Aeros maintain top spot in Power Rankings
January 1, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA) News Release
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today released its Power Rankings for the period ending Saturday, December 30th - and once again, the Arkansas Aeros maintained the #1 position with their 16-2 record followed closely by the Vermont Frost Heaves that moved from #4 to #2 and the Bellingham Slam that moved from #5 to #3. The defending champion Rochester RazorSharks jumped to #8 while Buffalo joined the Power Rankings at #19. "The Power Rankings are important for a lot of reasons with playoff and All-Star team implications," said Brad Hester, ABA VP of Team Operations. "This is serious stuff and I get calls and emails every week from teams who believe their position should be improved. There will be a lot of changes before season's end because there are a lot of great teams in this league." The Power Rankings:
1. Arkansas Aeros
2. Vermont Frost Heaves
3. Bellingham Slam
4. Miami Tropics
5. Texas Tycoons
6. Minnesota Ripknees
7. Jacksonville Jam
8. Rochester RazorSharks
9. Quad City Riverhawks
10. Gallup Outlaws
11. San Diego Wildcats
12. Hollywood Fame
13. Quebec City Kebekwa
14. Wilmington Sea Dawgs
15. Detroit Panthers
16. Strong Island Sound
17. Beijing Aoshen
18. Arkansas RiverCatz
19. Buffalo Silverbacks
20. Tennessee Mud Frogs
21. Monterrey Veneno
22. Maryland Nighthawks
23. Cape Cod Frenzy
24. Sacramento Heatwave
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- Aeros maintain top spot in Power Rankings - ABA
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