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April 29, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Derry
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Undefeated Soul is the unanimous choice at the top

PHILADELPHIA TOPS SCHUTT
SPORTS AFL TOP 12 POLL

LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – Leaving no doubt with a 57-28 victory over the Dallas Desperados, the Philadelphia Soul remained No. 1 and captured all 20 first-place votes in the Schutt Sports Top 12 Poll.

Philadelphia, at 9-0, is the only unbeaten team. Dallas (7-1) stayed at No. 2 in the voting conducted by the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA).

The Chicago Rush (7-2) jumped up two spots to No. 3 after beating the Colorado Crush 65-52. Chicago even moved ahead of the New Orleans VooDoo (7-2), which dropped down a place despite a 70-56 victory over the Utah Blaze.

Other teams that moved up were the San Jose SaberCats (5-4) from No. 6 to No. 5, New York Dragons (5-4) from No. 8 to No. 7 and the Arizona Rattlers (4-4) from 11th to ninth. The Tampa Bay Storm (3-5) entered the poll at No. 10 after surprising Orlando 48-41 and dropping the Predators (6-3) two spots to No. 6.

The Los Angeles Avengers (3-6) fell out of the rankings following a 70-42 loss San Jose SaberCats (5-4).

SCHUTT SPORTS TOP 12 POLL (APRIL 29)
Rk.	Team [1st Place]	W-L	Pts.	Pvs.	This week
1.	Philadelphia Soul [20]	9-0	240	1	at No. 8 Cleveland
2.	Dallas Desperados	7-1	214	2	at Columbus
3.	Chicago Rush	7-2	192	5	at No. 10 Tampa Bay
4.	New Orleans VooDoo	7-2	190	3	at No. 11 Georgia
5.	San Jose SaberCats	5-4	147	6	at No. 6 Orlando
6.	Orlando Predators	6-3	137	4	vs. No. 5 San Jose
7.	New York Dragons	5-4	130	8	Idle
8.	Cleveland Gladiators	4-4	87	7	vs. No. 1 Philadelphia
9.	Arizona Rattlers	4-4	85	11	at Los Angeles
10.	Tampa Bay Storm	3-5	47	—	vs. No. 3 Chicago
t11.	Colorado Crush	3-5	32	10	vs. Grand Rapids
t11.	Georgia Force	3-5	32	9	vs. No. 4 New Orleans
Others receiving votes: Grand Rapids Rampage 17, Los Angeles Avengers 8, Columbus Destroyers 2.
Dropped out: Los Angeles Avengers (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.

2008 AFLWA Rankings (No 1. team):
• Preseason (Dallas) • March 5 (Dallas) • March 12 (Dallas) • March 19 (Dallas) • March 25 (Dallas) • April 1 (Philadelphia)	• April 8 (Philadelphia) • April 15 (Philadelphia) • April 22 (Philadelphia) • April 29 (Philadelphia) • May 6 (Philadelphia) • May 13 (Dallas)	• May 20 (Chicago) • May 27 (Dallas) • June 3 (Dallas) • June 10 (Philadelphia) • June 17 (Philadelphia) • June 24 (Philadelphia)