Pioneers Top Coaches Poll for 12th Straight Week
July 11, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers News Release
CHICAGO - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers have maintained the No. 1 ranking of the Weekly Coaches Poll for the 12th straight week, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton collected 461 of a possible 464 points and 26-of-30 first place votes in securing the top position. The Pioneers remain undefeated in 2007 at 13-0 after a thrilling, 48-47, Week 15 road win at Fort Wayne. In the process, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton clinched the No. 1 seed in the American Conference for the 2007 ArenaCup playoffs. Next up for the East Division Champions is a Friday night fight at No. 12 Manchester (7-6).
Rio Grande Valley (12-1, 4 first place votes, 435 points) solidified their spot at No. 2 overall with a 64-0 shutout win against Laredo last Saturday. The Dorados have won a team-record 10 straight games. The Tulsa Talons (11-2, 372 points) moved up two spots this week from No. 5 to No. 3 after scoring a 49-32 road win at Lubbock. Bossier-Shreveport (10-3, 371 points) earned its way back into the Top-5 at No. 4 on the strength of the team's 53-29 home win against the Arkansas Twisters, a team that entered the week at No. 4 overall. The victory clinched the Battle Wings' first-ever playoff berth. The South Georgia Wildcats (312 points) also moved up in the ranks to No. 5 from No. 8 after handing the host Florida Firecats their first loss in six games, 47-40.
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.
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