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May 2, 2007
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Dallas keeps pace at No. 2, but Colorado jumps up to fourth

GEORGIA TOPS SCHUTT SPORTS AFL TOP 12 POLL

LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – Georgia easily maintained the No. 1 spot in the Schutt Sports Top 12 Poll, but most of the drama occurred in the places right behind the Force.

The Dallas Desperados edged out the Chicago Rush by two points for the No. 2 position, and the Colorado Crush jumped past the San Jose SaberCats by a point in a vote by the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA) that could cause some controversy.

Georgia (8-1) received 18 first-place votes and 260 points after defeating the New Orleans VooDoo 72-57. The Force hosts the No. 6 Orlando Predators (5-3), who moved up two spots following a 69-34 victory over the Las Vegas Gladiators.

Dallas (8-1) received 234 points to edge out Chicago (7-1), which had 232 points, for No. 2. The Rush did receive four first-place votes. Dallas, which beat the Nashville Kats 69-62, is at the No. 7 Utah Blaze (5-4), which fell a place following a 69-48 loss to San Jose. Chicago, a 54-43 winner over the Philadelphia Soul, hosts No. 4 Colorado (6-3).

Colorado collected 183 points to move a spot ahead of San Jose (5-3), which totaled 182 points. The switch was interesting considering the Crush edged the Kansas City Brigade 45-42 while the SaberCats won by three touchdowns over Utah. San Jose travels to the Arizona Rattlers (2-7).

The Columbus Destroyers (4-4) moved down a slot to No. 8 after falling 34-32 to the Tampa Bay Storm. Columbus hosts the New York Dragons (2-6).

Kansas City (4-4), which remained in the No. 9 spot, plays at No. 11 Philadelphia (4-4), which dropped a place.

The Los Angeles Avengers (4-4) moved into the rankings at No. 10 thanks to a 75-71 victory over the Grand Rapids Rampage. Los Angeles visits Las Vegas (1-8).

Nashville (4-5), which fell a place to No. 12, is at Grand Rapids (2-6).

SCHUTT SPORTS TOP 12 POLL (MAY 2)
Rk.	Team [1st Place]	W-L	Pts.	Pvs.	This week
1.	Georgia Force [18]	8-1	260	1	vs. No. 6 Orlando
2.	Dallas Desperados	8-1	234	2	at No. 7 Utah
3.	Chicago Rush [4]	7-1	232	3	vs. No. 4 Colorado
4.	Colorado Crush	6-3	183	5	at No. 3 Chicago
5.	San Jose SaberCats	5-3	182	4	at Arizona
6.	Orlando Predators	5-3	160	8	at No. 1 Georgia
7.	Utah Blaze	5-4	123	6	vs. No. 2 Dallas
8.	Columbus Destroyers	4-4	84	7	vs. New York
9.	Kansas City Brigade	4-4	77	9	at No. 11 Philadelphia
10.	Los Angeles Avengers	4-4	66	-	at Las Vegas
11.	Philadelphia Soul	4-4	50	10	vs. No. 9 Kansas City
12.	Nashville Kats	4-5	35	11	at Grand Rapids
Others receiving votes: New Orleans VooDoo 27, Austin Wranglers 3.
Dropped out: New Orleans VooDoo (12).

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.

2007 AFLWA Rankings (No 1. team):
• Preseason (Dallas) • March 6 (Dallas) • March 14 (Dallas) • March 20 (Dallas) • March 27 (Dallas) • April 2 (Dallas)	• April 12 (Dallas) • April 18 (Dallas) • April 25 (Georgia) • May 2 (Georgia) • May 9 (Georgia) • May 16 (Georgia)	• May 23 (Dallas) • May 30 (Dallas) • June 6 (Dallas) • June 13 (Dallas) • June 20 (Dallas) • June 27 (Dallas)