Participating Teams

No. 1 Laval Rouge et Or
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Head Coach: Pascal Clément (18th season)
Regular season record: 18-0
Regular season standing: 1st QSSF
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: QSSF champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 1
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (8 weeks: last 8 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Karl De Granpré (MVP), Frédéric Mondou (rookie), Pascal Clément (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Karl De Granpré, Frédéric Desbiens, Justin Boudreault
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Jonathan Marcoux, Simon Fecteau-Boutin
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (1994, 1992, 1990)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (finalists)
CIS championship sequence: 13th straight appearance (27th in 29 years)

No. 2 Alberta Golden Bears
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Head Coach: Terry Danyluk (17th season)
Regular season record: 14-4
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 3
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (3 weeks: first 3 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Thomas Jarmoc
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Mike DeRocco
CIS championship best result: 6-time champions (2009, 2008, 2005, 2002, 1997, 1981)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (champions)
CIS championship sequence: 10th straight appearance (17th in 18 years & played in last 8 finals)

No. 3 Dalhousie Tigers
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Head Coach: Dan Ota (11th season)
Regular season record: 16-2
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 2
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 2 (4 weeks: last 4 polls)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: Sander Ratsep (MVP), Travis MacLean (libero), Dan Ota (coach)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Sander Ratsep, Max Burt, Devon Parkinson, Erik Montgomery
Conference 2nd team all-stars: No second team in AUS
CIS championship best result: Finalists (1997)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 31st straight appearance

No. 4 Trinity Western Spartans
Media Guide (PDF)

Head Coach: Ben Josephson (3rd season)
Regular season record: 11-7
Regular season standing: 4th Canada West
Playoff record: 3-2
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 7
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 5 (1 week: 9th poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Steven Marshall
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Josh Doornenbal
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (bronze)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 2-year absence (4th appearance in 6 years)

No. 5 Queen’s Gaels
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Head Coach: Brenda Willis (23rd season)
Regular season record: 16-4
Regular season standing: 2nd OUA
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): Unranked all season
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 0
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Michael Amoroso, Joren Zeeman
Conference 2nd team all-stars: None
CIS championship best result: 5th place (2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2007 (Tied for 7th)
CIS championship sequence: Return after 2-year absence (3rd appearance in 5 years)

No. 6 Calgary Dinos
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Head Coach: Rod Durrant (4th season)
Regular season record: 13-5
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
Playoff record: 3-1
Playoff finish: Canada West bronze medallists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 4
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 1 (1 week: 6th poll)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 14
Conference award winners: None
Conference 1st team all-stars: Oleg Podporin
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Ciaran McGovern
CIS championship best result: 3-time champions (1993, 1989, 1982)
CIS championship last appearance: 2003 (4th)
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance in 7 years

No. 7 Thompson Rivers WolfPack
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Head Coach: Pat Hennelly (5th season)
Regular season record: 10-8
Regular season standing: 6th Canada West
Playoff record: 2-3
Playoff finish: 4th Canada West
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): No. 9
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): No. 6 (3 weeks: polls 10-12)
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 7
Conference award winners: Kevin Tillie (rookie)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Gord Perrin
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Kevin Tillie
CIS championship best result: Bronze medallists (2008)
CIS championship last appearance: 2009 (6th)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance (3rd in history - 5th year in CIS)

No. 8 Montreal Carains
Media Guide (PDF)

Head Coach: Georges Laplante (16th season)
Regular season record: 9-9
Regular season standing: 2nd QSSF
Playoff record: 2-2
Playoff finish: QSSF finalists
Final Top 10 ranking (Feb. 23): Unranked
Best Top 10 ranking (14 weeks): Unranked all season
Number of weeks in Top 10 (14 weeks): 0
Conference award winners: Emmanuel André-Morin (Dale Iwanoczko award nominee)
Conference 1st team all-stars: Emmanuel André-Morin, Andy Oshima
Conference 2nd team all-stars: Maxim Morin
CIS championship best result: 1-time champions (1970)
CIS championship last appearance: 2008 (tied for 7th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd appearance in 3 years

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The Road to the CIS Championships
How Teams Qualify for the 2010 Men’s Volleyball Championship

The Men’s Volleyball Championship will be hosted by Thompson River University in Kamloops, British Columbia. The championship is an eight-team single game elimination format, played over three days, March 12-14, 2010. The participating teams include a representative from each Regional Association: AUS, QSSF, OUA and Canada West. The Thompson River WolfPack receive a berth as the host team. The sixth and seventh teams are assigned berths from Canada West. The eighth team is an assigned berth from QSSF.

OUA
The top seven teams will make playoffs, giving the first place team a bye and will host the Final Four Championship. The quarterfinals will consist of a single best of 5 match held February 27, 2010 and will consist of the following games:

# 7 @ # 2 # 6 @ # 3 # 5 @ # 4

The semi-finals will be a single best of 5 match played at the site of the Final Four host on March 5, 2010. The winner of the semi-final matches will meet for the OUA Championship on March 6, 2010. The winner of the OUA Championship will advance to the CIS Championship.

AUS
The top 2 teams make playoffs (best of three) held from February 26 - March 6, 2010. The winner will advance to the CIS Championship.

QSSF
The top three teams make playoffs, with the first place team receiving a bye to the finals. The semi-final (best of three) will be held from February 19-26, 2010. The winner will advance to the final (best of three) against the first place team from February 28-March 7, 2010. The two finalists will advance to the CIS Championship.

Canada West
The top 7 teams are ranked based on league play and advance to the playoffs. The first place team receives a bye and hosts the Final Four. The matches will consist of a best of three series between the following teams:

# 7 @ # 2 # 6 @ # 3 # 5 @ # 4

The winner of each match will advance to the Final Four where a gold and bronze medal game will be played. The two finalists and the bronze medal match winner will advance to the CIS Championship. In the event that Thompson River University wins the Canada West Championship and plays in the CIS Championship the top four finalists will advance to the CIS Championship.