Women’s Soccer
Weekend Watch: Defending champion Spartans, Thunderbirds launch first serve to kick off volleyball seasons
The Trinity Western Spartans begin the new women’s volleyball season as the top-ranked team in the country.
The Spartans (2-0), who were last ranked No. 1 on Jan.15, 2019 opened the Canada West season with a pair of road victories over the Alberta Pandas, in a rematch of last year’s consolation final at the national championship. Trinity Western now prepares for its home-opening series this weekend against Winnipeg. The reigning silver medalist Ryerson Rams (0-0) and national champion UBC Thunderbirds (2-0), start the season at No.2 and No.3, respectively.
On the ice, there are a pair of new national leaders this week. In men’s hockey, the UNB Reds (5-1-0) are back on top, thanks to back-to-back home victories over then-ranked No.4 St FX (3-2-1) and Dalhousie (2-4-2). The Reds will look to stay in the driver’s seat on the road this weekend, once again facing the X-Men and Tigers.
In women’s hockey, the Concordia Stingers are the new team to beat for the first time since Oct. 16, 2019. The Stingers jumped from No. 4 to No. 1 in the nation after edging then-ranked No.2 McGill (0-0-1), before winning a thriller over the Ottawa Gee-Gees (0-1-0). Concordia will look to keep the streak alive at Carleton this Friday.
Finally, the Queen’s Gaels women’s rugby team reclaimed the No.1 spot in the final rankings of the season, after emerging victorious in the OUA championship against the then-ranked No.4 Guelph Gryphons. The Gaels (4-0 / 2-0 playoffs) won 46-17 en route to their second OUA title in program history and first since 2013. Queen’s remains undefeated going into the U SPORTS Championship hosted by Ottawa Gee-Gees from Oct.30-Nov. 3.
In other U SPORTS rankings, Cape Breton (men’s soccer), Ottawa (women’s soccer), Calgary (men’s cross country), Queen’s (women’s cross country) and Western (football) remain at No.1 for another week.
Top 10 rankings will conclude next week for soccer and cross country, and begin in basketball and men’s volleyball.
Click here for this week’s Football Top 10 rankings.
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 CROSS COUNTRY
| Rank | School | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Calgary | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | McMaster | 89 | 2 |
| 3 | Guelph | 79 | 3 |
| 4 | Laval | 68 | 4 |
| 5 | Queen’s | 48 | 5 |
| 6 | Western | 39 | 6 |
| 6 | UBC | 37 | 8 |
| 8 | Alberta | 30 | 7 |
| 9 | Windsor | 26 | 10 |
| 10 | StFX | 15 | 9 |
| Other teams receiving votes: Toronto (8), Victoria (6), Trinity Western (5), Laurentian (2) | |||
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
| Rank | School | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Queen’s | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Guelph | 86 | 3 |
| 3 | Laval | 84 | 2 |
| 4 | McGill | 62 | 4 |
| 5 | UBC | 52 | 6 |
| 6 | Western | 50 | 5 |
| 6 | Calgary | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | Toronto | 26 | 8 |
| 9 | Trinity Western | 22 | 9 |
| 10 | Victoria | 16 | NR |
| Other teams receiving votes: Dalhousie (10), McMaster (7), Saskatchewan (5), StFX (3), Montreal (2), Laurentian (2), Windsor (2) | |||
MEN'S HOCKEY
| Rank | School | Regular Season Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | UNB | 5-1-0 | 1825.12 | 2 |
| 2 | Alberta | 5-1-0 | 1779.69 | 1 |
| 3 | Carleton | 5-1-0 | 1648.30 | 5 |
| 4 | Ottawa | 4-1-0 | 1643.10 | 3 |
| 5 | Guelph | 4-1-1 | 1626.48 | 7 |
| 6 | Calgary | 5-0-1 | 1619.21 | 6 |
| 7 | Acadia | 6-1-0 | 1592.89 | NR |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | 2-3-1 | 1589.48 | NR |
| 9 | StFX | 3-2-1 | 1585.24 | 4 |
| 10 | Mount Royal | 4-2-0 | 1582.24 | NR |
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
| Rank | School | Regular Season Record | Points (1st place) | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Concordia | 2-0-0 | 39 (3) | 4 |
| 2 | Guelph | 1-1-0 | 33* | 1 |
| 3 | McGill | 0-0-1 | 33* | 2 |
| 4 | Alberta | 4-2-0 | 30 (1) | 3 |
| 5 | Montreal | 1-0-0 | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | Toronto | 2-0-0 | 18** | 8 |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 5-1-0 | 18** | 6 |
| 8 | Western | 2-0-0 | 12 | 9 |
| 9 | StFX | 4-2-0 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | York | 1-1-0 | 3 | 10 |
Other teams receiving votes: UPEI (2)
*Guelph ranked No. 2 over McGill due to a higher number of higher-placed votes
**Toronto ranked No. 6 over Saint Mary’s due to a higher winning percentage (2nd tiebreaker)
WOMEN'S RUGBY
| Rank | School | RegULAR Season Record | Playoff Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Queen’s | 4-0-0 | 2-0 | 1860.84 | 3 |
| 2 | Laval | 6-0-0 | 1-0 | 1831.79 | 1 |
| 3 | StFX | 6-0-0 | 0-0 | 1830.11 | 2 |
| 4 | UBC | 3-2-0 | 2-0 | 1724.61 | 7 |
| 5 | Ottawa | 3-2-1 | 1-0 | 1687.70 | 6 |
| 6 | Guelph | 3-1-0 | 1-1 | 1664.98 | 4 |
| 7 | Acadia | 4-2-0 | 1-0 | 1638.65 | 8 |
| 8 | Victoria | 4-1-0 | 1-1 | 1593.00 | 9 |
| 9 | Calgary | 5-1-0 | 1-1 | 1592.27 | 5 |
| 10 | McMaster | 3-3-0 | 2-1 | 1552.05 | NR |
MEN'S SOCCER
| Rank | School | Regular Season Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Cape Breton | 9-0-1 | 1824.24 | 1 |
| 2 | York | 11-0-3 | 1799.75 | 3 |
| 3 | Carleton | 13-1-0 | 1794.12 | 4 |
| 4 | Montreal | 9-1-2 | 1774.59 | 2 |
| 5 | Ryerson | 10-2-2 | 1716.65 | 6 |
| 6 | UBC | 10-2-3 | 1712.86 | 5 |
| 7 | UQTR | 10-2-0 | 1684.87 | 7 |
| 8 | UNB | 7-2-2 | 1656.39 | 10 |
| 9 | Guelph | 8-2-4 | 1654.00 | 9 |
| 10 | Trinity Western | 9-6-1 | 1651.48 | NR |
WOMEN'S SOCCER
| Rank | School | Regular Season Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Ottawa | 12-0-2 | 1850.09 | 1 |
| 2 | Trinity Western | 12-1-1 | 1835.73 | 2 |
| 3 | Montreal | 10-2-2 | 1748.17 | 4 |
| 4 | Cape Breton | 8-2-0 | 1746.67 | 3 |
| 5 | Queen’s | 12-0-2 | 1727.12 | 6 |
| 6 | Acadia | 9-0-2 | 1719.48 | 7 |
| 7 | Calgary | 10-1-3 | 1714.13 | 5 |
| 8 | UQAM | 12-1-1 | 1699.30 | 9 |
| 9 | Western | 10-0-4 | 1697.10 | 8 |
| 10 | York | 8-1-5 | 1677.96 | 10 |
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
| Rank | School | Regular Season Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Trinity Western | 2-0 | 1771.39 | - |
| 2 | Ryerson | 0-0 | 1749.90 | - |
| 3 | UBC | 2-0 | 1720.66 | - |
| 4 | Toronto | 0-0 | 1690.66 | - |
| 5 | Waterloo | 0-0 | 1667.37 | - |
| 6 | Dalhousie | 0-0 | 1655.45 | - |
| 7 | Montreal | 2-0 | 1634.57 | - |
| 8 | McGill | 1-1 | 1618.29 | - |
| 9 | Western | 0-0 | 1617.95 | - |
| 10 | UQAM | 2-0 | 1600.60 | - |