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June 27, 2007
For Immediate Release
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15-1 Desperados head into post-season as the team to beat

DALLAS TOPS SCHUTT SPORTS AFL TOP 12 POLL

LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – The Dallas Desperados, who have been No. 1 for all but a four-week stretch, take the top ranking in the final Schutt Sports Top 12 Poll into the playoffs.

Dallas (15-1) received 17 first-place votes and 237 points by members of the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA). The No. 2 Georgia Force (14-2) were given the other three first-place votes and totaled 221 points.

The top five spots remained the same with the San Jose SaberCats (13-3) at No. 3, Chicago Rush (12-4) at No. 4 and Kansas City Brigade (10-6) at No. 5.

Dallas defeated the Colorado Crush 77-58, Georgia beat the New Orleans VooDoo 68-42, San Jose downed the Las Vegas Gladiators 73-46, and Chicago bested Kansas City 48-21.

The No. 6 Tampa Bay Storm (9-7) and No. 7 Los Angeles Avengers (9-7) traded places. Tampa Bay beat the Austin Wranglers 55-51, and Los Angeles lost to the Utah Blaze 47-37.

The Philadelphia Soul (8-8) gained three spots to No. 8 thanks to a 63-49 victory over the Orlando Predators.

Utah (8-8) moved up a slot to No. 9, Orlando (8-8) slid two spots to No. 10, and Colorado (8-8) fell two places to No. 11.

The Columbus Destroyers (7-9) remained No. 12 after defeating the New York Dragons 74-43.

In this week’s playoffs, Dallas, Georgia, San Jose and Chicago have byes. Kansas City hosts Colorado, Tampa Bay is at home against Columbus, Los Angeles hosts Utah, and Philadelphia welcomes Orlando.

SCHUTT SPORTS TOP 12 POLL (FINAL)
Rk.	Team [1st Place]	W-L	Pts.	Pvs.	Playoff Opponent
1.	Dallas Desperados [17]	15-1	237	1	Bye
2.	Georgia Force [3]	14-2	221	2	Bye
3.	San Jose SaberCats	13-3	202	3	Bye
4.	Chicago Rush	12-4	180	4	Bye
5.	Kansas City Brigade	10-6	150	5	vs. No. 11 Colorado
6.	Tampa Bay Storm	9-7	137	7	vs. No. 12 Columbus
7.	Los Angeles Avengers	9-7	111	6	vs. No. 9 Utah
8.	Philadelphia Soul	8-8	86	11	vs. No. 10 Orlando
9.	Utah Blaze	8-8	79	10	at No. 7 Los Angeles
10.	Orlando Predators	8-8	78	8	at No. 8 Philadelphia
11.	Colorado Crush	8-8	50	9	at No. 5 Kansas City
12.	Columbus Destroyers	7-9	28	12	at No. 6 Tampa Bay
Others receiving votes: Nashville Kats 1.
Dropped out: None.

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)