Spokane Stays On Top Of Coaches Poll For Week 17
Published on July 28, 2010 under Arena Football League (AFL) News Release
TULSA - For the second week in a row, Spokane dominates the Coaches Poll with 11 first place votes and 20 points over No. 2 Tampa Bay. The Storm slide past Jacksonville this week into second after a victory over Alabama. Tampa Bay will play in-state rival Orlando for the final game of the regular season. The Sharks, falling one spot, will play the top-ranked Spokane on the NFL Network Arena Football Friday.
Despite a loss to Spokane, Chicago moves up one spot into the top five and has a bye this weekend. Milwaukee fall the most this week, dropping three spots to No. 6 but already clinched the top spot in the Midwest Division.
The seeding for the playoffs is still a hot race for a few teams. Jacksonville and Tampa Bay are fighting for the top spot in the South Division and American Conference, with Jacksonville currently leading. The battle in the National Conference is between Arizona and Chicago for the third and fourth seeds. The final placement of both teams is hinging on the outcome of Arizona's match versus Cleveland this weekend.
WEEK 17
RK Team (1st place votes) W-L Pts Last Week
1 Spokane Shock(11) 13-2 136 1
2 Tampa Bay Storm(2) 11-4 116 5
3 Jacksonville Sharks(1) 11-4 110 2
4 Arizona Rattlers 10-5 98 4
5 Chicago Rush(1) 10-6 95 6
6 Milwaukee Iron 10-5 78 3
7 Tulsa Talons 9-6 70 7
8 Orlando Predators 7-8 54 8
9 Oklahoma City 6-8 47 9
10 Alabama Vipers 6-9 30 10
11 Cleveland Gladiators 7-8 28 11
12 Iowa Barnstormers 6-9 24 12
13 Bossier-Shreveport BW 3-12 20 13
14 Utah Blaze 2-13 18 14
14 Dallas Vigilantes 2-13 15 14
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