Page 2's Power Poll dares to rate the teams that are currently wielding the most power in the entire sports universe.

Each week, our poll will rank the 10 teams at the top of the power heap -- and the five teams that have lost the most power in the past week. And, by the way, Page 2 uses its own definition for a "team" -- any group of two or more bonded together for the common purpose.

Our Momentum Meter also predicts the direction these teams will be heading in future weeks (see the bottom of the page for a full explanation).

If you've got anything to say about our Top 10 or our Bottom 5, click here to comment -- or forever hold your peace.

TEAM		PAGE 2 SAYS	MO' METER
1. Salé and Pelletier		Besides the well-deserved gold medal, they got a billion dollars worth of free pub, and Jamie is definitely sports' latest and greatest "It" girl. Can you say, "Never have to work again as long as you live"?
2. Ward Burton & crew		Thanks to a "gift" from Sterling Marlin, Burton, who led for just five laps, captured the crash-marred Daytona 500, U.S. racing's most important race.
3. Norway's Olympic team		A Games-leading eight gold medals for the tiny country that has dominated the Winter Olympics since they began in 1924.
4. U.S. Olympic hockey teams		Maybe it's post-9/11 patriotism, maybe a lot of people don't know that the Cold War is over, but the men's 2-2 tie with Russia Saturday night was the highest-rated hockey game -- of any kind -- on U.S. network TV since the 1980 run by the Miracle on Ice team. And it started at 11:30 p.m. ET. Plus, the women are on what appears to be an unstoppable roll toward their second-straight gold medal.
5. Baseball fans		Spring training, before the politicians and billionaire owners and spoiled millionaire players can screw everything up, is the best time of the year. Anything is possible, even labor peace, respect for the fans and pennants in Montreal and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
6. UConn women's basketball		When they come to town, there's only one thing you can do -- hide the men and children.
7. Maryland men's basketball		So much for the myth of invincibility surrounding the Dukies. Would anybody take No. 1 Kansas over the Terps, no points, on a neutral court? If so, give us a call.
8. Sacto Kings		Most fun team in the game -- college or pro -- to watch, best record in the NBA. Hey, maybe that threepeat for L.A. is not preordained. You think?
9. All golfers not named Tiger Woods		This week, it was Len Mattlace -- whoever he might be -- who kept the streak going, winning the Nissan Open and $666,000.
10. Detroit Red Wings		The best team in the NHL, and nobody else is even close.
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Germany's Olympians, Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann, Canadian curlers, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Kansas men's basketball, Gonzaga men's basketball, Marquette men's basketball, NBC, Yamila Diaz-Rahi

TEAM		PAGE 2 SAYS	MO' METER
5. Los Angeles Lakers		Lost two straight to fall three games behind streaking Kings, including one at home to the Atlanta Hawks, who have won a total of six games on the road all season.
4. Sterling Marlin & crew		The lesson, as always in NASCAR: You can look, but you'd better not touch.
3. Canadian men's Olympic hockey team		An embarrassing 5-2 defeat at the hands of Sweden and an ultra-tight 3-2 win over far-from-mighty Germany has the gold-medal favorites feeling all shook up.
2. New York Knicks		Dropped their 10th game of the season in which they held at least a double-digit lead -- and their second straight at home -- as they wrested last place in the Atlantic Division from the woeful Miami Heat.
1. Figure skating		Still the most popular event at the Olympics, but it has all the credibility of pro wrestling. And we are not exaggerating.
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Chicago Bulls, Marie-Reine Le Gougne, Steve Mariucci, Jayson Williams

Mo' Meter explained:	No mo'; holding	Climbing the charts	Peaked; all downhill