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The Sports Network's Final Arena Football Poll
(As of ArenaBowl XXII)
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| Team (First-place Votes) | Record | Points | Rank | Next Up |
| 1. | Philadelphia Soul (12) | 16-3 | 236 | 1 | -- |
| First ArenaBowl title in the team's five-year history |
| 2. | San Jose SaberCats (2) | 13-6 | 226 | 2 | -- |
| Got some first-place votes due to questionable calls by refs |
| 3. | Cleveland Gladiators | 11-8 | 192 | 6 | -- |
| After going 2-14 in '07; team reached Conference Championship |
| 4. | Dallas Desperados | 12-5 | 176 | 4 | -- |
| Despite going 40-8 during regular season; team has bombed in playoffs |
| 5. | Georgia Force | 10-7 | 175 | 5 | -- |
| Surprised people when they finished first in Southern Division |
| 6. | New York Dragons | 9-9 | 174 | 8 | -- |
| Refs cost them the game in loss to PHI |
| 7. | Chicago Rush | 11-6 | 166 | 3 | -- |
| QB Russ Michna lack of playoff experience hurt them in loss to GR |
| 8. | Grand Rapids Rampage | 8-11 | 150 | 13 | -- |
| Made playoffs first time since 2003 and reached Conference Championship |
| 9. | Orlando Predators | 9-8 | 113 | 7 | -- |
| DB Ahmad Carroll signed by the New York Jets |
| 10. | Arizona Rattlers | 8-9 | 99 | 9 | -- |
| Need to find a QB to lead the team during off-season |
| 11. | Colorado Crush | 7-11 | 89 | 14 | -- |
| Since they won ArenaBowl XIX; they have continued to get worse |
| 12. | New Orleans VooDoo | 8-8 | 88 | 12 | -- |
| Missed playoffs because they went 1-6 L7 games |
| 13. | Utah Blaze | 6-11 | 87 | 11 | -- |
| Named Ron James their new head coach |
| 14. | Tampa Bay Storm | 8-8 | 80 | 10 | -- |
| Have missed the playoffs two of the last three seasons |
| 15. | Los Angeles Avengers | 5-11 | 46 | 15 | -- |
| Named Pat O'Hara their new head coach |
| 16. | Kansas City Brigade | 3-13 | 25 | 17 | -- |
| After going 10-6 last season; they took a major step back |
| 17. | Columbus Destroyers | 3-13 | 21 | 16 | -- |
| Named Pat Sperduto their new head coach |
As of July 30, 2008, at 04:22 PM ET
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