New Orleans VooDoo

Still Number One Arena Football League In Football Galore's 50yard Powerstats

By Anonymous

BRIDGEPORT, CT March 23, 2004--The expansion New Orleans VooDoo held the number-one spot in Football Galore's 50yard Powerstats for a third week in a row thanks to its win Thursday night in Arizona.



The 50yard Powerstats are conducted by Football Galore (http://www.footballgalore.com) and are updated weekly. The 50yard Powerstats are conducted to show which team in the Arena Football League is the most powerful, based on wins, strength of schedule and success on the road.



Teams receive 50 points for a win and an additional 25 points if the win is on the road. Teams also receive 10 points for each win by a team it has beaten.



New Orleans lead jumped from an average of 70 to an average of 76 because of the 70-58 road win.



The San Jose SaberCats, the last team to hold the top spot, crept back to the number two spot with its win over Las Vegas. The Chicago Rush moved to the third spot and Los Angeles Avengers, who beat former number-two Dallas, took the fourth spot.



The Dallas Desperados dropped from the second spot to fifth.



The Las Vegas Gladiators, despite their loss, slipped into the Top 10, while the Philadelphia Soul, losers to sixth-ranked Colorado, fell out of the Top 10.





The Top 10 teams are listed below:

Rank   
Team   
    
    
Avg.   
Pts.

1   
New Orleans   
    
76   
    
545

2   
San Jose   
    
    
73   
    
440

3   
Chicago   
    
    
    
72   
    
    
430

4   
Los Angeles   
68   
410

5   
Dallas   
    
    
62   
435

6   
Colorado   
60   
420

7   
Austin   
    
    
57   
340

8   
Georgia   
    
    
55   
385

9   
New York   
43   
370

10   
Las Vegas   
38   
265