Burn Move To Six In Coaches Poll
Published on April 30, 2008 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Boise Burn News Release
BOISE, Idaho ¾ The Boise Burn move from eleventh place to sixth in the Week 6 af2 Coaches Poll as announced by the league office today.
After losing to the defending ArenaCup Champion and number one-ranked Tulsa Talons in their first game of the season, the Burn rebounded and won their last three contests. Having not been ranked until last week, the Burn moved up in the poll with 237 points.
How the voting works:
Each week during the season af2 coaches will vote for the Top 16 teams in the league by ranking them one through 16 on a ballot. Teams ranked first receive 16 points with the point value decreasing by one for each place below first, meaning a team ranked 16th would receive one point. Total points will determine the Top 16 list. In the event of a tie in total points, the team with the greater number of first-place votes will be ranked higher. The af2 Coaches Poll will be announced every Wednesday during the regular season. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team and the poll results have no bearing on postseason qualification.
The complete Top 16 is listed below. The number in parentheses indicates the number of first place votes the team received.
WEEK 6 TOP 16
RANK TEAM PTS
1 Tulsa 442 (26)
2 Spokane 401 (2)
3 Florida 396 (1)
4 W-B/Scranton 368
5 Lubbock 282
6 Boise 237
7 South Georgia 212
8 Green Bay 211
9 Albany 204
10 Bossier-Shreveport 190
11 Louisville 188
12 Amarillo 140
13 Central Valley 132
14 Lexington 114
15 Arkansas 86
16 Quad City 83
The Burn (3-1) will look for win number four this Saturday when they take on the Stockton Lightning (0-4) at Qwest Arena. Kick off is at 7:10 pm.
Individual tickets are on sale now by calling 331-TIXS (8497), visiting www.boiseburn.com or visiting the Qwest Arena box office. Season tickets are also available by calling (208) 383-0080. For more information and to get a full schedule, visit the website.
Other notes:
The Burn will practice Wednesday - Friday at Qwest Arena, beginning at 7 pm, and are available for interviews before and after practice.
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