Men’s Soccer
The Western Mustangs and defending champion Laval Rouge et Or begin the season as the teams to beat in U SPORTS football and women’s rugby.
In a rematch of the 2019 OUA Yates Cup championship, the Mustangs kicked off their season beating the McMaster Marauders 41-13 at home on Saturday. The reigning Vanier Cup champion Calgary Dinos and finalist Montreal Carabins, follow at No. 2 and 3 respectively. The Carabins defeated RSEQ rival Laval Rouge et Or 18-17, while the Dinos (idle) begin their title defence hosting the Saskatchewan Huskies Saturday.
In women’s rugby, the U SPORTS champion Rouge et Or (2-0) picked up a narrow 8-7 victory over the national bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees (1-1).
In men’s soccer, the Montreal Carabins (2-0-0) took over top spot, thanks to a 3-1 win at Sherbrooke on Friday, after the Cape Breton Capers (2-1-0) split a weekend set, falling to the UNB Reds 4-2 on Saturday. In women’s soccer, Calgary (4-0-0) remains at No. 1 for another week.
U SPORTS uses the ELO Rating System and select media panels for the calculation of its weekly national rankings. ELO’s unique algorithm blends a statistical calculation with customized variables that is adaptable across a range of sports. For more information, click here.
Football
Rank | School | Record | Media PTS (1st Place) | ELO Points | total |
1 | Western | 1-0 | 258 | 252 | 510 |
2 | Calgary | 0-0 | 227 | 270 | 497 |
3 | Montreal | 2-1 | 230 | 234 | 464 |
4 | Laval | 2-2 | 176 | 216 | 392 |
5 | Waterloo | 1-0 | 166 | 180 | 346 |
6 | Saskatchewan | 0-0 | 181 | 126 | 307 |
7 | Guelph | 0-0 | 57 | 198 | 255 |
8 | Laurier | 1-0 | 104 | 144 | 248 |
9 | McMaster | 0-1 | 132 | 108 | 240 |
10 | Concordia | 2-1 | 175 | 54 | 229 |
Honourable mention: Acadia (180), Queen’s (177), Regina (109), StFX (76), McGill (61) |
Women's Rugby
Rank | School | Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
1 | Laval | 2-0-0 | 1714.26 | - |
2 | Ottawa | 1-1-0 | 1645.37 | - |
3 | Queen's | 0-0-0 | 1625.95 | - |
4 | Acadia | 2-0-0 | 1616.35 | - |
5 | UBC | 1-0-0 | 1590.64 | - |
6 | StFX | 1-1-0 | 1567.75 | - |
7 | Guelph | 0-0-0 | 1547.01 | - |
8 | Lethbridge | 1-0-0 | 1517.73 | - |
9 | Concordia | 1-1-0 | 1512.32 | - |
10 | McMaster | 0-0-0 | 1511.51 | - |
Men's Soccer
Rank | School | Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
1 | Montréal | 2-0-0 | 1677.21 | 2 |
2 | UQTR | 2-0-0 | 1668.54 | 3 |
3 | Cape Breton | 2-1-0 | 1654.92 | 1 |
4 | Carleton | 0-0-0 | 1644.80 | 4 |
5 | York | 0-0-0 | 1633.69 | 5 |
6 | StFX | 4-0-0 | 1620.20 | 9 |
7 | UNB | 3-1-0 | 1602.55 | 7 |
8 | UBC | 0-0-2 | 1596.13 | 6 |
9 | Guelph | 0-0-0 | 1586.41 | 8 |
10 | Rams | 0-0-0 | 1578.27 | 10 |
Women's Socccer
Rank | School | Record | ELO | Previous Ranking |
1 | Calgary | 4-0-0 | 1701.47 | 1 |
2 | Trinity Western | 4-0-0 | 1696.02 | 3 |
3 | Montreal | 3-0-0 | 1674.06 | 5 |
4 | UBC | 2-0-0 | 1671.19 | 2 |
5 | Ottawa | 0-0-0 | 1658.07 | 4 |
6 | Cape Breton | 3-0-0 | 1646.34 | 7 |
7 | StFX | 4-0-0 | 1618.62 | 10 |
8 | Laval | 3-0-0 | 1611.81 | NR |
9 | MacEwan | 3-1-0 | 1597.85 | NR |
10 | Toronto | 0-0-0 | 1596.04 | 8 |