The Lakehead Thunderwolves men's hockey team dropped one position to No. 6 in this week's CIS Top 10 poll. Alberta, Saskatchewan, St. Mary's, and Manitoba remained at positions 1-4 while Western moved up two spots to No. 5 from No. 7. Moncton dropped one to No. 7 while St. FX moved back into the Top 10 at No. 8. UQTR dropped one spot to No. 9 and McGill fell one position to No. 10. The Thunderwolves have been in every Top 10 poll since the beginning of the 2002-03 season.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS17-2-1 (24-4-2)69 (6)1
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES14-4-2 (20-7-3)64 (1)2
3.SAINT MARY'S HUSKIES-x13-5-1 (15-8-1)523
4.MANITOBA BISONS12-5-3 (15-11-3)524
5.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS11-3-0 (16-8-0)417
6.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES10-4-0 (18-13-1)305
7.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS9-7-3 (14-10-3)206
8.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN-x8-7-4 (11-13-4)17NR
9.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES9-4-3 (15-10-3)178
10.McGILL REDMEN9-4-1 (12-8-2)139
x-Saint Mary's and St. Francis Xavier were awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
Waterloo Warriors (5), Ottawa Gee-Gees (3), Acadia Axemen (2)
Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.