Langley – The latest U SPORTS Top 10 rankings are out, and the Spartans have yet another new No. 1 in the country.
The defending national champion Spartans men’s volleyball team is back in the No. 1 ranking for the first time since Nov. 27, 2018. The rankings come on the heels of TWU picking up back-to-back three set victories over Winnipeg in the home opener last week (Oct. 25-26).
Joining the men’s team are the women’s volleyball team, who maintain their No. 1 ranking in the country after sweeping the Wesmen in consecutive games over the weekend (Oct. 25-26) at home and improving to 4-0 to open the season.
At No. 2, the women’s soccer team also continues on from its ranking last week. The Spartans opened their Canada West playoffs with a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final victory over Fraser Valley at Chase Office Field Sunday (Oct. 27). With the win, TWU advanced to the Canada West Final Four, where the Spartans will play UBC in the semifinals Nov. 2 hosted by MacEwan in Edmonton.
The women’s cross-country ranks No. 9 in the country after an impressive weekend at the Canada West Championships in Calgary (Oct. 26). Fifth-year Joanna Williams (Campbell River, B.C.) led the charge finishing 3rd, while the Spartans team finished second place overall.
Both volleyball teams are back in action this week, as they take host MacEwan Friday (6 & 8 p.m.) and Saturday (5 & 7 p.m.) at the Langley Events Centre.
For the second straight season, U SPORTS is using 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 more information, click here.
The cross country rankings are based on national coaches poll.
U SPORTS TOP 10 Rankings – October 29, 2019
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Rank School Reg. Season ELO Previous
1 Trinity Western 3-1 1822.59 –
2 Brandon 2-0 1787.59 –
3 Laval 1-0 1781.87 –
4 McMaster 2-0 1718.41 –
5 Alberta 3-1 1643.78 –
6 Montreal 3-0 1628.39 –
7 Queen’s 0-2 1617.13 –
8 Windsor 1-1 1608.71 –
9 Saskatchewan 3-1 1596.41 –
10 Western 0-2 1554.69 –
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Rank School Reg. Season ELO Previous
1 Trinity Western 4-0 1779.02 1
2 Ryerson 2-0 1770.46 2
3 Dalhousie 2-0 1693.26 6
4 UBC 3-1 1689.36 3
5 Toronto 1-1 1679.74 4
6 Montreal 4-0 1668.73 7
7 Brock 2-0 1622.26 NR
8 Waterloo 0-1 1622.17 5
9 Queen’s 2-0 1608.09 NR
10 Western 1-1 1605.52 9\
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Rank School Reg. Season ELO Previous
1 Ottawa 12-0-2 1862.45 1
2 Trinity Western 12-1-1 1844.24 2
3 Montreal 10-2-2 1765.82 3
4 Cape Breton 9-2-1 1741.46 4
5 UQAM 12-1-1 1728.05 8
6 Calgary 10-1-3 1727.04 7
7 Western 10-0-4 1715.28 9
8 Acadia 9-0-3 1715.25 6
9 York 8-1-5 1709.40 10
10 UBC 8-2-4 1706.41 NR
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Rank School Points Previous
1 Queen’s 100 1
2 Guelph 81 2
3 McGill 71 4
4 Laval 67 3
5 UBC 57 5
6 Toronto 53 8
7 Western 32 6
8 Montreal 22 NR
9 Trinity Western 22 9
10 Calgary 18 7
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Rank School Points Previous
1 Calgary 98 1
2 Guelph 87 3
3 McMaster 79 2
4 Laval 77 4
5 Queen’s 50 5
6 Alberta 40 8
7 UBC 37 7
8 Windsor 37 9
9 Western 22 6
10 Dalhousie 19 NR
MEN’S SOCCER
Rank School Reg. Season ELO Previous
1 York 11-0-3 1820.23 2
2 Cape Breton 10-0-2 1818.76 1
3 Carleton 13-1-0 1815.99 3
4 Montreal 9-1-2 1792.01 4
5 UBC 10-2-3 1275.78 6
6 UQTR 10-2-0 1700.59 7
7 Toronto 9-2-3 1694.83 NR
8 Guelph 8-2-4 1681.74 9
9 Ryerson 10-2-2 1672.07 5
10 StFX 9-2-1 1652.44 NR
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