U SPORTS TOP 10 RANKINGS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – This week the Trinity Western Spartans again have three teams in the Top-10 position in U SPORTS Top 10 Rankings. Men’s track and field and women’s and men’s volleyball all remain in the Top 10. The Spartan women remain at the No. 4 spot in the nation, while men’s volleyball, at No. 8, and men’s track and field, at No. 9, each move up one spot in the rankings.
 
In women’s volleyball, the No. 4 Spartans currently sit at 16-2, after sweeping the Thompson Rivers WolfPack 3-2, and 3-1 this past weekend in Kamloops, B.C. In men’s volleyball, the No. 8 Spartans are now at 11-7 after sweeping the WolfPack 3-1 on both nights at TRU. After their debut last week in the Top 10 the No. 9 men’s track and field team moves up a spot with 23 points, passing Calgary (22 points), after their performance at the Inland Northwest Invitational in Spokane, Wash.
 
This week both volleyball teams will have a home-and-home with the UBC Thunderbirds. Hosting UBC on Thursday at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. before traveling to Vancouver for the second match of the series. All games can be seen live on Canada West TV. Men’s track and field are at the Harry Jerome Indoor Meet in Richmond, B.C. on Saturday, February 3.
 

 
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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