The StFX X-Women open the 2017 campaign as the top-ranked women’s rugby team in the nation.
StFX (1-0), earned the No.1 ranking to begin the season for the second time in three years, after capturing the national championship last fall with a 27-19 victory over Ottawa. Kicking off their title defence Friday night at home, June Beals and Sara McCarron scored three tries apiece, while Danielle Franada kicked 10 conversions as the X-Women shut out Saint Mary’s 105-0.
StFX visits UPEI on Saturday (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT).
In men’s and women’s soccer, Alberta (3-0-1) and Laval (2-0-0) maintain the pole position for the third straight week respectively. Idle over the weekend, the Golden Bears visit Fraser Valley on Friday (9 p.m.ET/6 p.m. PT) and UNBC on Sunday (2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT), while the Rouge et Or picked up a 2-1 win at home Friday over UQTR. Laval visits Concordia this Friday (8:45 p.m. ET/5:45 p.m. PT) before hosting McGill Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT).
Top 10 rankings for men’s and women’s cross country will begin next Tuesday, Sept. 19.
U SPORTS TOP 10 Tuesday Rankings – Sept. 12, 2017
MEN’S SOCCER
| Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
| 1 | Alberta | (3-0-1) | 60 | 1 |
| 2 | UBC | (3-0-1) | 49 | 4 |
| 3 | Toronto | (5-0-1) | 38 | 6 |
| 4 | Montreal | (2-0-0) | 37 | T9 |
| 5 | Guelph | (4-1-1) | 34 | 3 |
| 6 | Cape Breton | (1-0-0) | 34 | 5 |
| 7 | Ryerson | (5-0-1) | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | UQAM | (1-1-0) | 22 | 2 |
| 9 | McMaster | (4-2-0) | 6 | T9 |
| 10 | StFX | (2-0-0) | 4 | NR |
| Other teams receiving votes: Western (3), McGill (3), Dalhousie (2), Carleton (2), York (2), Memorial (2), Saskatchewan (1) | ||||
WOMEN’S SOCCER
| Rank | School | Season | Votes (pts) | Previous |
| 1 | Laval | (2-0-0) | 60 | 1 |
| 2 | UOIT | (5-0-0) | 54 | 2 |
| 3 | UBC | (2-1-0) | 43 | 4 |
| 4 | Ottawa | (4-1-1) | 33 | 10 |
| 5 | Queen's | (3-0-1) | 33 | 5 |
| 6 | Montreal | (1-0-1) | 31 | 6 |
| 7 | Trinity Western | (1-1-0) | 27 | 3 |
| 8 | Cape Breton | (1-0-0) | 14 | 8 |
| 9 | Memorial | (2-0-0) | 9 | NR |
| 10 | Alberta | (1-0-1) | 8 | NR |
| Other teams receiving votes: Windsor (8) MacEwan (5) StFX (2) Calgary (2) Victoria (1) | ||||
* Ottawa edges Queen's for No. 4 spot thanks to a higher number of higher-placed votes. Alberta edges Windsor for No. 10 spot thanks to a higher number of higher-placed votes
WOMEN’S RUGBY
| Rank | School | SEASON | VOTES (pts) |
| 1 | StFX | (1-0) | 134 |
| 2 | Laval | (2-0) | 98 |
| 3 | Guelph | (2-0) | 95 |
| 4 | Calgary | (0-0) | 92 |
| 5 | Ottawa | (1-1) | 76 |
| 6 | McMaster | (1-0) | 67 |
| 7 | Queen’s | (1-1) | 55 |
| 8 | Concordia | (1-1) | 41 |
| 9 | Victoria | (0-0) | 38 |
| 10 | Acadia | (1-0) | 19 |
| Other teams receiving votes: Brock (4), Carleton (4), Alberta (2), Lethbridge (2), UPEI (1) | |||