Men’s Volleyball News

The top teams in the nation all held serve over the weekend for the final national rankings of the 2019-20 season.

The UNB Reds (men’s hockey), Saint Mary’s Huskies (women’s hockey) and Trinity Western Spartans (men’s and women’s volleyball) all remain at No. 1, as the conference playoffs are set to conclude this weekend. Seedings for all four U SPORTS Championships will be announced on Sunday.

The 2020 U SPORTS Final 8 Basketball Championships begin this week, with the Saskatchewan Huskies women and Carleton Ravens men named tournament favourites ahead of tip-off on Thursday and Friday in the nation’s capital. The Final 8 Basketball Championships are hosted jointly for the first time by the Ravens, Ottawa Gee-Gees, and the Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group, while the Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas are set to host the 2020 U SPORTS Track and Field Championships, where the No. 1 Guelph Gryphons are the favourites to sweep the men’s and women’s titles.

Livestreaming of the Final 8 in English is available for free worldwide on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem, and the CBC Sports App for iOS and Android devices. French digital coverage of the basketball tournaments and the Track and Field Championships in both languages will be carried on USPORTS.LIVE.

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 HOCKEY

Rank School Regular Season Record Playoff Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 UNB 26-4-0 3-1 1879.68 1
2 Saskatchewan 22-4-2 4-0 1844.41 2
3 Ottawa 17-7-4 6-2 1724.71 4
4 Guelph 17-6-5 6-2 1721.60 3
5 Acadia 19-9-2 4-1 1680.89 6
6 Saint Mary’s 17-12-1 4-3 1586.82 10
7 Western 11-13-4 5-4 1586.17 7
8 Concordia 13-10-5 4-3 1578.26 5
9 UBC 9-14-5 4-4 1514.52 9
10 Moncton 13-11-6 2-4 1502.10 8

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Rank School Regular Season Record Playoff Record Points (1st place) Previous Ranking
1 Saint Mary's 22-5-1 2-0 40 (4) 1
2 Alberta 20-8-0 4-0 36 3
3 Toronto 18-4-2 4-1 30* 2
4 McGill 11-5-4 4-0 30* 5
5 StFX 22-5-1 2-0 24 6
6 York 14-8-2 4-0 20 10
7 Montreal 9-6-5 2-3 12 9
8 UPEI 20-7-1 2-3 11 7
9 Concordia 15-3-2 1-2 9 4
10 Mount Royal 14-14-0 4-3 4 NR
Other teams receiving votes: Nipissing (4)

* Toronto ranked No.3 over McGill due to a higher winning percentage (second tiebreaker)

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Rank School Regular Season Record Playoff Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 Trinity Western 20-2 4-1 1897.61 1
2 Alberta 18-4 4-1 1852.36 3
3 Montreal 15-1 2-0 1813.82 2
4 Queen’s 14-4 1-0 1793.13 6
5 McMaster 15-2 1-0 1777.03 5
6 Toronto 17-1 1-0 1760.64 7
7 UBC 17-5 3-2 1755.67 4
8 Brandon 13-9 3-2 1679.10 8
9 Laval 11-5 2-1 1654.85 9
10 Windsor 10-7 0-1 1621.97 10

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Rank School Regular SeasonRecord Playoff Record ELO Previous Ranking
1 Trinity Western 22-2 4-1 1888.29 1
2 Dalhousie 19-1 4-0 1864.09 3
3 Toronto 17-2 1-0 1837.39 2
4 Alberta 18-6 4-2 1792.80 6
5 Ryerson 16-3 0-1 1757.19 4
6 Mount Royal 21-3 3-3 1745.17 5
7 Brock 14-5 1-0 1706.01 8
8 Western 13-6 1-0 1697.38 10
9 Thompson Rivers 16-8 3-2 1667.02 7
10 Laval 13-7 2-0 1654.69 NR