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June 3, 2008
For Immediate Release
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Top four teams remain the same

DALLAS TOPS SCHUTT
SPORTS AFL TOP 12 POLL

LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – For the first time in nine weeks, the top three of the Schutt Sports Top 12 Poll was unchanged. And for the first time this season, the top four remained the same.

No. 1 Dallas topped No. 9 Cleveland 68-52, and No. 2 Chicago defeated Kansas City 52-47, while No. 3 Philadelphia enjoyed its bye week. For the second straight week, the Desperados were a unanimous top pick by members of the Arena Football League Writers Association, collecting all 14 first-place votes. The Soul travels to Dallas on Saturday night.

Defending champion San Jose held on to the fourth spot with a 10-point win over Los Angeles on Saturday night.

Georgia, which began the season 0-2, climbed into first place in the Southern Division – the only division in which all of its teams are in the poll. As a result, the Force moved up one spot to fifth after defeating No. 11 Tampa Bay 56-55. Division-mate New Orleans jumped two spots to sixth with an 83-61 win over Columbus.

Arizona also leaped two spots – to eighth – by defeating No. 7 Orlando by a touchdown Saturday night. New York moved from 11th to 10th with a win over Colorado, which dropped out, on Monday night. Utah has won four out of six, and entered the poll at No. 12.

SCHUTT SPORTS TOP 12 POLL (JUNE 3)
Rk.	Team [1st Place]	W-L	Pts.	Pvs.	This week
1.	Dallas Desperados [14]	11-2	168	1	vs. No. 3 Philadelphia
2.	Chicago Rush	10-3	150	2	at No. 9 Cleveland
3.	Philadelphia Soul	10-3	141	3	at No. 1 Dallas
4.	San Jose SaberCats	9-5	128	4	Idle
5.	Georgia Force	8-5	109	6	at Columbus
6.	New Orleans VooDoo	8-5	95	8	at No. 10 New York
7.	Orlando Predators	8-5	74	5	at No. 11 Tampa Bay
8.	Arizona Rattlers	7-6	65	10	at Kansas City
9.	Cleveland Gladiators	7-6	56	7	vs. No. 2 Chicago
10.	New York Dragons	7-6	55	11	vs. No. 6 New Orleans
11.	Tampa Bay Storm	6-7	36	9	vs. No. 7 Orlando
12.	Utah Blaze	4-10	6	-	vs. Los Angeles
Others receiving votes: Colorado Crush 4, Los Angeles Avengers 3, Kansas City Brigade 2.
Dropped out: Colorado Crush (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)