Top 8 Poll
April 20, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
After taking a week off, the Top 8 Poll remained virtually unchanged in a vote by the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA) with the notable exception of the appearance of the Indiana Firebirds for the first time. Indiana (6-5) has won six consecutive games to rank No. 8. The Firebirds' most recent victory was 67-49 over the Grand Rapids Rampage. The San Jose SaberCats (8-2) held on to the top spot after 51-43 victory over the Chicago Rush (7-3), which remained No. 3. San Jose received 15 first-place votes and 148 points to beat out the New Orleans VooDoo (8-2), which had four first-place votes and 137 points to stay No. 2. New Orleans beat the Columbus Destroyers 64-46. The Colorado Crush (7-4) moved from a tie for fourth into the position by itself despite a 52-49 loss to the New York Dragons (6-4), who remained No. 6. Once tied with the Crush, the Los Angeles Avengers (6-4) slid a little to No. 5 even with a 62-55 victory over the Detroit Fury. Moving up a spot to No. 7 were the Austin Wranglers (6-4), apparently not affected by a 58-52 defeat to the Tampa Bay Storm. The Dallas Desperados (6-4), who were No. 7, dropped out of the poll after 71-48 loss to the Arizona Rattlers. Two games this week are between ranked teams -- New Orleans at Austin and Los Angeles at Chicago. Other games involving ranked teams include San Jose at the Georgia Force (4-7), Grand Rapids (1-9) at Colorado, New York at the Philadelphia Soul (4-6), and Arizona (6-5) at Indiana. The AFLWA, founded at the start of the 2004 season, is a national organization made up of media members who cover the Arena Football League. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director.
1. San Jose SaberCats 8-2 (15) 148 2. New Orleans VooDoo 8-2 (4) 137 3. Chicago Rush 7-3 110 4. Colorado Crush 7-4 76 5. Los Angeles Avengers 6-4 59 6. New York Dragons 6-4 40 7. Austin Wranglers 6-4 38 8. Indiana Firebirds 6-5 30 Also receiving votes: Dallas Desperados 24, Arizona Rattlers 22.
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