World Footy News

San Diego hold on to their #1 ranking in the first regular season Top 10 Poll. The only change between this poll and the Preseason USFooty Top 10 is that young NC Tigers dropped from 9th down to 10th, while Chicago took over the 9th ranking.

1. San Diego Lions (9 #1 Votes)
2. Denver Bulldogs (1 #1 Vote)
3. New York Magpies
4. Golden Gate Roos
5. Milwaukee Bombers
6. Boston Demons
7. Orange County Bombers
8. Baltimore/Washington Eagles
9. Chicago United
10. North Carolina Tigers

Also receiving votes: Seattle Grizzlies, Nashville Kangaroos, Vancouver Cougars, Arizona Hawks, Minnesota Freeze, Atlanta Kookaburras.

The Tigers fell down a rung after they lost their "preseason" game to the 8th ranked BW Eagles by just 2 points at home. The Tigers and Eagles will be back at it in a couple of weeks, when the Tigers head up to DC to take on the Eagles and the Philadelphia Hawks on June 9. According to Eagle and Revo, Chris Carroll, "I'm glad we are playing them now and not at the end of the season when their new guys have played a few games."

In other USFooty league games, the Seattle Grizzlies defeated the Portland Power by a whopping 112 points in Portland. The Dallas Magpies swept the Baton Rouge Tigers in their home and away series. In the second game, the Tigers Pat Muller bagged 7 goals in a losing effort. Atlanta and Florida took 1 game each from their home and away series. Atlanta's Damien Sheehan having best on ground performances in both games.

Saturday May 19 sees USFooty East coached by former Revo and current Minnesotta Freeze coach, Jason Becker, host USFooty West coached by former Revo Tom Ellis in Fort Laurderdale FL. Also, despite losing two players to the All-Star game, 9th ranked Chicago will host the Louisville Kings.