Arenafan.com af2 Power Poll for week 15
Michael Vergane
Sunday July 7, 2002
1 Tulsa (11-2). A big second half gives the Talons a 26-point win over Memphis.
2 Tennessee Valley (10-3). The Vipers cruise over Louisville, 48-34.
3 Bossier City (9-5). The Battle Wings win one on the road this time fair, and square.
4 Arkansas (8-5). The Twisters are playing as well as anyone in the af2.
5 Birmingham (9-4). QB Montressa Kirby throws six TD passes in their win over Mobile.
6 Peoria (9-5). The Pirates offense can now be seen on milk cartons throughout Peoria.
7 Quad Cities (8-5). DS Brent Browner picks off four passes to keep the Steamwheelers from falling to Bakersfield.
8 Pensacola (6-7). The Barrcudas play error free ball, but still lose to first place Macon.
9 Wichita (6-8). Although below .500, Wichita clinches a playoff spot.
10 Bakersfield (7-6). Without QB Chad Elliott, the Blitz offense is flat in their loss to Quad Cities.
11 San Diego (7-7). San Diego blows a chance to move into first place as they drop one to Wichita.
12 Fresno (4-9). Arkansas drops the Frenzy, 68-32.
13 Hawaiian (3-10). And after a bye week, it is now the Islanders turn to face Arkansas.
14 Memphis (4-10). QB Tim Lester is injured in a loss to Tulsa.
15 Louisville (2-11). The Fire are eliminated from playoff contention in their loss to the Vipers.
16 Mobile (0-13). Birmingham takes out their frustrations on Mobile.
American Conference
1 Macon (12-2). The Knights win a thriller in Pensacola, 54-51.
2 Cape Fear (11-2). The Wildcats move into first place with a 33-25 win over Albany.
3 Augusta (11-2). The Stallions are shocked by the Firecats, 54-29.
4 Richmond (10-3). Richmond is 3-3 over the past six weeks.
5 Albany (10-3). The Conquest lose to Cape Fear in a battle of the af2s best expansion teams.
6 Tallahassee (8-5). WR Cainon Lamb catches four TD passes as the Thunder roll over Jacksonville, 70-31.
7 Norfolk (7-6). Norfolk returns home Saturday to host the up and down Roanoke Steam.
8 Florida (7-6). The Firecats play their best game of the year in a 54-29 upset win over Augusta.
9 Roanoke (7-7). The Steam shut down Rochester and OS Martino Theus, 33-20.
10 Charleston (6-7). Charleston stays in contention for the playoffs with a win over struggling Richmond.
11 Jacksonville (5-8). Six turnovers in a loss to Tallahassee.
12 Rochester (6-8). Rochester has a bye-week to figure out what went wrong in Roanoke.
13 W.B./Scranton (5-9). The Pioneers need to win out, but they can still reach the playoffs.
14 New Haven (4-9). The Ninjas, however, need a lot of help to make it in.
15 Greensboro (3-11). The Prowlers finish the season up on the road.
16a Columbus (3-10). Columbus blows a 20-point halftime lead as they drop one to Carolina.
16b Carolina (3-10). The Rhinos even the score as they get back at Columbus, 42-36.
18 Mohegan (3-10). The Wolves had a bye-week to prepare for the Pioneers on Saturday.
Michael Vergane was a writer for ArenaFan Online from 2000 to 2002.
