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OTTAWA (CIS) — The Laval Rouge et Or (5-0) top the CIS football national rankings for the seventh time in as many media polls this season and are ready to get back on the field following a well-deserved mid-season break.
For the seventh consecutive week, the reigning two-time Vanier Cup champions received all 30 first-place votes and a perfect 300 points from the Football Reporters of Canada panel.
Six other teams also hold on to their previous positions in the new Top 10, including the Calgary Dinos (4-1 / 267 points), who keep the number two spot for the seventh week in a row, as well as the No. 3 McMaster Marauders (6-0), No. 4 Western Mustangs (5-1), No. 5 Montreal Carabins (5-1), No. 6 Guelph Gryphons (5-1) and No. 9 Concordia Stingers (4-2).
The Mount Allison Mounties (6-0), who are off to the best start in program history, move up one spot to a season-high No. 7, while the Saskatchewan Huskies (4-1) drop to No. 8.
For their part, the Windsor Lancers (5-1) crack the national rankings for the first time this fall, replacing Laurier in tenth place.
Laval, Calgary, McMaster and Saskatchewan all enjoyed a rest during Thanksgiving weekend.
Results from games featuring Top 10 teams included Western 61, Laurier 20 (at Western); Montreal 36, Concordia 3 (at Concordia); Guelph 44, Carleton 24 (at Guelph); Mount Allison 33, Saint Mary’s 1 (at Mount Allison); Windsor 39, Ottawa 29 (at Windsor).
The top-ranked Rouge et Or, who sit alone atop the RSEQ conference standings, resume league play on Sunday when they host Bishop’s (1-4), live on the web at 1 p.m. on ici.radio-canada.ca Quebec. The defending Vanier Cup champs hope to add to their CIS-record streaks of 23 straight wins overall dating back to 2012 and 68 consecutive victories on home turf since 2004.
In the most anticipated matchup of the coming weekend, No. 4 Western visits No. 6 Guelph Saturday at 1 p.m., live on OUA.TV.
Also on Saturday, Calgary visits provincial rival Alberta (3-2), while McMaster hosts Laurier (4-2).
NOTES: The 50th TELUS Vanier Cup Tour makes its eighth stop of the campaign Saturday at Molson Stadium in Montreal for a contest between Sherbrooke and McGill, a game that can be seen live nationally on Radio-Canada at 1 p.m. ET… For all the information on the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup (including ticket info) visit vaniercup.com.
| Week 6 Rankings | |||||
| Rank | School | Record | FRC Points | 1st Place | Last week |
| 1 | Laval | (5-0) | 300 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | Calgary | (4-1) | 267 | – | 2 |
| 3 | McMaster | (6-0) | 243 | – | 3 |
| 4 | Western | (5-1) | 186 | – | 4 |
| 5 | Montreal | (5-1) | 178 | – | 5 |
| 6 | Guelph | (5-1) | 150 | – | 6 |
| 7 | Mount Allison | (6-0) | 115 | – | 8 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | (4-1) | 111 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Concordia | (4-2) | 44 | – | 9 |
| 10 | Windsor | (5-1) | 44 | – | NR |
Other teams receiving votes: Wilfrid Laurier (1), Sherbrooke (1).
