Florida Firecats top 2007 af2 preseason poll
March 28, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - By securing 395 of a possible 480 points, the defending South Division Champion Florida Firecats have earned the No. 1 ranking in the preseason Coaches Poll, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today.
Florida's total included nine first-place votes. The defending ArenaCup Champion Spokane Shock was close behind at the No. 2 spot with 388 points, including 13 first-place votes. In third was the Tulsa Talons with 306 points and five first-place votes. Other teams receiving first place votes included the Manchester Wolves (1), the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (1) and the Arkansas Twisters (1).
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.
PRESEASON TOP 16 RANK TEAM PTS
1 Florida 395 (9)
2 Spokane 388 (13)
3 Tulsa 306 (5)
4 Manchester 289 (1)
5 Green Bay 266
6 W-B/Scranton 244 (1)
7 Oklahoma City 235
8 Bakersfield 225
9 Louisville 218
10 Quad City 214
11 Arkansas 205 (1)
12 Central Valley 161
13 Bossier-Shreveport 143
14 South Georgia 130
15 Alabama 105
16 Albany 90
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