Men’s Hockey
The Guelph Gryphons highlight the first rankings of 2018 as the top-ranked U SPORTS track and field squads in the nation.
The Gryphons men won their first national title since 2013 last March, while the Guelph women claimed the team silver medal at the U SPORTS Track and Field Championships in Edmonton. The defending women’s champion Toronto Varsity Blues begin the year tied for the No.7 ranking.
This week’s rankings also feature a pair of changes at the top. In men’s hockey, the StFX X-Men return to pole position for the first time since the opening week of the 2016-17 season (Oct. 11, 2016). The then-No.4 ranked X-Men upset then-No.2 UNB 5-2 on the road Saturday, handing the Varsity Reds their first regulation loss of the year. Alberta meanwhile, who held the No.1 position since Oct. 24 was handed back-to-back 5-4 (OT) and 3-1 losses by unranked Manitoba. StFX hosts UPEI and UNB this weekend.
In women’s volleyball, the U SPORTS champion UBC Thunderbirds return to top spot, after beating the Bisons 3-0 and 3-2 at home. They’ll head to Winnipeg for a weekend series on Friday and Saturday.
In other U SPORTS rankings, Carleton (men’s basketball), Acadia (women’s basketball), Manitoba (women’s hockey), UBC (men’s and women’s swimming), Trinity Western (men’s volleyball), Alberta (men’s wrestling) and Brock (women’s wrestling) all remain national leaders.
Men's basketball
Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Carleton | 12-0 | 470 (47) | 1 |
2 | Brock | 10-2 | 397 | 3 |
3 | Alberta | 11-1 | 375 | 5 |
4 | UBC | 10-2 | 316 | 4 |
5 | Calgary | 9-3 | 276 | 2 |
6 | McGill | 5-1 | 237 | 6 |
7 | Ottawa | 10-2 | 178 | 8 |
8 | Laurentian | 10-1 | 176 | 7 |
9 | Dalhousie | 6-2 | 103 | 9 |
10 | Ryerson | 8-4 | 36 | 10 |
Other teams receiving votes: UNB (19), Acadia (1), Lethbridge (1) |
Women's basketball
Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Acadia | 8-0 | 526 (26) | 1 |
2 | McGill | 5-1 | 500 (7) | 2 |
3 | Regina | 11-1 | 480 (6) | 3 |
4 | Carleton | 12-0 | 468 (8) | 4 |
5 | Laval | 3-2 | 346 | 5 |
6 | Saskatchewan | 11-1 | 345 | 6 |
7 | Queen’s | 11-1 | 249 | 9 |
8 | Concordia | 3-1 | 215 | 8 |
9 | Windsor | 9-3 | 179 | 7 |
10 | McMaster | 8-4 | 133 | NR |
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (82), Ryerson (60) |
Men's Hockey
Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | StFX | 16-1-3 | 129 (10) | 4 |
2 | Alberta | 15-2-1 | 123 (4) | 1 |
3 | UNB | 16-1-3 | 121 | 2 |
4 | Saskatchewan | 14-3-1 | 95 | 3 |
5 | McGill | 17-3-0 | 86 | 5 |
6 | Acadia | 13-5-2 | 63 | 7 |
7 | Saint Mary’s | 14-5-1 | 61 | 6 |
8 | Concordia | 13-2-3 | 31 | 8 |
9 | Manitoba | 11-5-2 | 26 | NR |
10 | Guelph | 13-4-1 | 23 | 9 |
Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (5), Ryerson (5), Carleton (2) |
Women's hockey
Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Manitoba | 13-4-1 | 40 | 1 |
2 | Alberta | 11-4-3 | 35 | 2 |
3 | UBC | 12-4-2 | 33 | 3 |
4 | StFX | 13-1-2 | 28 | 4 |
5 | Saint Mary's | 11-3-1 | 24 | 5 |
6 | Concordia | 7-3-0 | 20 | 6 |
7 | Guelph | 10-4-0 | 15 | 8 |
8 | Queen's | 11-1-2 | 12 | 7 |
9 | Montreal | 7-1-4 | 9 | 9 |
10 | Brock | 10-3-2 | 3 | 10 |
Other teams receiving votes: Western (1) |
Men's swimming
Rank | School | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | UBC | 818 | 1 |
2 | Calgary | 504 | 2 |
3 | Toronto | 321 | 3 |
4 | Victoria | 206 | 4 |
5 | Montreal | 185 | 5 |
6 | McGill | 155 | 7 |
7 | Ottawa | 154 | 6 |
8 | Regina | 126 | 8 |
9 | Dalhousie | 80 | 9 |
10 | Sherbrooke | 65 | 10 |
Honourable mention: Alberta (55), Lethbridge (50), Acadia (47), Laval (39), Waterloo (39), Laurentian (36), Manitoba (32), Western (19), Memorial (12), McMaster (10), UNB (1), Guelph (1) |
Women's swimming
Rank | School | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | UBC | 884 | 1 |
2 | Montreal | 385 | 2 |
3 | Toronto | 341 | 3 |
4 | Calgary | 195 | 4 |
5 | Victoria | 177 | 7 |
6 | Manitoba | 154 | 5 |
7 | Regina | 148 | 6 |
8 | McMaster | 79 | 8 |
T9 | Dalhousie | 77 | 10 |
T9 | Western | 77 | 9 |
Honourable mention: Laval (61), McGill (61), Lethbridge (56), Alberta (47), Memorial (47), Waterloo (37), Ottawa (30), York (28), Laurier (19), Acadia (14), Sherbrooke (11), Laurentian (10), Guelph (9), UQTR (4) |
* Swimming Top 10 is calculated from individual event results by school.
Men's track & field
Rank | School | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Guelph | 112 | - |
2 | Windsor | 86 | - |
3 | Western | 65.5 | - |
4 | Manitoba | 61.5 | - |
5 | Waterloo | 39 | - |
6 | Sherbrooke | 38.5 | - |
T7 | Toronto | 33.5 | - |
T7 | Calgary | 33.5 | - |
9 | Laval | 29.5 | - |
10 | McMaster | 19 | - |
Honourable mention: Saint Mary’s (16), Dalhousie (13.5) |
Women's track & field
Rank | School | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Guelph | 88.5 | - |
2 | Western | 84 | - |
3 | Windsor | 82 | - |
4 | Toronto | 74.5 | - |
5 | Sherbrooke | 61 | - |
6 | Manitoba | 35.5 | - |
7 | Calgary | 30.5 | - |
8 | Saskatchewan | 28 | - |
9 | Waterloo | 27 | - |
10 | Dalhousie | 25.5 | - |
Honourable mention: Laval (25), Wilfrid Laurier (20) |
*Track & Field Top 10 is calculated from individual event results by school.
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Team and Individual rankings by event available here
Men's Volleyball
Rank | School | Season | VRS # | Previous |
1 | Trinity Western | 13-1 | +2.50 | 1 |
2 | Brandon | 9-3 | +2.16 | 4 |
3 | UBC | 12-2 | +1.84 | 2 |
4 | Calgary | 9-3 | +1.79 | 3 |
5 | Alberta | 11-3 | +1.76 | 5 |
6 | Winnipeg | 10-4 | +1.35 | 7 |
7 | Montreal | 5-1 | +1.11 | 8 |
8 | Laval | 5-1 | +1.08 | 6 |
9 | Manitoba | 6-8 | +0.61 | 10 |
10 | McMaster | 6-1 | +0.53 | 9 |
Honourable mention: Saskatchewan (+0.41) |
Note: Men’s volleyball Top 10 is determined by the Volleyball Ranking System (VRS). Teams are ranked via the VRS #, their average sets won differential.
- Rankings available here.
Women's volleyball
Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | UBC | 12-2 | 58 (2) | 2 |
2 | Montreal | 9-1 | 57 (2) | 1 |
3 | Calgary | 10-2 | 53 | 3 |
4 | UBC Okanagan | 10-4 | 47 | 5 |
5 | Dalhousie | 8-1 | 45 | 4 |
6 | McMaster | 6-1 | 37 | 6 |
7 | Ryerson | 8-0 | 34* | 7 |
8 | Trinity Western | 11-3 | 34* | 10 |
9 | Alberta | 7-7 | 28 | 8 |
10 | McGill | 8-2 | 27 | 9 |
Other teams receiving votes: Laval (20), Toronto (15), Acadia (9) Mount Royal (4), Brandon (3), Western (3) |
* Ryerson is ranked No.7 over Trinity Western thanks to a higher number of higher-placed votes
Men's Wrestling
Rank | School | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Alberta | 73 | 1 |
2 | Brock | 61 | 2 |
3 | Fraser Valley | 41 | 3 |
4 | Saskatchewan | 36 | 4 |
5 | Western | 33 | 5 |
6 | Calgary | 30 | 6 |
7 | McMaster | 28 | 8 |
8 | Concordia | 26 | 7 |
9 | Regina | 23* | 9 |
10 | Guelph | 23* | 10 |
Honourable mention: Lakehead (23), Algoma (7), York (7), Memorial (6), UNB (5), Toronto (3) |
Women's wrestling
Rank | School | Votes (pts) | Previous |
1 | Brock | 46 | 1 |
2 | Alberta | 40 | 2 |
3 | Calgary | 36 | 3 |
4 | Regina | 34 | 4 |
5 | Saskatchewan | 27 | 5 |
6 | Guelph | 23 | 6 |
7 | Concordia | 17* | 7 |
8 | York | 17* | 8 |
9 | Lakehead | 17* | 10 |
10 | Western | 17* | 9 |
Honourable mention: McMaster (12), Fraser Valley (8), Algoma (5), Toronto (2), Ryerson (1) |
*Wrestling Top 10 is calculated from individual weight class results by school. Ties are broken according to higher number of higher-ranked wrestlers.