| | | Page 2's Power Poll dares to rate the teams that are currently wielding the most power in the entire sports universe.
Each week, our poll will rank the 10 teams at the top of the power heap -- and the five teams that have lost the most power in the past week. And, by the way, Page 2 uses its own definition for a "team" -- any group of two or more bonded together for the common purpose.
Our Momentum Meter also predicts the direction these teams will be heading in future weeks (see the bottom of the page for a full explanation).
If you've got anything to say about our Top 10 or our Bottom 5, click here to comment -- or forever hold your peace.
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MO' METER
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| 1. Seattle Mariners |
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"Only" tied '06 Cubs for most regular-season wins ever (116). If M's win World Series, let "best team ever" debate commence. |
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| 2. St. Louis Rams |
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It's early, but high-scoring Rams are NFL's last unbeaten team.
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| 3. Hall of Fame Class of '06 |
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Cal Jr. and Tony exit with grace and style. Rickey -- if he hangs 'em up -- with his 3,000th hit and record for career runs. |
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| 4. State of Florida Powerhouses |
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'Canes and Gators are 1, 2 (or 2, 1) in
the polls, but look out below, because here come ... |
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| 5. Big 12 Unbeatens |
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No. 3 Oklahoma extended the nation's longest
winning streak by knocking off former No. 5 Texas, and No. 4 Nebraska continued to roll by burying Iowa State. |
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| 6. Baltimore Ravens |
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Defending Super Bowl champs are a lot better than
they were at same time in season last year. Scary. |
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| 7. Oakland A's |
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If they can get past three-time defending champion Yankees
in first round, should set up battle of game's two best teams in ALCS. |
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| 8. De La Salle high school football |
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Spartans beat nationally No. 1-ranked Long Beach Poly
for 117th straight win, best streak in prep history. |
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| 9. U.S. men's soccer team |
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A 2-1 victory over Jamaica, plus some help from
Honduras, plus a scoreless tie between Mexico and Costa Rica guarantee the United States its fourth consecutive spot in World Cup. |
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| 10. New York Yankees |
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Limping into postseason for second straight year,
but this is their time. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Cleveland Indians and Browns, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, AFC West powers (Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders), Washington Wizards (still unbeaten), California college gridders (UCLA, Fresno State), Bobby Frankel's racing stable, Chinese men's soccer team (qualify for first World Cup finals), Catherine Ndereba (new world's record in women's marathon), Tony Blair, "Training Day" |
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MO' METER
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| 5. Penn State |
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Will Paterno ever get the two wins he needs to pass Bryant on all-time college (Div. I-A) wins list? Maybe not. |
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| 4. Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Tied for worst record in baseball at 62-100, and signs for future are not promising. |
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| 3. Tennessee Titans |
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One of the preseason Super Bowl faves drops to 0-3, with tough Tampa Bay looming next week. |
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| 2. Washington Redskins |
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How bad are 0-4 'Skins? Giants beat them by two touchdowns, despite four turnovers. |
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| 1. The Babe's Rep |
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Bonds not only dwarfed the once-sacred No. 60, he
broke Ruth's records for slugging percentage and walks in a season, this after Rickey Henderson surpassed the Bambino's career record for walks
earlier this season. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: AL Central weak sisters (Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers), Montreal Expos, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Tom Hicks (for firing GM Doug Melvin), George Steinbrenner (for keeping Joe Torre and Brian Cashman dangling), "Danny"
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No mo'; holding
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Climbing the charts |
Peaked; all downhill
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