Women’s Volleyball News

All four national leaders held serve over the weekend in the final Top 10 rankings of the 2018-19 season.

Alberta (men’s and women’s hockey), Brandon (men’s volleyball) and Ryerson (women’s volleyball) remain in the No. 1 position as conference championships are set to wrap up this week to determine the final spots for national championships.

The U SPORTS #CHAMPSZN will continue this week with track and field, along with the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Final 8 tournaments. Next week, men’s and women’s hockey, men’s and women’s volleyball and curling will crown their 2019 U SPORTS national champions. For the full championship schedule, click here.

New this season, U SPORTS is implementing 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 men’s hockey, it will be combined with the results of the media panel balloting (each weighted 50%) to produce the final top 10. For more information, click here.

Men's Hockey

Rank School Season  Playoff Record Media  ELO   Total  Previous 
1 Alberta 24-3-1 4-1 146 (11) 150 296 1
2 UNB 25-2-3 4-0 138 (4) 135 273 2
3 Saskatchewan 25-3-0 3-2 116 120 236 3
4 StFX 15-12-3 5-4 91 90 181 NR
5 Guelph 13-11-4 6-2 82 75 157 7
6 Queen's 18-10-0 6-1 94 60 154 8
7 Ottawa 22-2-4 3-2 4 105 109 6
8 Carleton 18-5-5 4-3 58 30 88 4
9 McGill 17-7-4 3-2 1 45 46 9
10 Saint Mary’s 19-10-1 2-3 39 0 39 5
Honourable Mention: Western (33), Calgary (33), Lethbridge (3), UPEI (2)

Women's Hockey

Rank School Season  Playoff Record Points Previous
1 Alberta 23-5-0 4-0 40 1
2 Montreal 15-4-1 4-0 36 2
3 Manitoba 20-5-3 2-2 32 3
4 Guelph 18-3-3 4-0 23* 6
5 St. Thomas 22-5-1 2-1 23* 4
6 McGill 14-6-0 2-2 22 5
7 StFX 18-7-3 3-0 20 7
8 Toronto 15-6-3 4-2 10 NR
9 Concordia 13-4-3 0-2 6 9
10 Western 15-5-4 3-2 5 8
Other teams receiving votes: UBC (3)

Men's Volleyball

Rank School Season  Playoff Record VRS Previous 
1 Brandon 20-2 4-1 +2.49 1
2 Trinity Western 18-4 4-1 +2.27 2
3 Laval 16-0 2-0 +1.70 3
4 Mount Royal 15-7 3-2 +1.56 5
5 McMaster 15-2 1-0 +1.46 4
6 Alberta 17-5 0-2 +1.05 6
7 UBC 11-11 1-2 +0.80 7
8 Saskatchewan 12-10 0-2 +0.71 10
9 Thompson Rivers 11-11 2-2 +0.69 9
10 Windsor 13-4 1-0 +0.64 NR
Honourable Mention: Western (+0.60), Montreal (+0.53), Calgary (+0.40), Queen’s (+0.29)

Women's Volleyball

Rank School Season  Playoff Record Points   Previous
1 Ryerson 17-2 1-0 60 (4) 1
2 Calgary 19-5 4-0 56 2
3 Dalhousie 18-2 2-0 52 3
4 Waterloo 17-2 1-0 48 4
5 McGill 17-3 2-1 44 5
6 Trinity Western 19-5 4-0 40 6
7 Alberta 18-6 2-3 36 7
8 Toronto 14-5 1-0 32 8
9 Montreal 13-7 2-1 28 9
10 UBC 15-9 2-2 24 10
Other teams receiving votes: UNB (17), Western (14). Regina (9), Laval (6), Queen’s (5)