CIS Top 10: OUA teams rank first in men's soccer, women's soccer and women's rugby
In women’s soccer, the Ottawa Gee-Gees take over at No. 1 from the defending CIS champion Trinity Western Spartans in the third coaches poll of the young campaign.
Ottawa improved to 4-0-2 on the season over the past seven days thanks to a 1-1 draw against cross-town rival Carleton (4-1-1) and an 11-0 domination of Trent. The Gee-Gees share the top of the OUA East standings with the Queen’s Gaels, who sport an identical 4-0-2 record and also move past Trinity Western in the new poll, in second position.
The now third-ranked Spartans (1-1-1), who opened their Canada West schedule two weeks ago with a draw against UBC, were upset 2-1 at home by No. 4 Victoria on Friday, before finally picking up their first win of the season on Saturday, when they defeated Fraser Valley 2-1.
In men’s soccer, the undefeated Carleton Ravens (4-0-1) become the third team in as many weeks to occupy the No. 1 spot in the national rankings, after the reigning CIS champ UBC Thunderbirds (3-1-0) in Week 1 and the York Lions (5-1-0) last Tuesday.
The Ravens move up one spot in the new poll thanks to a 4-0 shutout against Trent in their lone outing of the past week, combined to York dropping a 1-0 decision to No. 7 McMaster on Friday night. The now second-seeded Lions rebounded on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over UOIT.
In women’s rugby, the top six remains unchanged, including the No. 1 Guelph Gryphons, who improved to 2-0 in OUA action last weekend with a hard-fought 24-14 home win against Western.
Alberta (0-0), Queen’s (2-0), Concordia (2-0), Acadia (2-0) and reigning national champion StFX (2-1) still follow in order.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)1. Ottawa (4-0-2) / 44 points / (3)
2. Queen’s (4-0-2) / 43 / (2)
3. Trinity Western (1-1-1) / 38 / (1)
4. Victoria (2-1-0) / 33 / (4) *
5. Montreal (3-0-1) / 33 / (6)
6. UBC (1-0-2) / 26 / (7)
7. Laval (4-0-0) / 19 / (NR)
8. Sherbrooke (2-1-1) / 10 / (5)
9. Wilfrid Laurier (3-1-2) / 8 / (9)
10. Guelph (5-1-0) / 6 / (10) *
* Victoria (over Montreal) and Guelph (over Alberta & Moncton) receives the better ranking thanks to a higher ranking the previous week.
Other teams receiving votes: Alberta (6), Moncton (6), Calgary (2), Western (1).
MEN’S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)1. Carleton (4-0-1) / 47 points / (2)
2. York (5-1-0) / 42 / (1)
3. UBC (3-1-0) / 41 / (4)
4. Montreal (3-0-0) / 40 / (3)
5. Alberta (2-0-1) / 27 / (6)
6. Guelph (4-1-1) / 12 / (NR)
T7. UNB (2-1-1) / 10 / (5)
T7. Saint Mary’s (3-1-0) / 10 / (NR)
T7. McMaster (4-1-1) / 10 / (NR)
10. Ryerson (3-0-1) / 9 / (NR)
WOMEN’S RUGBY
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)1. Guelph (2-0) / 121 points (8) / (1)
2. Alberta (0-0) / 101 (1) / (2)
3. Queen’s (2-0) / 94 (1) / (3)
4. Concordia (2-0) / 75 / (4)
5. Acadia (2-0) / 65 (1) / (5)
6. StFX (2-1) / 58 / (6)
7. McGill (2-0) / 39 / (NR)
8. Calgary (0-0) / 32 / (7)
9. Lethbridge (0-0) / 30 / (8)
10. Ottawa (3-0) / 21 / (10)
Other teams receiving votes: Western (18), Laval (14), McMaster (4), York (1).
Source: CIS