U SPORTS TOP 10 RANKINGS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – This week the U SPORTS Top 10 rankings feature two Trinity Western Spartans teams. The Spartans women’s and men’s volleyball teams remain in the Top 10 at the same spots as last week. The Spartan women continue at the No. 4 spot in the nation, while men sit at No. 8.
 
In women’s volleyball, the No. 4 Spartans currently sit at 18-4, after sweeping the MacEwan Griffins. Winning 3-0 on Friday night, and 3-1 on Saturday. In men’s volleyball, the No. 8 Spartans are now at 14 -8 after sweeping the Griffins 3-0 on both nights at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
 
This week both volleyball teams will be in Calgary, Alta. to face the Calgary Dinos for the final Canada West conference match-ups of the season February 16-17. The women will play at 6 p.m. (MT), and 7:30 p.m. (MT), while the men are scheduled to play at 7:30 p.m. (MT) and 6 p.m. (MT) with all the matches available live on Canada West TV.
 

RANKINGS
U SPORTS uses the ELO rating system for the calculation of 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 that have been adapted across the range of U SPORTS team sports. For volleyball, U SPORTS uses a 50/50 combination of ELO ranking and Coaches Poll ranking to determine the final Top 10 rankings.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women’s and men’s soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women’s rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men’s rugby and women’s and men’s disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
 
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