LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – There has been little suspense at the top of the Schutt Sports Top 12 Poll, so it's appropriate the Dallas Desperados once again received every No. 1 vote in the final rankings.

Dallas (13-3) is No. 1 for the ninth consecutive week and the unanimous choice by members of the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA) for the fourth week in a row.

The Desperados, who received all 20 votes after routing the New York Dragons 82-38, have a bye for the first week of the AFL playoffs, as do the three teams right below them in the poll.

A 59-35 victory over the Arizona Rattlers moved the Colorado Crush (11-5) up a spot to No. 2. The San Jose SaberCats (10-6) advanced two places to No. 3 after defeating the Columbus Destroyers 68-47. Dropping two spots to No. 4 were the Orlando Predators (10-6), who fell 67-43 to the Austin Wranglers.

Austin (10-6) used the victory over Orlando to move up a slot to No. 5. The Wranglers host the No. 7 Philadelphia Soul (9-7) in the wild-card round. Philadelphia moved up three places after topping the Georgia Force 57-41.

New York (10-6), which dropped two slots to No. 6, is home against Georgia, which remained No. 8.

Arizona (8-8), which moved down to spots to No. 9, hosts the Utah Blaze (7-9).

The Nashville Kats (8-8) gained a place to No. 10 following a 66-50 over the Tampa Bay Storm. Nashville is home against the No. 12 Chicago Rush (7-9). Chicago entered the poll after dismantling the Grand Rapids Rampage 70-47.
Columbus (8-8), which dropped two spots to No. 11, is finished for the season.

Schutt Sports, the sports gear company with a reputation for innovation, is sponsoring this season's Top 12 Poll. Its website is schuttsports.com.

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.