This Golden Hawks National Rankings Update is presented by Westpoint Sports
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - The Golden Hawks are still a step above the rest.
For the fifth straight week, the Golden Hawks are the #1-ranked team in the nation, marking the longest streak of consecutive weeks with that top ranking on record in program history.
The purple and gold emerged victorious on Homecoming, beating the Toronto Varsity Blues 59-21. Laurier enters the bye week 6-0, and remains, with Western, the only unbeaten teams in U SPORTS.
This week, Western and Ottawa stayed put at number two and ten, respectively. Queen's, previously ranked eighth, switched spots with Bishop's and now sits seventh. Windsor and Guelph were the other conference schools to receive votes.
U SPORTS uses the Elo rating system to calculate its weekly national rankings. Elo calculates team rankings on a game-by-game basis, using an algorithm that generates a statistical calculation based on certain customized variables adapted across the range of U SPORTS team sports.
The Top 10 in football is generated by a combination of Elo rankings and a media poll, each component worth 50 percent of the final total.
| Rank |
School |
Record |
Ranking Points |
Prev |
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|
Media |
ELO |
Total |
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| 1 |
Laurier |
6-0 |
89 |
90 |
179 |
1 |
| 2 |
Western |
5-0 |
79 |
81 |
160 |
2 |
| 3 |
Laval |
3-1 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
3 |
| 4 |
Montréal |
4-1 |
68 |
63 |
131 |
4 |
| 5 |
Saskatchewan |
4-1 |
54 |
54 |
108 |
5 |
| 6 |
Regina |
4-1 |
41 |
36 |
77 |
6 |
| 7 |
Queen's |
4-2 |
41 |
18 |
59 |
8 |
| 8 |
Bishop's |
4-1 |
10 |
45 |
55 |
7 |
| 9 |
Saint Mary's |
4-1 |
11 |
27 |
38 |
9 |
| 10 |
Ottawa |
3-2 |
24 |
0 |
24 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: StFX (12), Manitoba (3), Windsor (2), McGill (2), Guelph (1), Sherbrooke (1)
