After recording back-to-back wins over ranked teams, the University of Regina Rams have broken into the CIS Top Ten this week for the first time since the 2012 season.
The Rams are ranked No. 9 in this week’s poll released by Canadian Interuniversity Sport on Tuesday morning. Their two-game winning streak includes a 41-38 home win over Manitoba on Sept. 8 and a 20-10 road win over UBC on Saturday.
“It’s definitely nice to be ranked, but we want to continually work on improving and can’t afford to spend too much time looking in the rear view mirror,” Rams head coach Steve Bryce said. “It doesn’t matter what we did last week if we don’t take care of business this week, and we have a good challenge ahead of us on Friday.”
Université de Montréal (3-0) is ranked No. 1 for the third consecutive week. The Carabins, who thumped Concordia by a 59-3 score on Friday, garnered 27 out of a possible 30 first-place votes.
The Rams are back at home on Friday with a game against unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Calgary (3-0) at Mosaic Stadium in what will be a matchup featuring two of Canada West’s three ranked teams.
CIS Top Ten - Week 41) Montreal (3-0) – 300 points
2) Calgary (3-0) – 266 points
3) Laval (2-1) – 238 points
4) Western (3-1) – 197 points
5) Wilfrid Laurier (3-0) – 178 points
6) Ottawa (3-0) – 159 points
7) McMaster (3-1) – 105 points
8) Saskatchewan (2-1) – 87 points
9) Regina (2-1) – 54 points
10) Carleton (2-2) – 38 points
Other teams receiving votes – UBC (12), St. Francis Xavier (9), Guelph (1), McGill (1).
2) Calgary (3-0) – 266 points
3) Laval (2-1) – 238 points
4) Western (3-1) – 197 points
5) Wilfrid Laurier (3-0) – 178 points
6) Ottawa (3-0) – 159 points
7) McMaster (3-1) – 105 points
8) Saskatchewan (2-1) – 87 points
9) Regina (2-1) – 54 points
10) Carleton (2-2) – 38 points
Other teams receiving votes – UBC (12), St. Francis Xavier (9), Guelph (1), McGill (1).
(Braden Konschuh/U of R Athletics)
7 comments:
That Rams team moniker has to go asap!
"Cougars Football" representative/appropriate to the University of Regina. Go Cougars Athletics!
Has Mike Gibson sent a congratulatory message yet?
Anon 1, put that to bed already. That is so far down the list on problems the Rams have right now that no one can see it.
Great to see Bryce succeeding, but those close to the program know there is still a long ways to go both on and off the field.
Congrats on being 9 with games against the Dinos and Huskies coming up. #oneanddone #gohuskies
Can we please stop associating the name Mike Gibson with the Rams? His presence set this program back, and those in the know who to blame for that!
Mike Gibson nearly destroyed the Rams for eternity. Steve Bryce should be commended for stopping the titanic from sinking after Gibson.
Go Cougars!
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