The Lakehead Thunderwolves kept their No. 8 ranking in this week's Top 10 poll. Alberta remained at No. 1 and Moncton moved up to No. 2 based upon its defeat of Acadia in the AUS Finals while the Axemen fell to No. 6. Western moved up to No. 3 while UQTR also rose to No. 4. Saskatchewan dropped to No. 5 while Manitoba moved up to No. 7. McGill and Calgary round out the Top 10 at No. 9 and 10.
The CIS National Championships in Alberta will feature host and Canada West Champions Alberta, AUS Champions Moncton, Western and UQTR from the OUA, Canada West runners-up Saskatchewan, and Canada West rotating wild card team Manitoba.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS24-3-1 (35-5-2)70 (7)1
2.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS14-10-4 (24-15-4)584
3.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS17-7-0 (26-14-0)515
4.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES15-6-3 (27-13-3)476
5.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES19-6-3 (27-11-4)462
6.ACADIA AXEMEN14-8-6 (20-14-6)413
7.MANITOBA BISONS15-8-5 (22-16-5)269
8.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES15-8-1 (28-19-2)228
9.McGILL REDMEN17-6-1 (23-12-2)177
10.CALGARY DINOS12-10-6 (18-20-7)510
Other teams receiving votes:
Waterloo Warriors (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.