The Colorado Mammoth moved a little closer to perfection in this week's Lacrosse-Network.com Experts Poll and now stands one vote away from being a unanimous first-place selection.

Colorado (103 points, seven first-place votes) solidified its season-long top ranking by edging the Buffalo Bandits, 11-10, in overtime over the weekend.

Buffalo, meanwhile, remains stuck in third place (85 points), behind the Portland LumberJax (95 points, one first-place vote). The Bandits must keep an eye over their shoulders, though, with Rochester now just one point behind, with 84.

Two changes in the rankings occured this weekend: Arizona (72 points) retook fifth place from Calgary (59 points), and 2-0 Chicago (43 points) surged two places to eighth, knocking Toronto (38 points) to tenth.

Our panel of eight experts includes a wide range of top lacrosse minds, including Outsider's Guide writers, players, and coaches. Scoring is on an 13-12-11-etc. basis, so that the maximum score a team can earn is 104 points and the minimum is eight points.

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

WEEK THREE                                      Pts  Prv
 1. Colorado Mammoth (3-0)                      103    1
    Could easily cruise to 5-0 (or better)
 2. Portland LumberJax (2-0)                     95    2
    Home-and-home vs. ARZ this weekend
 3. Buffalo Bandits (1-2)                        85    3
    6 wins in 7 tries alltime vs. MIN
 4. Rochester Knighthawks (2-1)                  84    4
    Next: at Rock ... 2-11 alltime in Toronto
 5. Arizona Sting (1-1)                          72    6
    Bounced back nicely after loss to Mammoth
 6. Calgary Roughnecks (1-1)                     59    5
    Regrets of leaving Palidwor unprotected?
 7. Philadelphia Wings (0-2)                     50    7
    Must find extra gear to finish off games
 8. Chicago Shamrox (2-0)                        43   10
    Soft opening schedule working wonders
 9. Minnesota Swarm (0-1)                        39    9
    Let Chicago slip out with a win
10. Toronto Rock (0-1)                           38    8
    Still can't win in Rochester
11. Edmonton Rush (1-1)                          26   11
    Colorado's next victim?
12. San Jose Stealth (1-2)                       24   12
    Fought valiantly to win OT game at Calgary
13. New York Titans (0-2)                        10   13
    NLL finally comes to Madison Square Garden