Posted: Oct 02, 2018
As of Tuesday, October 2, 2018, Dalhousie's women's cross country team have been ranked 10th in the country.
TORONTO (U SPORTS) – The UNB Reds are once again the top-ranked men’s hockey program in the nation to open the season.
The Reds, who won a bronze medal at last year’s University Cup, earned the top spot in the first rankings of the season thanks to 132 points from the media panel and another 140 from the ELO Rating System for a total of 272. The Reds kicked off their 2018-19 campaign with 4-3 and 5-4 victories over UPEI and Moncton, respectively. Meanwhile, reigning national champion and No.2-ranked Alberta split a series at home against Saskatchewan, losing 5-2 Saturday in its home opener, before rebounding for a 5-1 victory Sunday. Both teams head into a bye week for the Thanksgiving long weekend.
In other U SPORTS rankings, Guelph (men’s cross country), Queen’s (women’s cross country), Cape Breton (men’s soccer), Montreal (women’s soccer) and Ottawa (women’s rugby) remain national leaders for another week.
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.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
Previous Ranking |
|
1 |
Queen’s |
99 |
1 |
|
2 |
Guelph |
89 |
2 |
|
3 |
Laval |
76 |
3 |
|
4 |
Toronto |
55 |
4 |
|
5 |
Victoria |
54 |
T5 |
|
6 |
Western |
51 |
T5 |
|
7 |
Calgary |
36 |
8 |
|
8 |
McGill |
30 |
7 |
|
9 |
UBC |
26 |
10 |
|
10 |
Dalhousie |
10 |
NR |
|
Other teams receiving votes: McMaster (8), Wilfrid Laurier (5), Trinity Western (5), Alberta (5), Saskatchewan (5), Laurentian (3), Regina (1) |
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