Nine Marauder teams made appearances in the CIS top-10 rankings on Tuesday, as swimming debuted its first poll of the year.
McMaster's football team remained at no. 3 in Tuesday's top ten, after maintaining their perfect conference record with a 27-10 victory over the Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday. The Marauders clinched the top spot in the OUA standings with the win, and a bye through the first playoff round. McMaster concludes its conference season with a visit to Ottawa to play the Gee-Gees on Saturday.
FRC – CIS FOOTBALL TOP 10 (#8) Pts (1st place) Last week
1. Laval (6-0) 300 (30) 1
2. Calgary (5-1) 267 2
3. McMaster (7-0) 242 3T4. Montreal (5-1) 193 5
T4. Guelph (6-1) 193 6
6. Western (5-2) 135 4
7. Mt. Allison (7-0) 126 7
8. Concordia (4-2) 78 9
9. Manitoba (3-3) 48 NR
10. Saskatchewan (4-2)34 8
Other teams receiving votes: Sherbrooke (33), Windsor (4).
The Marauder women's rugby team dropped one place from second to third in Tuesday's poll, after defeating the Western Mustangs 24-10 to advance to the OUA Championship on Saturday. McMaster was overtaken by the undefeated St. Francis Xavier, the top seed in Atlantic University Sport. The Marauders will have an opportunity to win the OUA crown on home soil on Saturday, when they welcome the Guelph Gryphons to Ron Joyce Stadium at 4:00 p.m.
WOMEN'S RUGBY(regular season / playoff records) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. Alberta (3-1 / 2-0) / 112 points (5) / (3)
2. StFX (6-0) / 106 (5) / (1)
3. McMaster (4-0-1 / 2-0) / 104 (2) / (2)4. Guelph (3-0-2 / 2-0) / 82 / (7)
5. Ottawa (7-0 / 1-0) / 68 / (6)
6. Queen's (4-1 / 1-1) / 61 / (4)
7. Calgary (3-1 / 1-1) / 48 / (5)
8. Concordia (5-2 / 1-0) / 36 / (10)
9. Acadia (4-2) / 30 / (9)
10. Western (2-3 / 1-1) / 17 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Laval (10), Victoria (2).
McMaster's cross country teams held firm in their positions of a week ago, after a weekend without competition. The Marauders enter their final week of training before the OUA Championships, which take place on Saturday, October 25 in Kingston.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Guelph 100 points / (1)
2. McMaster 82 / (2)3. Laval 78 / (4)
4. Windsor 72 / (5)
5. Victoria 67 / (3)
6. Lakehead 35 / (6)
7. StFX 33 / (7)
8. Trinity Western 27 / (10)
T9. Calgary 23 / (8)
T9. Regina 23 / (9)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Guelph 100 points / (1)
2. Trinity Western 87 / (2)
3. Toronto 74 / (4)
4. Western 68 / (3)
5. Queen's 52 / (7)
6. Victoria 46 / (5)
7. Laval 45 / (6)
8. McMaster 36 / (8)9. Dalhousie 16 / (10)
10. Laurentian 13 / (NR)
The Marauders made prominent appearances in the first swimming rankings of the season, as the men debuted at no. 2 and the women at no. 4. McMaster dropped a duel meet to the top-ranked Toronto Varsity Blues on Saturday, before claiming the top spot at the Badger Invitational in St. Catharines the following day. They enjoy a few weeks away from competition, before travelling across the border to compete at the University of New York at Buffalo on November 8.
MEN'S SWIMMING(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Toronto 502 points / (-)
2. McMaster 292 / (-)3. Dalhousie 255 / (-)
4. Calgary 242 / (-)
5. Montreal 212 / (-)
6. Acadia 202 / (-)
7. Laval 200 / (-)
8. Ottawa 190 / (-)
9. Guelph 140 / (-)
10. Waterloo 137 / (-)
WOMEN'S SWIMMING(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Montreal 502 points / (-)
2. Toronto 292 / (-)
3. Dalhousie 255 / (-)
4. McMaster 242 / (-)5. McGill 212 / (-)
6. Ottawa 202 / (-)
7. Laval 200 / (-)
8. Calgary 190 / (-)
9. Acadia 140 / (-)
10. Guelph 137 / (-)
The Marauder volleyball teams, meanwhile, headed in different directions in Tuesday's poll. After sweeping both of their games to open the season, the Marauder women entered the rankings at the 10 spot, while the men dropped a place to third after an opening-night loss to Western. The men continue their home stand to begin the season on Friday and Saturday, when they welcome the Ryerson Rams and Toronto Varsity Blues to the Burridge Gym. McMaster's women will travel to Ottawa, for an OUA Championship rematch against the Gee-Gees on Saturday.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. Alberta (4-0) / 290 points (29) / (1)
2. Trinity Western (4-0) / 257 (1) / (3)
3. McMaster (1-1) / 228 / (2)4. Brandon (2-0) / 187 / (5)
5. UBC (3-1) / 147 / (4)
6. Laval (0-0) / 119 / (T7)
7. Calgary (3-1) / 100 / (6)
8. York (0-0) / 64 / (9)
9. Saskatchewan (1-3) / 56 / (T7)
10. Dalhousie (0-0) / 48 / (10)
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. Alberta (3-1) / 59 points / (2)
2. Trinity Western (3-1) / 57 / (1)
3. Montreal (0-0) / 50 / (3)
4. UBC Okanagan (2-2) / 47 / (5)
5. Toronto (1-0) / 38 / (7)
6. Calgary (3-1) / 28 / (6)
7. York (1-0) / 25 / (NR)
8. Laval (0-0) / 24 / (T10)
9. UBC (2-2) / 23 / (NR)
10. McMaster (2-0) / 18 / (NR) Next highest votes: McGill (17.5), Dalhousie (15), Winnipeg (14.5), Brandon (12), Memorial (11).
The Marauder men's soccer team moved up a place in Tuesday's rankings after closing out its regular season with a pair of wins against the Algoma Thunderbirds. McMaster clinched a playoff bye, and will host an OUA quarterfinal on Saturday at Ron Joyce Stadium.
MEN'S SOCCER(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. York (14-0-2) / 60 points / (1)
2. UNB (9-0-2) / 53 / (3)
3. UBC (9-2-1) / 47 / (2)
4. Victoria (8-1-3) / 39 / (6)
5. Saskatchewan (9-1-2) / 36 / (4)
6. UQAM (7-1-2) / 26 / (9)
7. McMaster (11-2-3) / 21 / (8)T8. Ryerson (12-4-0) / 16 / (5)
T8. Cape Breton (8-2-1) / 16 / (10)
10. Laval (6-1-4) / 9 / (7)
