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OTTAWA (CIS) - Despite a rare loss over the weekend, the McGill Redmen managed to hold on to the number one position in the closest national poll of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's hockey season.

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The Redmen (18-3-2), who last Tuesday moved past the UNB Varsity Reds for their first No. 1 ranking in five years, received eight first-place votes and 151 points this week from the 17-member media panel.

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UNB (16-5-2) finished only one point back in the voting, thanks in part to four first-place nods, while the Western Mustangs (19-2-3) were a close third with 148 points, despite earning one more first-place vote than UNB (5).

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The V-Reds had led the first 10 polls of the campaign before sliding to No. 3 last week. The Mustangs are down one spot in the new Top 10 after reaching a season-high No. 2 a week ago.

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Rounding out the 12th media poll of the campaign are Moncton (16-7-0), which stays put in fourth place; No. 5 Alberta (16-6-2), No. 6 Saskatchewan (15-5-2) and No. 7 Manitoba (15-5-2), all up one position; No. 8 Saint Mary's (15-7-2), up a pair; No. 9 Acadia (15-7-2), down four spots; as well as No. 10 UQTR (17-5-2), down one.

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Top-ranked McGill opened the past weekend with a convincing 7-2 home win over Ottawa on Friday, but was upset 4-2 at Carleton the following night. The Redmen face a busy schedule this week with three games in five days, including a visit to archrival UQTR on Tuesday and home tilts against Concordia (12-10-2) on Friday and Carleton (13-9-3) on Saturday.

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With two weeks to go in the OUA regular season, McGill holds a slim two-point advantage over UQTR in the East Division standings but also has one game in hand (5 to 4).

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After losing four of its previous five contests, reigning University Cup champion UNB got back on track last weekend with a pair of home wins. The V-Reds dominated Acadia 7-1 before edging Dalhousie 3-2 in overtime. The V-Reds are set to face the same two opponents this weekend, this time on the road.

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UNB currently leads the tight AUS race by two points over Moncton, Acadia and Saint Mary's, with UPEI another two points back in fifth place.

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A 3-2 shootout loss to Windsor last Thursday likely cost Western second place in the new Top 10. The Mustangs rebounded on Saturday however with a 4-0 shutout against Lakehead.

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Western has already secured first place in the OUA West thanks to a nine-point lead over Lakehead and Waterloo with four games remaining in conference play.

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In Canada West, the three-team race continues between Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Golden Bears currently hold a two-point advantage on their two rivals but only have four games to play, compared to six for both the Huskies and Bisons.

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Last week, Alberta split a two-game series with UBC, Manitoba split a doubleheader against Lethbridge, while Saskatchewan enjoyed a break in the schedule. The Huskies and Bisons will try to make up ground this weekend when they host Calgary and UBC, respectively, for two-game sets, while the Bears are inactive.

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CIS MEN'S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#12)

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Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)

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1. McGill (18-3-2) / 151 pts (8) / (1)

2. UNB (16-5-2) / 150 (4) / (3)

3. Western (19-2-3) / 148 (5) / (2)

4. Moncton (16-7-0) / 98 / (4)

5. Alberta (16-6-2) / 94 / (6)

6. Saskatchewan (15-5-2) / 74 / (7)

7. Manitoba (15-5-2) / 68 / (8)

8. Saint Mary's (15-7-2) / 57 / (10)

9. Acadia (15-7-2) / 56 / (5)

10. UQTR (17-5-2) / 17 / (9) *

Other teams receiving votes: UPEI (17) *, Nipissing (6), UBC (1), Lakehead (1).

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* UQTR (over UPEI) was awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher-placed votes.

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-CIS-

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For more information contact:

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Michel B茅langer

Manager, Communications & Media Relations

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Off: 613-562-5670 ext. 25

Cell: 613-447-6334

belanger [at] universitysport.ca

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