THUNDER BAY – SPORTS – In the final rankings of the season, the Gee-Gees (21-2 / 1-0 playoffs) claimed their first No.1 ranking in program history after eliminating the York Lions in the OUA quarterfinals on Saturday. The change at the top ends Laval’s run (15-1 / 0-0 playoffs) in the pole position dating to the beginning of the season. The Gee-Gees will host No. 6 Lakehead (20-4 / 1-0 playoffs) in the OUA semifinal on Wednesday night, where they can qualify for the U SPORTS Women’s Basketball Final 8 Presented by COMDA.COM at Ryerson next week with a victory.
In other U SPORTS rankings, Alberta (men’s and women’s hockey), Carleton (men’s basketball) Brandon (men’s volleyball), Ryerson (women’s volleyball) and Guelph (men’s and women’s track and field) remain national leaders for another week.
The Final Top 10 rankings of the 2018-19 season will be released next Tuesday, Mar. 5.
New this season, U SPORTS is implementing 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 men’s hockey, it will be combined with the results of the media panel balloting (each weighted 50%) to produce the final top 10.For more information, click here.
Men’s Basketball
RANK
SCHOOL
SEASON
PLAYOFF RECORD
POINTS
PREVIOUS
1
Carleton
22-1
1-0
421 (35)
1
2
Calgary
20-0
4-0
392 (8)
2
3
Ryerson
21-2
1-0
347
3
4
UBC
17-3
4-2
280
6
5
Saint Mary’s
19-1
0-0
257
4
6
Alberta
15-5
3-3
201
5
7
Dalhousie
14-6
0-0
179
7
8
Laurier
18-6
1-0
133
9
9
Ottawa
15-8
1-1
68
8
10
UNB
13-7
0-0
38
NR
Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (29), Brock (13)
Women’s Basketball
RANK
SCHOOL
SEASON
PLAYOFF RECORD
POINTS
PREVIOUS
1
Ottawa
21-2
1-0
522 (27)
2
2
Laval
15-1
0-0
501 (18)
1
3
McMaster
21-3
1-0
456
3
4
Saskatchewan
16-4
4-0
404
4
5
Regina
17-3
4-0
367
5
6
Lakehead
20-4
1-0
299
7
7
Carleton
18-5
1-0
262
9
8
Calgary
17-3
2-2
235
6
9
Ryerson
17-6
1-1
153
8
10
Cape Breton
18-2
0-0
127
NR
Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (106), UPEI (55)
Men’s Hockey
RANK
SCHOOL
SEASON
PLAYOFF RECORD
MEDIA
ELO
TOTAL
PREVIOUS
1
Alberta
24-3-1
2-0
137 (10)
140
277
1
2
UNB
25-2-3
2-0*
137 (4)
126
263
2
3
Saskatchewan
25-3-0
2-0
121 (1)
112
233
3
4
Carleton
18-5-5
4-1
95
98
193
6
5
Saint Mary’s
19-10-1
2-0*
91
70
161
8
6
Ottawa
22-2-4
2-3
11
84
95
4
7
Guelph
13-11-4
4-1
51
42
93
NR
8
Queen’s
18-10-0
4-1
67
0
67
NR
9
McGill
17-7-4
2-3
2
56
58
9
10
Calgary
18-7-3
2-2
25
28
53
5
Honourable Mention: Western (48), Ryerson (22), StFX (18), UPEI (14)
