CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#16) REIGNING CHAMP CARLETON MOVES UP TO NO. 1 IN MEN’S BASKETBALL

OTTAWA (CIS) - The reigning champion Carleton University Ravens top the CIS national rankings in menâ??s basketball for the first time this season. The Saskatchewan Huskies (women's basketball) hold on to their pole position.

In men's hoops, the five-time defending CIS champion Ravens (7-0) had been ranked second behind cross-town rival Ottawa in each of the five coaches' polls of the fall semester. The Gee-Gees (7-0) drop to No. 3 in the first winter rankings, behind Carleton and McGill (4-0).

Over the holiday break, Ottawa went 2-1 at the Laval Holiday Tournament in Quebec City, losing 87-77 to the host Rouge et Or on Dec. 28 before rebounding with wins over Calgary and UNB. Carleton had no games scheduled during the December break.

The top-ranked Ravens and No. 3 Gee-Gees go head-to-head on Saturday night for their first of two regular season meetings. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m., live on OUA.tv.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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

1. Saskatchewan (10-0) / 552 points (46) / (1)  
2. Ryerson (5-1) / 469 / (3)
3. McGill (3-1) / 426 / (2)
4. Regina (9-1) / 399 / (6)
5. Saint Maryâ??s (7-1) / 387 / (4)
6. Laval (5-1) / 339 / (8)
7. McMaster (5-2) / 245 / (5)
8. Alberta (8-1) / 234 / (9)
9. Ottawa (6-1) / 170 / (NR)  
10. Queenâ??s (6-1) / 120 / (10)

Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (67), Brock (64).

MEN'S BASKETBALL

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

1. Carleton (7-0) / 435 points (24) / (2)
2. McGill (4-0) / 404 (13) / (3)
3. Ottawa (7-0) / 389 (9) / (1)
4. Brock (6-1) / 325 / (4)
5. Ryerson (4-1) / 271 / (5)
6. McMaster (5-2) / 214 / (6)
7. UBC (8-2) / 169 / (9)
8. Calgary (8-3) / 140 / (7)
9. Dalhousie (6-3) / 63 / (NR)
10. Thompson Rivers (8-2) / 36 / (10)

Other teams receiving votes: Western (30), UPEI (18).

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