LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – No team dropped out of the Top 8 Poll, but plenty of movement occurred within the latest rankings, which were conducted by the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA).

Only the top two spots remained the same – No. 1 San Jose SaberCats and No. 2 New Orleans VooDoo. Both clubs are 7-1, with the SaberCats receiving 12 first-place votes and 117 points and the VooDoo the other three first-place votes and 108 points. Last weekend, San Jose defeated the Tampa Bay Storm 62-55, and New Orleans was off.

The Chicago Rush (6-2) moved up a spot to No. 3 following its 57-55 victory over the Las Vegas Gladiators.

Tied for fourth were the Colorado Crush (6-3) and Los Angeles Avengers (5-3). Colorado moved down a place after a 45-42 loss to the Indiana Firebirds, and Los Angeles advanced three spots following an 81-70 victory over the Austin Wranglers. Austin (5-3) fell from a tie for fifth to No. 8.

The New York Dragons (5-3) moved up two spaces to No. 6 with a 57-41 victory over the Carolina Cobras, and the Dallas Desperados (5-3) dropped from a tie for fifth to No. 7 after a 47-31 loss to the Philadelphia Soul.

Two games this week are between ranked teams. San Jose is at Dallas, and Colorado is at Los Angeles. Other games involving ranked teams include New Orleans at the Orlando Predators (3-5), Tampa Bay (3-6) at Chicago, New York at the Columbus Destroyers (2-6) and the Georgia Force (4-5) at Austin.

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.

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