Florida Firecats Fourth in Week Two Coaches Poll
April 2, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- The Florida Firecats received 292 points to finish fourth in the Week Two Coaches Poll, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. The Firecats, who had a bye last week, were tied for third in the af2 Preseason Poll.
By securing 430 out of a possible 448 points, the defending ArenaCup champion Tulsa Talons maintained the top spot in the poll. The Talons opened up the season with a 69-13 win over Amarillo. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the defending American Conference champions, slipped nine spots from number two to number eleven after a 48-41 loss at Quad City. Spokane replaced the Pioneers in second. Central Valley, Florida and Rio Grande Valley rounded out the top five.
Each week during the season, af2 coaches vote for the Top 16 teams in the league by ranking them one through 16. The complete Top 16 is listed below. The number in parentheses indicates the number of first place votes the team received.
Week 2 TOP 16
Rank Team Points
1 Tulsa 430 (25)
2 Spokane 321 (2)
3 Central Valley 300
4 Florida 292
5 Rio Grande Valley 281
6 Quad City 263 (1)
7 Louisville 253
8 South Georgia 247 (1)
9 Arkansas 187
10 Bossier-Shreveport 186
11 W-B/Scranton 175
12 Mahoning Valley 173
13 Peoria 130
14 Stockton 119
15 Green Bay 118
16 Manchester 111
The Florida Firecats open their 2008 season this Sunday against the Texas Copperheads in Houston. The Firecats return to Southwest Florida to open the home 2008 season against the Tennessee Valley Vipers, Saturday April 12. 2008. Season and Individual Game Tickets are available now! Call (239) 390-CATS (2287) today to reserve your seats! Visit the team online at www.FloridaFirecats.com.
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