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Now that we`ve had the first 2 weeks of the season, let`s take a look at the top teams thus far in A/B League: 1. NOVAS - This may be the scariest team in A League. They are off to a quick 3-0 start and have yet to allow a single point on defense. 2 of the 3 wins have come against veteran IFFL squads. The NOVAS are probably in the 2nd toughest division this season and look for them to make it 4-0 after playing the Raw Dawgs this weekend. 2. Rhinos - You can`t really look at them as a "surprise team" anymore as they have established their team as one of the top organizations in the IFFL. A surprise might be how well they handled the Larry`s in Week 2. The game of the week will be this Sunday when they face off against DWC. 3. Lazy Sundae - another perennial power house is off to another good start. They have yet to lose a game, but a surprising tie game against Pain has knocked them to #3. They should manhandle Goin Deep this weekend. 4. Wolves - This is the new and improved Lions team and they`re off to a great start, beginning the season 3-0. Critics will still jump on them by saying they play great during the regular season, but choke in the playoffs - same old Lions team. Regardless, they have beaten a solid team in Mutiny and didn`t have much trouble vs. Diesel and Crisak. 5. DWC - off to a nice 3-0 start to begin the season. The one knock on them is that The Little Sisters of the Poor could`ve beaten overrated and hounds. DWC will have the real test this week against Rhinos. 6. Pain - this might be the biggest surprise team for the early part of this season. They began week 1 with a surprising tie against Lazy Sunday (a moral victory for this young Pain squad). I expected them to destroy Entourage but they squeeked out a 7-0 victory. It`s obvious that this is one of the better defensive teams in the league. Anyone that can hold Lazy to 7 points deserves to be considered among the elite defenses. 7. Magnums - They are off to a nice 2-0 start with a quality win over Mac Daddies. It took this young team 3 seasons to start to manufacture some wins. It will be interesting to see where this team stands in 2 weeks once they`ve played some of the veteran squads. 8. Gold rush - They gave Lazy a tough game in Week 1 but wound up on the losing end. In week 2 they handed Outcast their first defeat. I look forward to their game this week against Entourage`s stifling defense. 9. Outcast - They started this season off with a bang in manhandling Entourage and Goin Deep. They have a very potent offense that can keep defenses on their heels. Unfortunately their offense failed to show up against Goldrush. They have a great matchup this week against Pain. 10. Titans - they started the season off with a decisive victory over Mac Daddies, a team that won their division last spring. The Titans took a step back last week at the hands of the Novas. The Titans have a QB that is very quick but they just couldn`t find a way to punch it in the endzone against the tough Novas defense. The Titans play against one of their top rivals this Sunday, All Makes & Models. All Makes have won 4 out of the 5 teams these teams have met, but the Titans won in the last meeting (1 year ago this Monday).