1. Moorhead
2. Hill-Murray
3. Rogers
4. Hibbing/Chisholm
5. St. Thomas Academy
6. Maple Grove
7. Holy Angels
8. Minnetonka
9. Hermantown
10. Warroad
11. Wayzata
12. East Grand Forks
13. Rosemount
15. Sartell
16. Shakopee
17. Cretin-Derham Hall
18. Rock Ridge
19. Mahtomedi
20. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
The looming television and streaming announcement may become the league’s most visible milestone yet. It will not just determine how fans watch games. It will determine how sponsors value the league, how players view its legitimacy and how teams recruit talent.
Defending Arena Football One playoff champion Albany Firebirds collected the No. 1 ranking in the annual 50YardFootball.com AF1 preseason poll, released Tuesday. The Nashville Kats, the 2025 playoff runner-ups, ranks second. The Minnesota Monsters are third in as they transition after capturing The Arena League championships in 2024 and
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. While every arena football team operates with slightly different resources, league officials and front-office executives say the financial pressures are largely the same across the sport. Travel, payroll and arena expenses consume most of the
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. Las Vegas has never been short on sports, but that abundance has a way of swallowing smaller teams whole. The Golden Knights dominate the winter calendar. The Raiders own Sundays. The Aces have become a
