Pioneers Top Coaches Poll For Tenth Straight Week
June 27, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers have maintained the No. 1 ranking of the Weekly Coaches Poll for the tenth straight week, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton collected 461 of a possible 464 points and 27-of-30 first place votes in securing the top position. The Pioneers remain undefeated in 2007 at 11-0 after a 62-55 Week 13 win at Quad City. They also clinched the East Division title and an automatic berth in the playoffs with their last-second victory against the Steamwheelers. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's current ten-week presence at the top of the Coaches Poll is the longest run at No. 1 since the poll was created in 2004.
Tulsa (10-1, 410 points, 2 first place votes), who had a bye in Week 13, continues to hold down the No. 2 position for the third straight week. Rio Grande Valley (10-1, 386 points) also stayed at No. 3 on the strength of a 63-52 win in Week 13 against Oklahoma City. The Dorados have won a team-record eight straight contests. Rounding out the Top-5 this week are the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings (9-2, 364 points, 1 first place vote) and South Georgia Wildcats (8-3, 344 points). Both teams were idle in Week 13.
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.
WEEK 14 TOP 16
RANK TEAM PTS
1 W-B/Scranton 461 (27)
2 Tulsa 410 (2)
3 Rio Gra. Valley 386
4 Bossier-Shrev. 364
5 South Georgia 344
6 Florida 325
7 Arkansas 304
8 Spokane 260
9 Central Valley 218
10 Quad City 169
11 Oklahoma City 167
12 Louisville 157
13 Green Bay 155
14 Tri-Cities 130
15 Manchester 69
16 Stockton 52
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