LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – With yet another new team at the top in the latest Top 8 Poll, which was conducted by the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA), the rankings could receive another shake-up when the top two teams meet this weekend.

The No. 1 Georgia Force visits the No. 2 New Orleans VooDoo, with each having moved up two spots to claim their current rankings. Georgia (6-2) became the sixth team to occupy No. 1 in nine weeks, and the Force got there with a 49-47 victory over the Orlando Predators. The Force received 10 first-place votes and 101 points.

New Orleans (6-2) picked up two first-place votes and 92 points following its 46-40 overtime victory over the Chicago Rush.

The Dallas Desperados (6-2) moved up two places after a 72-50 victory over Los Angeles (4-3), dropping the Avengers out of the poll from their previous No. 8 spot. Dallas hosts the No. 4 Colorado Crush (5-2), which advanced three slots after defeating the Columbus Destroyers 52-37.

The previous No. 1, the New York Dragons (5-2), fell four places to No. 5 when they were beaten 57-47 by the Austin Wranglers. New York next travels to Columbus (1-6). No. 6 Orlando (5-3), which fell four spots, hosts Austin (3-5).

Moving into the poll were the defending champion San Jose SaberCats (4-3), who claimed the No. 7 ranking with a 72-48 victory over the Grand Rapids Rampage. San Jose visits the Las Vegas Gladiators (5-3).

The Tampa Bay Storm (4-3) moved down two spaces to No. 8 after a 69-63 loss to the Philadelphia Soul. Tampa Bay is at Los Angeles (4-3).

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.