LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – Voters were split on which team should be No. 1 in this week's Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA) Top 8 Poll, with the Orlando Predators and San Jose SaberCats sharing the top spot.

Each team received 101 points, with Orlando (9-4) picking up five first-place votes and San Jose (8-4) totaling seven. Previous No. 1 Georgia (9-4) received the other two first-place votes, dropping the Force to No. 3 with 90 points.

Orlando moved up a spot following its 52-49 victory over the Force. The Predators next visit the Philadelphia Soul (5-8). San Jose advanced three places following its 89-41 rout of Colorado, dropping the Crush (8-4) one slot to a tie for No. 4. The SaberCats host the Nashville Kats (4-7-1). Georgia is off, and Colorado is at the Grand Rapids Rampage (1-11).

Sharing the fourth position with the Crush is the New Orleans VooDoo (8-4), which moved up three places after a 49-47 victory over Grand Rapids. New Orleans is at the Tampa Bay Storm (7-5), which dropped out of the rankings from No. 5 following a 37-21 loss to Nashville.

The Dallas Desperados (7-4-1) moved up two spots thanks to a 55-33 victory over the Columbus Destroyers. Dallas hosts the New York Dragons (7-5).

Despite a 52-49 loss to the Avengers, the Chicago Rush (7-5) was ranked No. 7, one spot ahead of Los Angeles (7-5). Chicago, which dropped one place, hosts the Las Vegas Gladiators (7-5). Los Angeles, which entered the poll, hosts the Arizona Rattlers (4-8).

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.