| | | Every week, you whine about the Power Rankings on ESPN.com's NFL, NBA, NHL and baseball pages: "Why can't they all be in one convenient place?" Well, now you can gripe about Page 2's Power Poll, too.
We're sticking our neck out with a weekly look at the 10 hottest "teams" in all of sports -- and our five weaklings of the week. Plus, our momentum meter will predict future trends.
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| 1. Ray Lewis, Brian Billick |
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Billick adds editor/director role to head coaching duties, telling media what they should cover. Bad cop act tries to make Lewis the good cop. OK, bad analogy. |
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| 2. Reborn quarterbacks |
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Poster boys for second chances. Either Dilfer or Collins will get ultimate last laugh Sunday night. |
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| 3. Notre Dame women's hoops |
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Followed up incredible win over UConn by not losing, thus becoming first new No. 1 in the last 31 polls. |
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| 4. Soccer |
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Tutu, Rabin, Mandela ... Maradona? Well, not quite. But the sport of soccer has been nominated for the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. Really. We're not making this up.
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| 5. Milwaukee Bucks |
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Eight-game winning streak. First team to score 100 against Knicks this millennium. |
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| 6. CBS |
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Shrewd strategy to draw people to a lackluster Super Bowl by scheduling hit show "Survivor" afterward. After scoreless regulation, viewers will be forced to watch the quintuple overtime game. |
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| 7. Philly 76ers |
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Best record in the NBA, including team-record-tying 11 straight road wins. Maybe the East does have hope in the Finals. |
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| 8. Capriati and Kournikova |
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Jennifer Capriati's run to the semifinals is the story of the Australian Open. Kournikova's appearance in the quarters was the most surprising. |
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| 9. New York Rangers |
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Back in playoff hunt after ending a 12-game road winless streak. Unbeaten in last five. |
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| 10. Sonics brass |
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Actually backed rookie coach Nate McMillan on one-game suspension of superpest Gary Payton, thus inspiring Sonics to upset wins over Kings and Lakers upon Gloved One's return. |
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| ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: New York Yankees, Super Bowl punters, Colorado Avalanche, Braniac college hoops teams. |
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