |
| 10 |
Western |
13-6 |
0-0 |
1661.60 |
10 |
