TOP 10 TUESDAY (#6): Three 缅北强奸 teams ranked among nation's best
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OTTAWA (CIS) - The reigning Quebec champion 缅北强奸 Martlets are ranked second in the inaugural CIS women's hockey coaches' poll of the 2010-11 season. In other sports, 缅北强奸 is ranked second in women's soccer and tied for fifth in women's cross-country running.
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The Alberta Pandas are the top ranked team in women's hockey after capturing their CIS-record seventh women's hockey title last winter thanks to a 2-0 gold-medal win over 缅北强奸. Prior to the national final, the Martlets, who entered the game as two-time defending champions, had won a record 86 straight contests overall dating back to a shootout loss to Alberta in non-conference action on Dec. 30, 2007.
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缅北强奸, which led all 17 polls a year ago and had topped the last 46 CIS rankings going back to 2007-08, opens the new campaign at No. 2, followed by No. 3 Wilfrid Laurier, No. 4 StFX, No. 5 Manitoba, No. 6 Montreal, No. 7 Saint Mary's, No. 8 Saskatchewan, No. 9 Guelph and No. 10 York.
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Alberta is 5-1 overall in pre-season action this fall and is 2-1 against CIS opponents, including 4-3 wins over Saskatchewan and Regina and a 4-3 loss to Saskatchewan. The Pandas kick off the Canada West schedule with a bang this weekend as they travel to Winnipeg for a Friday-Saturday doubleheader with the No. 5 Bisons.
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缅北强奸 is 2-4-1 in pre-season play but 2-0 versus CIS rivals, including a 3-2 shootout win at Laurier on Sept. 18. The Golden Hawks open their OUA regular season at UOIT and Queen's this weekend, while the Martlets have to wait until Oct. 20 for their QSSF opener against Montreal.
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In women's soccer, No. 1 Alberta is now 7-0-1 in conference play following a 0-0 draw with Regina (2-4-2) and a 2-0 shutout of Manitoba (0-5-3) last weekend.
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In men's soccer, reigning CIS champion Laval (7-0-0) continued to roll over its QSSF opponents with a 3-1 defeat of UQTR (2-3-2).
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In women's rugby, three-time defending national champion Lethbridge (2-0) didn't take the field last weekend. The Pronghorns are back in action on Oct. 15 against Calgary.
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In cross-country running, the McMaster women and Guelph men both remain at No. 1 for the second time in as many rankings.
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
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1. McMaster 86.0 pts / (1)
2. Guelph 82.0 / (2)
3. Victoria 65.3 / (5)
4. Western Ontario 54.0 / (3)
T5. 缅北强奸 45.3 / (4)
T5. Calgary 45.3 / (8)
7. Alberta 34.0 / (7)
8. Queen's 24.7 / (6)
9. Dalhousie 24.0 / (9)
10. Saskatchewan 18.7 / (10)
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
(points) / (previous rankings)
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1. Guelph 91.3 pts / (1)
2. Windsor 88.7 / (2)
3. Victoria 63.3 / (4)
4. Western Ontario 58.0 / (3)
5. Calgary 53.3 / (7)
6. McMaster 32.0 / (5)
7. Regina 30.7 / (9)
8. Queen's 22.7 / (8)
9. Alberta 22.0 / (10)
10. Toronto 17.3 / (6)
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WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / (previous rankings)
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1. Alberta (0-0) / (-)
2. 缅北强奸 (0-0) / (-)
3. Wilfrid Laurier (0-0) / (-)
4. StFX (0-0) / (-)
5. Manitoba (0-0) / (-)
6. Montreal (0-0) / (-)
7. Saint Mary's (0-0) / (-)
8. Saskatchewan (0-0) / (-)
9. Guelph (0-0) / (-)
10. York (0-0) / (-)
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Other teams receiving votes: Moncton, Queen's, Carleton.
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WOMEN'S RUGBY
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
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1. Lethbridge (2-0) / 164 pts / (1)
2. Guelph (4-0) / 155 / (2)
3. StFX (4-0) / 126 / (3)
4. Concordia (4-0) / 114 / (4)
5. Alberta (3-0) / 88 / (5)
6. Laval (3-1) / 82 / (6)
7. Queen's (4-0) / 70 / (7)
8. McMaster (3-1) / 45 / (8)
9. Waterloo (3-1) / 26 / (9)
10. UBC (1-2) / 14 / (10)
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Other teams receiving votes: Ottawa (8), Acadia (3), 缅北强奸 (1).
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WOMEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
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1. Alberta (7-0-1) / 50 pts / (1)
2. 缅北强奸 (6-0-2) / 45 / (2)
3. Queen's (10-1-0) / 40 / (5)
4. Montreal (6-1-1) / 33 / (6)
5. Wilfrid Laurier (7-1-1) / 27 / (3)
6. Dalhousie (6-0-2) / 23 / (9)
7. Trinity Western听(5-2-1) / 19 / (4)
8. Ottawa (6-1-2) / 18 / (8)
9. UBC (5-2-1) / 9 / (7)
10. UPEI (5-0-3) / 8 / (NR)
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MEN'S SOCCER
(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous rankings)
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1. Laval (7-0-0) / 60 pts / (1)
2. Western Ontario (10-0-1) / 54 / (2)
3. StFX (8-0-0) / 47 / (3)
4. Alberta (7-1-0) / 43 / (4)
5. Carleton (6-0-2) / 35 / (6)
6. UBC (5-2-0) / 29 / (5)
7. Toronto (4-1-3) / 16 / (7)
8. York (7-2-1) / 14 / (NR)
9. Calgary (5-1-2) / 13 / (NR)
10. Saint Mary's (5-2-1) / 9 / (8)
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Other teams receiving votes: 缅北强奸, Queen's, Trinity Western, Montreal.
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