The Chicago Rush is the preseason No. 1 in the Arena Football League Writers Association Top 8 Poll as the AFL prepares to begin a new season after taking last year off.
Voting was split, with all 15 teams receiving votes and six clubs receiving at least one first-place vote. The Rush received two first-place votes and 53 points to edge out the No. 2 Tampa Bay Storm, which had one first-place vote and 50 points. The Dallas Vigilantes actually had the most first-place votes, with four, but was third with 49 points.
Rounding out the Top 8 were the Cleveland Gladiators, Orlando Predators, Spokane Shock, Milwaukee Iron and Arizona Rattlers.
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 Pro Football Weekly and the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director. The website is www.aflwa.com.
AFLWA TOP 8 POLL (Preseason)
Rk. Team [1st Place] W-L Pts. Pvs. This week
1. Chicago [2] 0-0 53 — at Iowa
2. Tampa Bay (1) 0-0 50 — at Tulsa
3. Dallas (4) 0-0 49 — Open
4. Cleveland (1) 0-0 36 — vs. Arizona
5. Orlando 0-0 31 — Open
6. Spokane (1) 0-0 30 — vs. Milwaukee
7. Milwaukee (1) 0-0 28 — at Spokane
8. Arizona 0-0 19 — at Cleveland
Others receiving votes: Tulsa 15, Jacksonville 14, Oklahoma City 14, Bossier-Shreveport 9, Alabama 5, Iowa 5, Utah 2.
Mark Anderson
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Voting was split, with all 15 teams receiving votes and six clubs receiving at least one first-place vote. The Rush received two first-place votes and 53 points to edge out the No. 2 Tampa Bay Storm, which had one first-place vote and 50 points. The Dallas Vigilantes actually had the most first-place votes, with four, but was third with 49 points.
Rounding out the Top 8 were the Cleveland Gladiators, Orlando Predators, Spokane Shock, Milwaukee Iron and Arizona Rattlers.
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 Pro Football Weekly and the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director. The website is www.aflwa.com.
AFLWA TOP 8 POLL (Preseason)
Rk. Team [1st Place] W-L Pts. Pvs. This week
1. Chicago [2] 0-0 53 — at Iowa
2. Tampa Bay (1) 0-0 50 — at Tulsa
3. Dallas (4) 0-0 49 — Open
4. Cleveland (1) 0-0 36 — vs. Arizona
5. Orlando 0-0 31 — Open
6. Spokane (1) 0-0 30 — vs. Milwaukee
7. Milwaukee (1) 0-0 28 — at Spokane
8. Arizona 0-0 19 — at Cleveland
Others receiving votes: Tulsa 15, Jacksonville 14, Oklahoma City 14, Bossier-Shreveport 9, Alabama 5, Iowa 5, Utah 2.
Mark Anderson
Las Vegas Review-Journal
More links that follow Arena Football
http://www.rattlerreport.com
http://www.aspnradio.com
http://www.azfl.com
http://www.azfl.com/azflaflSiahaBurley.html