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Colorado Ice move up two spots after knocking off undefeated Allen

March 22, 2012 - Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release


Richmond,VA .- The Sioux Falls Storm remain at the top spot for the second consecutive week in the IFL Coaches Poll. Tri-Cities finishes second while Allen and Green Bay are tied for third.

Sioux Falls remained at the top position despite a bye during week 4. The undefeated Storm prepare to take on the Reading Express on Saturday March 24th.

Tri-Cities, who was also idle during week 4, remains in second place. The defending Intense Conference champions will play again Thursday, March 22 at Everett.

After losing to the Colorado Ice the Allen Wranglers (3-1) move into a tie with the Green Bay Blizzard (2-1) for third in the Coaches Poll. The Wranglers take on the Wichita Wild in a rematch from Week 1 on Saturday March 24th. The Blizzard will play this week's ninth ranked team, the Omaha Beef, in Week 5.Bloomington rounds out the top 5.

Colorado makes the biggest jump this week as they move up two spots from eighth to sixth. Colorado ran the ball very effectively against the Wranglers as they ran for 95 yards and 4 touchdowns in route to a 61-55 victory.

Despite being idle the New Mexico Stars suffer the biggest drop this week. They drop two spots from sixth to eighth this week.

The Omaha Beef and the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks round out the top ten. The Steelhawks are making their first appearance in the top ten after the team routed the Reading Express in Week 4, 86-53. During that game the Steelhawks scored a franchise record 86 points. The 86 points scored is also the most points scored in a game during the 2012 season.

Chicago drops out of the top ten.

Coaches Poll

Week 4

Rank Teams Record Week 5 Game Prev.

1 Sioux Falls 2-0 3/24 at Reading 7:05 EST 1

2 Tri-Cities 3-0 3/22 at Everett 7:05 PST/ 10:05 EST 2

3(Tie) Allen 3-1 3/24 at Wichita 7:05 CT/ 8:05 EST 3

3(Tie) Green Bay 2-1 3/24 at Omaha 7:05 CT/8:05 EST 4

5 Bloomington 3-1 3/24 vs Lehigh Valley 7:35 CT/8:35 EST 5

6 Colorado 2-2 Bye 8

7 Nebraska 1-1 3/23 vs Wyoming 7:05 CT/8:05 EST 7

8 New Mexico 1-1 Bye 6

9 Omaha 2-1 3/24 vs Green Bay 7:05 CT/8:05 EST 9

10 Lehigh Valley 2-2 3/24 at Bloomington 7:35 CT/8:35 EST Unranked



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