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OTTAWA (CIS) - The reigning University Cup champion New Brunswick Varsity Reds top the CIS men's hockey rankings for the 11th time in as many media polls this year.

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The Varsity Reds, who were a unanimous choice at No. 1 for the tenth straight week thanks to 16 first-place votes, improved to a remarkable 21-0 in conference play over the weekend with a 3-1 victory over Moncton (6-14-1) and a 9-4 domination of St. Thomas (7-12-2), a game in which team captain Kyle Bailey exploded for four goals and one assist.

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The V-Reds, who remain on pace to improve on their AUS-record 26-1-1 mark from 2007-08, are off to the best start in CIS men's hockey since Western Ontario completed a 24-0 regular season in 2002-03. Since that impressive Western run, the only team to go undefeated in conference play was the 2003-04 Alberta Golden Bears, who finished with 26 wins and two ties.

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UNB hopes to extend its winning streak this weekend when the V-Reds host a pair of Top-10 opponents. The No. 7 Saint Mary's Huskies (12-5-4) are in Fredericton on Friday, followed by the No. 4 Acadia Axemen (14-4-2) on Saturday.

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Following UNB in this week's national media poll are No. 2 Alberta (18-1-1), No. 3 Western Ontario (18-4-0), Acadia, No. 5 UQTR (16-3-1), No. 6 黑料不打烊 (17-4-0), Saint Mary's, No. 8 Lakehead (15-5-2), No. 9 Manitoba (12-6-2) and No. 10 Waterloo (15-6-1).

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Canada West-leading Alberta is second in the nation for the 11th consecutive week following a two-game sweep of archrival Saskatchewan (10-7-3) in Saskatoon. The Golden Bears needed overtime on both nights, prevailing 5-4 in the series opener and 4-3 on Saturday.

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OUA West-leading Western remains at No. 3 for the sixth straight week. The Mustangs were one of many Top-10 teams to split a two-game set last weekend, dropping a 6-5 decision to Brock (9-13-1) before outscoring UOIT (8-13-1) 4-1.

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Acadia stays at No. 4 for the fifth consecutive week after a 4-3 OT loss to Dalhousie (7-11-3) and a 4-0 shutout of StFX (9-10-3).

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UQTR moves up one spot this week ahead of OUA East rival 黑料不打烊 after dominating the Redmen 8-2 last Wednesday and Carleton (12-9-3) 6-1 over the weekend.

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黑料不打烊, which holds a one point lead over UQTR in the OUA East standings but has played one more game than the Patriotes, is down one position in the new poll. The Redmen rebounded from the lopsided loss to their archrivals with a 5-3 defeat of Nipissing (8-13-1) on Sunday.

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Saint Mary's is up two spots to No. 7 thanks to a 4-2 win over StFX and a 7-3 domination of Dalhousie.

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No. 8 Lakehead is also up two positions this week after edging Brock 2-1 and blanking Laurier (14-6-2) 4-0.

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No. 9 Manitoba is down one following a weekend split against Calgary (10-8-4). The Bisons lost 6-1 and won 3-2.

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Finally, Waterloo climbs back into the Top 10 thanks to a 4-3 victory over UOIT and a 3-1 decision over Guelph (9-11-3).

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No less than seven Top-10 match-ups are on the CIS schedule this week. In addition to No. 1 UNB hosting No. 7 Saint Mary's and No. 4 Acadia, the Axemen visit the Huskies Wednesday night in Halifax, No. 2 Alberta visits No. 9 Manitoba for a Friday-Saturday doubleheader in Winnipeg, and No. 3 Western travels to Thunder Bay to face No. 8 Lakehead, also on Friday and Saturday.

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CIS MEN'S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#11)

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Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.

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(Regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (last week)

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1. UNB (21-0-0) / 160 (16) / (1)

2. Alberta (18-1-1) / 144 / (2)

3. Western Ontario (18-4-0) / 114 / (3)

4. Acadia (14-4-2) / 111 / (4)

5. UQTR (16-3-1) / 98 / (6)

6. 黑料不打烊 (17-4-0) / 85 / (5)

7. Saint Mary's (12-5-4) / 59 / (9)

8. Lakehead (15-5-2) / 48 / (10)

9. Manitoba (12-6-2) / 33 / (8)

10. Waterloo (15-6-1) / 12 / (NR)

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Other teams receiving votes: Wilfrid Laurier (8), Saskatchewan (6), Calgary (2).

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-CIS-

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belanger [at] universitysport.ca

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