NEFL Week 5 - June 9, 2012

NEFL Weekly - Week 5 (available Friday)

Chippewa Valley Predators coach Martin Adams
Eau Claire Crush coach Fred Hoversholm
Menomonie Thunderhawks coach Ray Roberts
Teams targeted for this week: MN Spartans

Make sure to tune in to WCCO-AM in the Twin Cities Tuesday night at 7pm for a special hour-long segment with members of the St. Paul Pioneers! If I get permission, I'll re-post the audio here (or at least a link to it).

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NEFL Week 5 Release (Available Thursday)

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Game Notes (Click on the game below you want to learn more about--available Thursday)

Eau Claire Crush at Lake Superior Rage

Central Wisconsin Spartans at Green Bay Gladiators

Minnesota Spartans at St Paul Pioneers

River City Rough Riders at Rochester Giants

Menomonie Thunderhawks at Chippewa Valley Predators

Kimberly Storm at Fox Valley Force

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NEFL in the Community (Week 5 stories)

-Chippewa Valley Predators host NFL Play 60 and USA Football FUNdamentals camp
-The Fox Valley Force game is Flag Day.
-The River City Rough Riders’ TV show, “Rough Riders Live,” will air at 11 a.m. Saturday on Fox 25/48 (WLAX/WEUX La Crosse / Eau Claire). This is the fifth episode of the show, in its first season.
-The Chippewa Valley Predators’ TV show, “It's Time! Predators Live,” will air at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox 25/48 (WLAX/WEUX La Crosse / Eau Claire). This is the fourth episode of the show, in its third season.

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All-time rankings - These are already in the forum and updated weekly. Check the league release for more details.

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WEEK 5 NEFL POWER RANKINGS

1. Pioneers (LW: 1) High: 1 Low: 1
2. Force (LW: 4) High: 2 Low: 4
3. Rage (LW: 5) High: 3 Low: 5
4. Predators (LW: 2) High: 2 Low: 4
5. Gladiators (LW: 3) High: 3 Low: 7
6. MN Spartans (LW: 7) High: 6 Low: 12
7. Crush (LW: 6) High: 5 Low: 7
8. Rough Riders (LW: 10) High: 8 Low: 12
9. Giants (LW: 9) High: 7 Low: 9
10. Storm (LW: 8 ) High: 8 Low: 10
11. Thunderhawks (LW: 11) High: 8 Low: 11
12. CW Spartans (LW: 12) High: 11 Low: 12

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2ND COACHES POLL - Available Wednesday.

10/12 NEFL teams participated in the poll, the same 10 teams that took part in the preseason poll...The Pioneers once again earned top honors, with the Lake Superior Rage moving up to second place (from fifth in the preseason poll)...more details to be released Wednesday.

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PLAYOFF PICTURE

Place-Team...Record/NEFL, Record/DIV, PA/NEFL, PA/Div

### Division Leaders ###
*C* 1-Rage 3-0 2-0 97 56 (wins tiebreaker based on division record)
*W* 2-Pioneers 3-0 1-0 0 0
*E* 3-Force 2-1 1-0 39 13 (wins tiebreaker based on head-to-head record)
### Wild Cards ###
4-MN Spartans* 2-1 2-0 31 16 (wins tiebreaker based on division record)
5-Gladiators 2-1 1-1 61 48 (wins tiebreaker based on head-to-head record)
6-Crush 2-1 1-0 32 6
### Currently Would Miss The Playoffs ###
7-Predators 1-1 0-1 44 37
8-Rough Riders 1-2 0-1 76 17 (wins tiebreaker based on head-to-head record)
9-Storm 1-2 1-1 70 50
9-Giants 0-2 0-2 73 73
11-CW Spartans 0-3 0-1 170 42 (wins tiebreaker based on division record)
12-Thunderhawks 0-3 0-2 133 75

If season ended today
Crush at Force
Gladiators at MN Spartans
Byes: Rage, Pioneers

Clinching scenarios for week 5: None
Elimination scenarios for week 5: None

*Note: The Minnesota Spartans assume the Minnesota Dragons' Week 1 result (15-0 loss) for playoff purposes--their actual record for the season is different than what is reflected above. The Playoff Picture takes into account the records that matter for the NEFL playoffs.

Minnesota Spartans actual record in 2012 (NOT for playoff purposes): 2-0 2-0 16 16