Spokane Shock Top Week One Coaches Poll
March 25, 2009 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release
CHICAGO - The Spokane Shock, last year's ArenaCup runner-up, have maintained the No. 1 ranking in the Week 1 Coaches Poll, the arenafootball2 (af2) league office announced today. Spokane secured 328 of a possible 384 points and 12-of-25 first place votes to earn the No. 1 spot for the second consecutive week. The Shock begin their fourth season of play on Friday, April 3 when they host West Division rival Stockton.
The defending ArenaCup Champion Tennessee Valley Vipers enter Week 1 ranked No. 2 overall with 310 points (5 first place votes). The Vipers begin defense of their af2 title this Saturday, March 28 with a tough road battle against the defending Midwest Division Champion Green Bay Blizzard (No. 7). The Tulsa Talons (304 points, 3 first place votes), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers (301 points, 5 first place votes) and Arkansas Twisters (209 points) round out the Top-5.
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 1 TOP 16
RANK TEAM PTS
1 Spokane 328 (12)
2 Tennessee Valley 310 (5)
3 Tulsa 304 (3)
4 W-B/Scranton 301 (5)
5 Arkansas 209
6 Bossier-Shreveport 195
7 Green Bay 177
8 Central Valley 170
9 South Georgia 152
10 Manchester 141
11 Florida 136
12 Quad City 135
13 Oklahoma City 126
14 Boise 95
15 Amarillo 92
16 Kentucky 72
16 Milwaukee 72
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