Women’s Volleyball News

The Ottawa Gee-Gees and Laval Rouge et Or picked up important victories to move up in the final national rankings of 2019.

In women’s basketball, the Gee-Gees (9-2) defeated crosstown rival Carleton (9-2) by a score of 66-49 last Wednesday, to move up to No. 3, swapping places in the rankings with the Ravens.

On the ice, Ottawa (12-4-1) beat UQTR (13-3-2) in men’s hockey one week ago, holding serve at No. 7, while dropping the previously-ranked No. 8 Patriotes to No. 10.

Finally on the court, the Rouge et Or (8-3) swept Sherbrooke (6-5) on Friday night to climb to No. 7 from No. 9.

As the exam and holiday break begins, all U SPORTS national leaders remain intact heading into 2020. Top 10 rankings will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

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 Points (1st Place) Previous Ranking
1 Carleton 11-0 448 (43) 1
2 Dalhousie 6-0 403 (2) 2
3 Calgary 8-0 362 3
4 Ottawa 9-2 314 4
5 Alberta 9-1 271 5
6 Lakehead 9-3 220 6
7 McMaster 8-2 175 7
8 Saskatchewan 6-2 127 8
9 Laurentian 8-3 85 9
10 UBC 8-2 51 10
Other teams receiving votes: Western (8), McGill (6)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record Points (1st Place) Previous Ranking
1 Saskatchewan 8-0 528 (44) 1
2 Calgary 8-0 484 2
3 Ottawa 9-2 439 4
4 Carleton 9-2 390 3
5 Ryerson 8-2 355 5
6 Windsor 10-1 309 6
7 Bishop's 4-1 264 7
8 Queen's 7-4 210 8
9 Brock 9-1 175 9
10 Western 11-1 135 10
Other teams receiving votes: Alberta (79), Laval (39)

MEN’S HOCKEY

Rank School Regular Season Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 UNB 13-4-0 1799.52 1
2 Alberta 14-2-0 1787.14 2
3 Carleton 15-2-1 1712.38 3
4 Toronto 14-2-0 1709.19 4
5 Saskatchewan 11-3-2 1688.12 5
6 Acadia 14-4-0 1663.68 6
7 Ottawa 12-4-1 1657.40 7
8 Calgary 11-3-2 1616.33 9
9 Guelph 9-4-3 1613.94 10
10 UQTR 13-3-2 1595.65 8

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 Trinity Western 11-1 1800.60 1
2 Ryerson 8-1 1784.36 2
3 Dalhousie 8-0 1777.86 3
4 Toronto 8-1 1773.26 4
5 Mount Royal 11-1 1701.50 5
6 Brock 7-2 1664.18 6
7 Laval 8-3 1662.26 9
8 Thompson Rivers 9-3 1650.74 7
9 Alberta 7-5 1645.61 8
10 Western 7-3 1633.58 10