AFL Power Rankings: Week 2
John Hoh
Thursday February 3, 2005
 Image courtesy of Scott Tyrcha |
Herein are the Power Rankings for Week 2.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank | Next Up | |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Storm (TB) | 1-0 | 5 | AUS | |
| Big win over defending champs. Is the Storm taking the league by storm? Home date against Austin should be easier. | |||||
| 2 | San Jose SaberCats (SJ) | 0-1 | 1 | LV | |
| Stumbled at Tampa Bay. Host the Gladiators at home. Still the team to beat in the West. | |||||
| 3 | Philadelphia Soul (PHI) | 1-0 | 7 | @CHI | |
| Looked good against Wranglers even if Graziani got off to a slow start. Graziani needs to cut down turnovers. | |||||
| 4 | Orlando Predators (ORL) | 1-0 | 4 | @AZ | |
| Won a close game against Colorado—at the Jungle. Should rebound against the Rattlers missing Bonner. | |||||
| 5 | Dallas Desperados (DAL) | 1-0 | 14 | @NY | |
| Fast start against Chicago almost wasted at home. Can the offense find solace against the Dragon D? | |||||
| 6 | New York Dragons (NY) | 0-0 | 6 | DAL | |
| Should one keep a team in place after a bye week? Ah, why not. But they’ll have to prove their worth this week, which won’t be easy against a seemingly improved Desperado team. | |||||
| 7 | Chicago Rush (CHI) | 0-1 | 2 | PHI | |
| Close loss to Dallas. Chicago should be hungry. But Graziani is no Stoerner. | |||||
| 8 | Colorado Crush (COL) | 0-1 | 3 | GR | |
| Tough loss—wide right—at the Jungle against the Preds. A visit to the Mile High City by the Rampage should be just the tonic needed. | |||||
| 9 | Georgia Force (GA) | 1-0 | 11 | @LA | |
| Close win over the VooDoo. Avengers up next. | |||||
| 10 | Arizona Rattlers (AZ) | 1-0 | 10 | ORL | |
| Won first game, lost starting QB (about 4 weeks). Tough game against Preds. | |||||
| 11 | Las Vegas Gladiators (LV) | 1-0 | 13 | @SJ | |
| Glads are first victory towards hosting ArenaBowl—which they’ll "host," regardless. San Jose will be seeking revenge after last week’s pounding. | |||||
| 12 | Nashville Kats (NAS) | 1-0 | 15 | NO | |
| The Kats return is successful. They start out leading their division. How long does the dream last? | |||||
| 13 | New Orleans VooDoo | 0-1 | -8 | @NAS | |
| Start to 2005 not good. Next up is the new cat on the block. | |||||
| 14 | Los Angeles Avengers (LA) | 0-1 | 9 | GA | |
| Loss to Gladiators a wake-up call. | |||||
| 15 | Austin Wranglers (AUS) | 0-1 | 12 | @TB | |
| Definitely not the toast of Texas. Must face a formidable Tampa Bay Storm. Storm warnings in Texas? | |||||
| 16 | Columbus Destroyers (CLB) | 0-1 | 16 | @DAL (2/13) | |
| They lost to an expansion team. Granted, this is ArenaBall, but still they Destoryers lost to an expansion team. At least they get a week off to hope someone goes 0-2 with a horrible game to fall below them in this Power Ranking. | |||||
| 17 | Grand Rapids Rampage (GR) | 0-1 | 17 | @COL | |
| The Rampage lost to the Rattlers. This is the Rattlers team without Danny White as coach. It will be more the same against the Crush. | |||||
Don`t agree with these? Vote for your own rankings on the ArenaFan Power Poll.
John L. Hoh, Jr., is a free-lance writer from Milwaukee who grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, as an avid Dolphins fan. He followed Arena Football since its inception, at one point watching tape-delayed games on low-powered WAV-TV in Waukesha. His happiest day was when Milwaukee was awarded the Mustangs franchise; his saddest when the Mustangs were contracted out of the league. John is married to his wife Maija (13+ years) and has a young son, Matthew. John pines for the return of the Arena Football League to Milwaukee.
