Shock remain No. 2
Nothing changed at the top of the AFL coaches' poll. Tampa Bay (10-3) remains No. 1, Spokane (11-2) is still No. 2. The Shock did gain some ground with 110 points. Tampa Bay received 115.
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From the AFL office ...
TULSA – The Tampa Bay Storm clinched a spot in the playoffs and the top spot in the poll after a solid road victory over Dallas. For the second straight week, Tampa Bay slides past Spokane, both teams receiving six first place votes. The Shock also had a road victory, but narrowly defeated Cleveland in overtime. The Shock will play Iowa on the NFL Network’s Arena Football Friday. Tampa Bay will visit in-state rival Jacksonville, who is 5-1 at home.
WEEK 15 RK | Team (1st place votes) | W-L | Pts | Last Week |
1 | Tampa Bay Storm(6) | 10-3 | 115 | 1 |
2 | Spokane Shock(6) | 11-2 | 110 | 2 |
3 | Chicago Rush(3) | 10-4 | 97 | 4 |
4 | Arizona Rattlers | 8-5 | 82 | 3 |
5 | Jacksonville Sharks | 9-4 | 78 | 5 |
6 | Milwaukee Iron | 8-5 | 72 | 6 |
7 | Tulsa Talons | 8-5 | 65 | 7 |
8 | Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz | 6-7 | 54 | 11 |
9 | Orlando Predators | 6-7 | 50 | 12 |
10 | Alabama Vipers | 6-7 | 41 | 9 |
11 | Cleveland Gladiators | 6-8 | 40 | 8 |
12 | Iowa Barnstormers | 6-8 | 29 | 10 |
13 | Bossier-Shreveport BW | 3-11 | 20 | 13 |
14 | Dallas Vigilantes | 1-12 | 15 | 14 |
14 | Utah Blaze | 1-12 | 15 | 14 |
Chicago and Arizona switch places this week after Chicago beat Arizona in front of the Rush’s home crowd, 50-55. Both teams will play the No. 14 seeds, with Chicago playing Dallas and Arizona against Utah.
After a sluggish start to the season, Oklahoma City has bounced back with a three game winning streak, clinching the No. 8 spot in the poll. Orlando also jumps up three spots with a victory over Alabama. Cleveland, dropping the most this week, will play the fiery Yard Dawgz.