Gladiators Move to No. 1 in vPower Rankings Shakeup
June 30, 2014 - Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
CHICAGO - The Cleveland Gladiators (13-1) moved into the top spot of the AFLFieldPass.com vPower Rankings following a 48-41 victory over the Tampa Bay Storm (8-7) at home in Week 16. The Gladiators, who are undefeated at home this season, have a chance to secure the East Division championship and No. 1 seed in the American Conference this weekend with a win and a loss by the Pittsburgh Power (12-3). Cleveland hosts the Portland Thunder (4-10), who currently hold the No. 4 seed in the National Conference playoff picture, in "NET10 Wireless Arena Football Saturday" action on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 5.
The No. 2-ranked Power knocked off the Jacksonville Sharks (5-9), 64-48, last week and can keep Cleveland from clinching the division title this week with a win over the New Orleans VooDoo (2-12). A Pittsburgh victory would keep the Power in contention for the top overall seed in the American Conference playoffs and secure a season sweep of the VooDoo. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. ET Monday, July 7 on ESPN3.
The San Jose SaberCats (10-4) snapped the 18-game winning streak of the Arizona Rattlers (14-1) last week with a stunning 62-33 victory at home over the back-to-back defending ArenaBowl champions. The win moved San Jose up one spot to No. 3 in this week's Rankings, while the loss dropped the Rattlers down three spots to No. 4 heading into their second bye week of the year. Arizona's significant fall was due in large part to the 29-point margin of defeat and the win-streak portion of the vPower tabulation. The SaberCats can clinch the Pacific Division crown and No. 2 seed in the National Conference playoffs this weekend with a victory over the LA KISS (3-11). Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET Sunday, July 6 on ESPN3.
Coming in at No. 5 in this week's vPower Rankings are the Spokane Shock (8-7), who clinched their fourth playoff berth in the last five seasons with a 64-46 victory over LA in Week 16. Spokane has a bye in Week 17 and will return to action against the Arizona Rattlers in a CBS Sports Network matchup on Saturday, July 12.
AFL Field Pass is the online fan club of the NET10 Wireless Arena Football League. The AFL vPower Rankings are calculated on AFLFieldPass.com using vPowerâ=84 cent, a scoring system based on winning percentage, strength of schedule, scoring percentage, and win-streak. The scale is normalized from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest).
June 30 AFL vPower Rankings
RANK TEAM RECORD WIN PCT SCORING STREAK vPOWER LAST
1. Cleveland Gladiators 13-1 0.929 19.3413 0.09 100 2
2. Pittsburgh Power 12-3 0.800 19.3444 0.09 90.3 3
3. San Jose SaberCats 10-4 0.714 20.9474 0.09 89.7 4
4. Arizona Rattlers 14-1 0.933 19.7631 0.00 85.3 1
5. Spokane Shock 8-7 0.533 17.9868 0.07 61.3 6
6. Orlando Predators 8-6 0.571 17.9342 0.00 51.1 8
7. Philadelphia Soul 7-8 0.467 17.1038 0.05 49.3 9
8. Tampa Bay Storm 8-7 0.533 16.4399 0.00 42.7 5
9. Jacksonville Sharks 5-9 0.357 18.3245 0.00 36.3 7
10. Portland Thunder 4-10 0.286 15.9574 0.05 31.4 11
11. Iowa Barnstormers 6-9 0.400 15.8084 0.00 30.2 10
12. LA KISS 3-11 0.214 14.4507 0.00 11.1 12
13. New Orleans VooDoo 2-12 0.143 14.3145 0.00 5.2 13
14. San Antonio Talons 1-13 0.071 14.3680 0.00 0 14
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