{"id":38253,"date":"2014-04-03T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=38253"},"modified":"2014-04-03T10:11:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:11:11","slug":"power-jump-to-third-in-latest-coaches-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=38253","title":{"rendered":"Power Jump to Third in Latest Coaches\u2019 Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AFL<\/a><\/p>\n

CHICAGO<\/span><\/b> \u2013 The Pittsburgh Power went from unranked last week to No. 3 in this week\u2019s AFL Coaches\u2019 Poll following a 48-47 victory over the San Jose SaberCats (2-1) in Week 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Arizona Rattlers (2-0) received 13 first place votes to top the Coaches\u2019 Poll for the third consecutive week. The Rattlers had a bye in Week 3 and will return to action this Saturday against the seventh-ranked Jacksonville Sharks (1-1). Kickoff is set for 9:00 p.m. EST on ESPN3 this Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite losing to the Power in Week 3, San Jose came in at No. 2 in the Poll for the second straight week. The SaberCats host the fifth-ranked Spokane Shock (1-1) at 10:30 p.m. EST on ESPN3 this Friday night. Spokane had a bye in Week 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Power earned the first win of the Ron James era in Week 3 with a 48-47 victory over San Jose. Pittsburgh began the season at No. 10 in the Poll but dropped off after their Week 1 loss to the Cleveland Gladiators (2-0). The Power will hit the road in Week 4 to face the San Antonio Talons (0-3). Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. EST Friday night on ESPN3.<\/span><\/p>\n

The undefeated Orlando Predators (3-0) moved up one spot to No. 4 in this week\u2019s Poll after defeating the sixth-ranked Tampa Bay Storm (2-1), 56-52, in the final seconds of the \u201cWar on I-4\u201d. Orlando will attempt to go 4-0 for the first time since 2003 when they take on the New Orleans VooDoo (0-2) Thursday night. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN3.<\/span><\/p>\n

APRIL 2 COACHES\u2019 POLL<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Rank<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Team (1st Place Votes)<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

W-L<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Points<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Last Week<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Arizona Rattlers (13)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2-0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

130<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

San Jose SaberCats (1)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2-1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

109<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Pittsburgh Power<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1-1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

116<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Orlando Predators<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3-0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

99<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Spokane Shock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1-1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

94<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Tampa Bay Storm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2-1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

70<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Jacksonville Sharks<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1-1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

69<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Cleveland Gladiators<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2-0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Philadelphia Soul<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0-2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

LA KISS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1-1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO \u2013 The Pittsburgh Power went from unranked last week to No. 3 in this week\u2019s AFL Coaches\u2019 Poll following a 48-47 victory over the San Jose SaberCats (2-1) in Week 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[578,536,9182],"class_list":["post-38253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-afl","tag-arena-football-league","tag-l-a-kiss"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38253"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38255,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38253\/revisions\/38255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}