Spokane Shock Claims Top Seed In Coaches Poll
July 21, 2010 - Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
TULSA - Spokane happily slides back into the No. 1 spot after two weeks of sitting in Tampa Bay's shadow. The Shock continued its impressive win streak with a win at Iowa on the NFL Network. The television spotlight will be on Spokane again this weekend when they take on Chicago at home.
The weekend of upsets started when the Sharks defeated top-ranked Tampa Bay, shooting Jacksonville up three spots to No. 2. The second surprise of the weekend came when the Vigilantes disappointed Chicago, ending Dallas's ten game losing drought. The agonizing losses for the previous No. 1 and No. 3 teams ended with Tampa Bay falling four spots and Chicago dropping three. Jacksonville and Milwaukee both move up three seeds with their victories.
Arizona and Tulsa both remain unchanged from last week despite both clinching playoff seats. The two teams will play each other in Tulsa this weekend with Arizona leading the series 1-0.
WEEK 16
RK Team (1st place votes) W-L Pts Last Week
1 Spokane Shock (10) 12-2 133 2
2 Jacksonville Sharks (3) 10-4 118 5
3 Milwaukee Iron 9-5 99 6
4 Arizona Rattlers 9-5 97 4
5 Tampa Bay Storm (1) 10-4 93 1
6 Chicago Rush (1) 10-5 90 3
7 Tulsa Talons 9-5 75 7
8 Orlando Predators 6-8 56 9
9 Oklahoma City 6-8 47 8
10 Alabama Vipers 6-8 45 10
11 Cleveland Gladiators 7-8 34 11
12 Iowa Barnstormers 6-8 31 12
13 Bossier-Shreveport BW 3-11 24 13
14 Dallas Vigilantes 2-12 20 14
14 Utah Blaze 1-13 15 14
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