Shock Top Final Coaches Poll
July 22, 2009 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - The Spokane Shock have maintained the No. 1 ranking in the final Weekly Coaches Poll of the 2009 season, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. This marks the 19th consecutive week the Shock have claimed the pole position. Spokane's 19-week stay at the top is the longest run at No. 1 since the inception of the coaches poll in 2004. The Shock, who improved to 14-1 last Saturday with a 74-26 road win at Central Valley, collected 383 of a possible 384 points and 23-of-25 first place votes. Spokane concludes the regular season this Saturday at No. 6 Boise (12-3).
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (12-3, 325 points, one first place vote) jumped one place to No. 2 this week after their 49-40 home victory over Albany. Tulsa (12-3, 303 points) slipped one spot to No. 3 after the club's loss at Arkansas, 81-55. Tennessee Valley (11-4, 294 points) moved up to No. 4 after their 56-39 road win at Florida. The Twisters (11-4, 290 points, one first place vote) round out the Top-5 this week, improving three places after their victory against the Talons.
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.
arenafootball2 Stories from July 22, 2009
- Barnstormers to Honor Heroes of Des Moines River Rescue - Iowa Barnstormers
- Shock Add Depth to OL - Spokane Shock
- Yard Dawgz Dancers Join OKC Thunder Girls - Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz
- Dawgz Stand Pat in Final Rankings - Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz
- Firecats Lewis Receives af2 Hit of the Week Honors - Florida Firecats
- Firebirds Finish Regular Season In Milwaukee - Albany Firebirds
- Twisters Move to #5 in the AF2 - Arkansas Diamonds
- Amileigha Blue to Headline Iron Fest - Milwaukee Mustangs
- Boise's Sanders Headed for NFL Tryout - Boise Burn
- Shock Top Final Coaches Poll - af2
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
