Dusters rank 13th in af2 Coaches Poll
April 16, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Amarillo Venom News Release
AMARILLO, TEXAS The arena football 2 league office released today the Coaches Poll, ranking the top 16 teams in the af2. The Amarillo Dusters were on the list for the first time in two seasons, with a ranking of 13.
"It is exciting to have our success from the past two weeks recognized by other coaches in the league," said Dusters head coach, Chris MacKeown. "This is just another step in achieving our original goal of playoffs and the championship."
The af2 Coaches Poll is voted on each week. The head coaches from each team choose the top 16 teams in the league by ranking them one through 16. Teams ranked first receive 16 points with the point value decreasing by one for each place below first. Total points determine the Top 16 list.
The af2 Coaches Poll is 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.
Central Valley was ranked number two when they came to Amarillo, but in week four they are ranked at 15. The Tulsa Talons are holding on to the number one spot, now for the fourth week.
The Bossier Shreveport Battlewings are in the number eight spot with the Dusters coming into town.
The complete Top 16 is listed below. The number in parentheses indicates the number of first place votes the team received.
WEEK 4 TOP 16
RANK TEAM PTS
1 Tulsa 437 (23)
2 Spokane 393 (3)
3 Florida 377
4 Quad City 308
5 Lubbock 302 (3)
6 Louisville 271
7 W-B/Scranton 263
8 Bossier-Shreveport 244
9 Green Bay 220
10 South Georgia 161
11 Corpus Christi 158
12 Rio Grande Valley 153
13 Amarillo 105
14 Peoria 102
15 Central Valley 94
16 Manchester 93
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