The University of the Fraser Valley basketball teams headed in opposite directions in the latest edition of the CIS national rankings released Tuesday.
The Cascades women, coming off a weekend sweep of the UBC-Okanagan Heat, moved up one spot to No. 3 in the top-10 poll. They leapfrogged the Regina Cougars, who split pair of games with the Calgary Dinos. The Dinos moved up one spot to No. 7, and all three teams boast matching 15-3 records to sit tied atop the Canada West conference.
In the aftermath of a weekend split against last-place UBC-O, the Cascades men (10-8) slid out of the top 10 after sitting at No. 9 last week. They still garnered votes in the poll, leaving them tied with Bishop’s for 12th overall.
The UFV basketball teams host a pair of home games vs. the Thompson Rivers WolfPack on Friday (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.) and Saturday (women 5 p.m., men 7 p.m.). The women’s games are particularly interesting, as TRU (14-5) is within striking distance of the Cascades for first place in the Pacific Division.
The full national rankings are as follows.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous rankings)
1. Windsor (17-0) / 515 points (42) / (1)
2. Saint Mary’s (15-0) / 474 (1) / (2)
3. Fraser Valley (15-3) / 405 / (4)
4. Regina (15-3) / 383 / (3)
5. Carleton (14-3) / 361 / (5)
6. UBC (14-4) / 291 / (6)
7. Calgary (15-3) / 238 / (8)
8. Brock (15-2) / 236 / (7)
9. Victoria (13-5) / 173 / (9)
10. Ottawa (13-4) / 124 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Concordia (78), Thompson Rivers (29).
MEN’S BASKETBALL
1. Carleton (16-1) / 491 points (40) / (1)
2. UBC (16-2) / 450 (1) / (2)
3. Cape Breton (15-0) / 411 / (3)
4. Windsor (14-3) / 366 / (4)
5. Acadia (11-3) / 322 / (5)
6. Ryerson (14-2) / 288 / (7)
7. Alberta (14-4) / 227 / (6)
8. Ottawa (13-4) / 218 / (8)
9. Saskatchewan (13-5) / 128 / (NR)
10. Lakehead (12-5) / 119 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: McGill (46), Fraser Valley (31), Bishop’s (31).
