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U Sports – FRC – U SPORTS Football Top 10 (#4):
Western moves up to No. 1, Vanier Cup champs down to No. 3
 
September 17, 2019
 
TORONTO (U SPORTS) – The Western Mustangs are the new team to beat in
U SPORTS football, topping the national rankings for the first time this season.
 
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The Mustangs (4-0), ranked second in each of the first three polls of 2019, received 10 out of a possible 16 first-place votes this week from the Football Reporters of Canada panel, good for 473 total points when combined with statistical calculation by the ELO Rating System.
 
Ranked first since the start of the campaign, the reigning national champion Laval Rouge et Or (2-1) drop to No. 3 following their first loss since the 2017 Vanier Cup final, a 23-18 setback against their RSEQ archrivals, the Montreal Carabins (4-0).
 
Montreal earned the remaining six first-place nods from the FRC panel and 449 points to climb to No. 2, while Laval settled for 416 points.
 
Rounding out the new top 10 are the No. 4 Calgary Dinos (3-0 / 374 points / no change), No. 5 Acadia Axemen (3-0 / 326 / up two positions), No. 6 Guelph Gryphons (3-1 / 299 / no change), No. 7 McMaster Marauders (3-1 / 289 / down two) No. 8 Saskatchewan Huskies (2-1 / 276 / up one), as well as the No. 9 Ottawa Gee-Gees (2-1 / 204) and No. 10 Toronto Varsity Blues (2-1 / 141), but unranked last week.
 
For the second straight season, U SPORTS is using the ELO Rating System for the calculation of its weekly national rankings. Powered by RankR, ELO’s unique algorithm blends a statistical calculation with customized variables that is adaptable across a range of sports. For football, it will be combined with the results of the Football Reporters of Canada panel balloting (each weighted 50%) to produce the final top 10. For more information, click here.

 
 
 
 
About Football Reporters of Canada
 
Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) represents journalists and broadcasters in every region of the country covering U SPORTS Football. Since 1958, Football Reporters of Canada has been an organization of media members who have covered the Canadian Football League, serving to select the league’s outstanding players, coach-of-the-year and all-star teams through voting conducted by its members. In 2009, the FRC amalgamated with the University Football Reporters of Canada (UFRC) to give the organization greater scope in its affiliation with amateur and university football. FRC also works with the CFL and U SPORTS to establish guidelines and working conditions for the men and women who report on the game. Selected members of FRC also help to choose builders, players and media members for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
 
About U SPORTS
 
U SPORTS is the national brand for university sports in Canada. Every year, over 20,000 student-athletes and 900 coaches from 56 universities vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. U SPORTS also provides higher performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit USPORTS.ca.
 
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