Nov 10, 2009OTTAWA (CIS) – The McMaster Marauders are the new team to beat in CIS men’s volleyball as they climbed to the top of the national rankings for the first time in program history.
The two-time defending OUA champion Marauders, ranked No. 2 in the first three coaches’ polls of the season, knock off the perennial No. 1 Alberta Golden Bears, who fall two spots in the new rankings following a two-game split against Winnipeg.
McMaster, which swept Queen’s and RMC in straight sets over the weekend to improve to 6-0 in conference play, reach No. 1 for the first time in history. The Marauders enjoy a break in their OUA schedule this week and get back on the court on Nov. 20 against Waterloo.
The Golden Bears, who went 18-0 in the regular season a year ago on their way to winning a second straight CIS title, are off to a 4-2 start this fall. Last weekend, they dropped a 3-2 decision to the No. 7 Wesmen (2-2) before prevailing 3-1 in the second end of the doubleheader.
Alberta had topped the last 36 national polls dating back to November of 2006.
The Calgary Dinos (3-1) also leapfrog the Bears in this week’s Top 10. The Dinos are up one position to No. 2 after they swept No. 6 Manitoba (3-3), 3-0 and 3-1.
Rounding out the fourth poll of the campaign are No. 4 Laval (2-0), No. 5 Dalhousie (2-0), No. 8 Trinity Western (2-0), No. 9 Brandon (3-1) and No. 10 UBC (1-3).
1. McMaster (6-0) / 253.5 points / (2)
2. Calgary (3-1) / 239 / (3)
3. Alberta (4-2) / 220.5 / (1)
4. Laval (2-0) / 210 / (4)
5. Dalhousie (2-0) / 137.5 / (6)
6. Manitoba (3-3) / 128 / (5)
7. Winnipeg (2-2) / 115.5 / (9)
8. Trinity Western (2-0) / 103.5 / (7)
9. Brandon (3-1) / 76.5 / (8)
10. UBC (1-3) / 32 / (10)
http://english.cis-sic.ca/top_10_releases/2009-10/20091110-top10-11
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