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Feb. 25, 2004 For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Anderson 702-379-0154 |
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| SAN JOSE REGAINS
TOP SPOT IN AFLWA RANKINGS |
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LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – After knocking off the top-ranked Los Angeles Avengers, the San Jose SaberCats moved back into first place in this week's poll, which was conducted by the Arena Football League Writers Association.
San Jose (2-0) was No. 1 in the preseason and first regular-season polls, but fell to No. 2 behind Los Angeles last week. However, the SaberCats went to Los Angeles on Sunday and beat the Avengers 61-55. The SaberCats received 14 first-place votes and 140 points overall. Los Angeles (2-1) dropped to No. 3 with 94 points. The Chicago Rush (3-0) picked up the four remaining first-place votes, and moved up a spot to No. 2 with 125 points. Chicago routed Colorado 65-35 last week to drop the Crush (2-1) a spot to No. 6. Moving up four places was the New Orleans VooDoo, an expansion team that is 3-0. New Orleans edged the Georgia Force 55-52. Another expansion team, the Austin Wranglers, entered the poll at No. 5. Austin (2-0) beat the defending champion Tampa Bay Storm 56-48. Tampa Bay (1-2), which was No. 6, dropped out of the rankings. Sliding three spaces to No. 7 was the Carolina Cobras (2-1), who lost to the Arizona Rattlers 45-38. The Dallas Deperados (2-1) entered the poll at No. 8 after knocking the New York Dragons (1-2) out of the rankings with a 56-44 defeat. New York was No. 7. Only one game this week involves ranked teams against each other – Austin at Colorado. Other games that include ranked teams are San Jose against the Grand Rapids Rampage (0-3), Chicago at the Indiana Firebirds (0-3), Los Angeles against the Georgia Force (1-2), New Orleans at the Las Vegas Gladiators (1-2), Carolina against the Orlando Predators (0-2) and Dallas at the Columbus Destroyers (1-2).
The AFLWA, founded at the start of the 2004 season, is a national organization made up of media members who cover the Arena Football League. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director. Only AFLWA members are eligible to vote in the weekly poll. To join, click here to download a membership application.
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