Florida Firecats Remain Fourth in Week Three Coaches Poll
April 9, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Florida Firecats News Release
Estero, FL- The Florida Firecats received 335 points to finish fourth in the Week Two Coaches Poll, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. The Firecats finished fourth for a second straight week after opening the season with an impressive 56-14 win over the Texas Copperheads last Sunday in Houston.
By securing 439 out of a possible 448 points, the defending ArenaCup champion Tulsa Talons maintained the top spot in the poll. The Talons continued their strong start to the 2008 season with a convincing 65-28 home win last Saturday over Boise. The Spokane Shock maintained their number two spot after routing Stockton 70-12. Louisville jumped into the top five this week at number three after a 50-43 road win at South Georgia. 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 3 TOP 16
Rank Team Points
1 Tulsa 439 (24)
2 Spokane 378 (2)
3 Louisville 336 (2)
4 Florida 335
5 Rio Grande Valley 295
6 Quad City 261
7 Peoria 234
8 W-B/Scranton 217 (1)
9 Manchester 214
10 Oklahoma City 175
11 Bossier-Shreveport 174
12 Green Bay 153
13 Lubbock 139
14 South Georgia 133
15 Central Valley 123
16 Arkansas 89
The Firecats return to Southwest Florida to open the home 2008 season against the Tennessee Valley Vipers this 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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