ABA introduces Power Rankings
November 21, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today introduced its Power Rankings as the teams vie for the single-elimination playoffs in March. According to Joe Newman, ABA CEO, "We'll announce the Top 16 teams each week. These teams will receive an automatic first round home game in the playoffs. The Indiana Alley Cats with their 6-0 record have the honor of being the first team to lead the Power Rankings. The rankings are based on the record, difficulty of schedule and other criteria but we believe they represent the best teams in the league. And we will update the Power Rankings weekly.
Ricardo Richardson, ABA EVP added, "There will be 32 teams qualifying for the playoffs. The other 16 teams will be based on the same criteria which should provide the strongest teams at playoff time. The highest remaining seed will have the home playoff game until we reach the Final Four which will be played this year at the new home of the Texas Tycoons."
1. Indiana Alley Cats
2. NE Penn Breakers
3. Texas Tycoons
4. Rochester Razorsharks
5. Nashville Rhythm
6. Maryland Nighthawks
7. Newark Express
8. Orange County Buzz
9. Gallup Talons
10. Richmond Generals
11. San Jose Skyrockets
12. Lincoln Thunder
13. Niagara DareDevils
14. Montreal Matrix
15. Pittsburgh Xplosion
16. Los Angeles Aftershock
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American Basketball Association Stories from November 21, 2005
- Slam debuts at home Tuesday - ABA
- Lewis, Xplosion to receive proclamation - Pittsburgh Xplosion
- Indiana AlleyCats improve to 6-0 - Indiana AlleyCats
- Legends defeat Dragons twice - Southern California Legends
- RazorSharks ready to knock the stuffing out of Niagara - Rochester RazorSharks
- ABA introduces Power Rankings - ABA
- Gallup Talons make history with opening night win - Gallup Outlaws
- ABA salutes wounded warriors and John D. Folsom - ABA
- Indiana Alley Cats make it 6-0 - Indiana AlleyCats
- Atlanta Vision wins season opener - Atlanta Vision
- Tacoma Navigators debut with big win over Bellevue Blackhawks - Tacoma Navigators
- Florida Pitbulls top Orange County Buzz in overtime thriller - Miami Majesty
- Montreal Matrix defeats Long Island Sound - Montreal Royal
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