TORONTO, ON - On Tuesday, January 10, U Sports released its weekly Top 10 polls with a total of five Gryphon teams earning spots in the national rankings.
The first Track & Field rankings of 2017 were officially released with the Gryphons well represented. The Men's Track & Field team is ranked No. 1 in the country while the Women's team is ranked No. 2. The U of G Track & Field athletes are now preparing to head to Windsor (Jan. 13 & 14) for the Can/Am Meet.
The Gryphons Women's Wrestling team remains ranked No. 3 in Canada and are preparing for a trip to St. Catharines for the Brock Open on Saturday (Jan. 14).
The U of G Women's Hockey team remain ranked No. 4 in the country and sit atop the OUA standings, five points clear of second place Nipissing, with a 12-2-1 record. The Gryphons have a pair of games this week with a home matchup versus Ryerson on Wednesday followed by a road trip to Oshawa on Saturday to face UOIT.
Rounding out the nationally ranked Gryphon teams is the Men's Volleyball team. The Gryphs dropped from No. 8 to No. 10 in the rankings following a loss to Brock this past Saturday. The Gryphons will now get set to host the four-time defending OUA champion McMaster Marauders on Saturday (Jan. 14).
Nationally Ranked Gryphon Teams:
| Men's Track & Field |
No. 1 |
| Women's Track & Field |
No. 2 |
| Women's Wrestling |
No. 3 |
| Women's Hockey |
No. 4 |
| Men's Volleyball |
No. 10 |
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Guelph 104 pts / (-)
2. Western 91.5 pts / (-)
3. Windsor 84 pts / (-)
4. Waterloo 50 pts / (-)
5. Manitoba 49.5 pts / (-)
6. Dalhousie 35.5 pts / (-)
7. Toronto 33.5 pts / (-)
8. Laval 32 pts / (-)
9. York 31.5 pts / (-)
10. Calgary 22.5 pts / (-)
Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (14.5), UNB (13)
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
(points) / (previous ranking)
1. Western 150.5 pts / (-)
2. Guelph 102 pts / (-)
3. Windsor 53 pts / (-)
4. Calgary 46.5 pts / (-)
5. Toronto 40.5 pts / (-)
6. Ottawa 34 pts / (-)
7. Manitoba 30 pts / (-)
8. Laval 27 pts / (-)
9. Waterloo 20 pts / (-)
10. York 19 pts / (-)
Other teams receiving votes: Regina (11.5), Dalhousie (11)
WOMEN'S WRESTLING
(previous ranking)
1. Brock / (1)
2. Calgary / (2)
3. Guelph / (3)
4. Alberta / (4)
5. Regina / (5)
6. Winnipeg / (6)
7. Saskatchewan / (7)
8. UNB / (8)
9. McMaster / (9)
10. Lakehead / (10)
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
(regular season record) / votes / (previous ranking)
1. UBC (16-2-0) / 40pts / (1)
2. St. Thomas (14-1-1) / 35pts / (2)
3. Saint Mary's (11-1-2) / 31pts / (3)
4. Guelph (12-2-1) / 30pts / (4)
5. McGill (9-3-0) / 24pts / (6)
6. Montreal (7-6-0) / 21pts / (5)
7. Manitoba (12-4-2) / 16pts / (8)
8. Nipissing (10-2-2) / 12pts / (7)
9. Alberta (11-4-3) / 8pts / (10)
10. Ottawa (7-4-1) / 3pts / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Saskatchewan (1)
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
(regular season record) / votes (1st place votes) / (previous ranking)
1. Trinity Western (11-1) / 252 pts (9) / (1)
2. McMaster (6-0) / 248 (12) / (2)
3. Manitoba (11-1) / 244 (6) / (3)
4. Alberta (10-2) / 204 (1) / (4)
5. Montreal (6-1) / 166 / (5)
6. Laval (6-1) / 135 / (6)
7. Mount Royal (8-4) / 113 / (7)
8. Saskatchewan (7-5) / 91 / (10)
9. Brandon (7-5) / 49 / (9)
10. Guelph (6-2) / 33 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: Nipissing (18), UBC (14), Calgary (10), Dalhousie (9)
