U SPORTS TOP 10 RANKINGS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western has two teams in the Top-10 position again this week in U SPORTS Top 10 Rankings. Women’s and men’s volleyball remain in the Top 10, with the Spartan women moving up to gain the No. 1 spot in the nation, while the Spartan men drop to No. 8 after a weekend split with then No. 5 Saskatchewan.
 
In women’s volleyball, the Spartans currently sit at 10-0, the only unbeaten team in Canada West, after last weekend’s sweep of the Saskatchewan Huskies at the Langley Events Centre, with the Spartans winning 3-1 on both nights. In men’s volleyball, the Spartans are at 5-5 after splitting the weekend with the now No. 4 Saskatchewan Huskies. Losing 3-1 on Friday and winning 3-0 on Saturday.
 
This weekend both teams will be traveling to Kamloops, B.C to take on the Thompson Rivers WolfPack. Match times are set for 5:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. for the women and 7:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. for the men.  All games can be seen live on Canadawest.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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