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.
More below.
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.
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