ABA ANNOUNCES PRE-SEASON POWER RANKINGS

Indianapolis, IN.  The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced it’s Pre-Season Power Rankings for the 2019-2020 season that begins on Saturday, November 2nd.  “With over 150 teams competing this season, this was certainly not easy to do,” stated ABA CEO Joe Newman. “Basically, we went on what happened last season along with a couple of teams that were trending well at the end of the season.  During the regular season, there were only two undefeated teams, the South Florida Gold and San Francisco City Cats.  But, the ABA Champion Jacksonville Giants topped the rankings to begin the season.”

1.  Jacksonville Giants

2.  South Florida Gold

3.  San Francisco City Cats

4.  Syracuse Stallions

5.  Mobile Jesters

6.  Chicago Fury

7.  Alexandria Armor

8.  Steel City Yellow Jackets

9.  Wyoming Valley Clutch

10. Team Trouble

11. Binghamton Bulldogs

12. Richmond Elite

13. St. Louis Spirits

14. West Mass Zombies

15. Topeka Sizzlers

16. Austin Bats

17. San Diego Kings

18. Baltimore Hawks

19. Salem 78s

20. San Diego Guardians

21. West Michigan Lake Hawks

22. Indiana Lyons

23. Tri City Blackhawks

24. Orange County Novastars

25. Akron Aviators

“All six divisions are pretty equally represented,” added Newman. “We expect changes quickly as teams begin play.  The number one rated teams in each of the six divisions are:

Northeast:  Syracuse Stallions

Mid-Atlantic:  Richmond Elite

Southeast: Jacksonville Giants

South Central:  Alexandria Armor

North Central:  Chicago Fury

Far West:  San Francisco City Cats

Each of the six divisions will be represented at the Final Eight to be played in April in

Binghamton, NY along with the #1 team in the Final Power Rankings and the host team,

the Binghamton Bulldogs.

For more information, visit www.abaliveaction.com.

Thanks,

Joe Newman

ABA CEO