For the fourth straight week, the Buffalo Bandits are the number one team in the weekly Lacrosse-Network.com Experts Poll.

Buffalo still managed to accomplish something new this time, though -- for the first time ever in the Experts Poll, the first-place selection was unanimous.

The Bandits, fresh off an 11-7 spanking of Rochester Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena, earned a perfect 90 points this week, two better than last week and way ahead of second-place Toronto (77 points).

The Rock was idle this past weekend, but Colorado certainly wasn't, pounding San Jose, 14-6, Friday night. The victory did nothing for the Mammoth's poll position, though; it's still in third and actually managed to lose a few points, to 67.

The Calgary Roughnecks, fresh off an 18-15 decision over Anaheim, is hot on Colorado's tail, in fourth place with 65 points.

Rochester, which edged Philadelphia in overtime Friday night (behind nine John Grant goals) before Saturday's loss to Buffalo, moved up one spot to fifth (59 points).

From there, it's a long way to sixth place and the Arizona Sting (42 points), which needed overtime to beat Minnesota at home, 17-16.

San Jose dropped two spots to seventh (37 points), and depending on what happens this coming weekend, eighth-place Philadelphia (31 points) could sneak by the Stealth, too.

Minnesota (16 points) and Anaheim (11 points) bring up the rear together for the seventh time this season and fourth week in a row.

Our panel of nine experts includes a wide range of top lacrosse minds, including Outsider's Guide writers, players, and coaches. Scoring is on a 10-9-8-etc. basis, so that the maximum score a team can earn is 90 points and the minimum is nine points.

The complete rankings from this week's Experts Poll, with comments (win-loss record through Sunday is in parentheses):

WEEK EIGHT                                      Pts  Prv
 1. Buffalo Bandits (5-2)                        90    1
    Held high-flying K'Hawks to just seven
 2. Toronto Rock (4-2)                           77    2
    Big test Friday - can't get swept by ROC
 3. Colorado Mammoth (4-3)                       67    3
    Impressive win in Silicon Valley
 4. Calgary Roughnecks (5-3)                     65    4
    Made beating ANA look way too tough
 5. Rochester Knighthawks (5-3)                  59    6
    Bus ride brings new meaning to 'road trip'
 6. Arizona Sting (4-4)                          42    7
    .500 at midpoint once again
 7. San Jose Stealth (3-4)                       37    5
    Gets second chance against Mammoth
 8. Philadelphia Wings (3-5)                     31    8
    Blew ROC game, almost did same at MIN
 9. Minnesota Swarm (2-6)                        16   10
    The wheels are officially off
10. Anaheim Storm (2-5)                          11    9
    Were the wheels ever really on?