OTTAWA (CIS) – The three-time reigning national champion Windsor Lancers are back at the top of the CIS rankings in women’s basketball. This marks the only change atop the leaderboards as Carleton remains ahead of the pack.

In women’s hoops, the Saint Mary’s Huskies improved to 12-0 in conference play over the past weekend thanks to a pair of convincing wins over Cape Breton, 71-55 and 93-59, but it wasn’t enough to keep them in the driver’s seat as they drop to second place behind Windsor in the eighth coaches’ poll of the season. The Lancers are 13-1 in league action following an 81-52 victory against Guelph and an 87-65 defeat of Brock last weekend.

There is also a No. 1 vs. No. 2 match-up on the CIS schedule this week, this one in men’s basketball.

Top-ranked Carleton (13-0) puts its unblemished record on the line against cross-town rival Ottawa (12-1) Tuesday night in the eighth annual MBNA Capital Hoops Classic, at Canadian Tire Centre. The defending CIS champion Ravens won the first head-to-head duel of the campaign 94-73 back on Nov. 29.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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

1. Windsor (13-1) / 511 points (27) / (2)

2. Saint Mary’s (12-0) / 499 (17) / (1)

3. Alberta (12-2) / 433 / (3)

4. Regina (12-2) / 394 / (5)

5. Saskatchewan (12-2) / 349 / (4)

6. McGill (6-0) / 315 / (6)

7. Wilfrid Laurier (12-2) / 225 / (9)

8. Concordia (5-3) / 219 / (7)

9. Fraser Valley (10-4) / 169 / (10)

10. Ottawa (9-4) / 113 / (8)

Other teams receiving votes: Carleton (63), McMaster (47).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

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

1. Carleton (13-0) / 492 points (41) / (1)


2. Ottawa (12-1) / 451 / (2)

3. Victoria (12-2) / 384 / (5)

4. Alberta (12-2) / 371 / (3)


5. Ryerson (11-3) / 323 / (4)

6. McMaster (11-3) / 311 / (6)

7. McGill (5-1) / 240 / (7)

8. Saskatchewan (11-3) / 209 / (8)

9. Windsor (9-5) / 162 / (10)

10. Acadia (8-3) / 97 / (9)


Other teams receiving votes: Laurentian (84), Lethbridge (34).

-This weekly report is provided to us by the CIS-

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