AFL Power Rankings: 2006 Week 11
John Hoh
Thursday April 13, 2006
Herein are the 2006 week 11 Power Rankings. And remember, these are only my opinions and are not scientific. Any attempt to use this information for betting purposes is solely at the gambler’s discretion.
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank | Next Up |
| 1 | Dallas Desperados (DAL) | 9-2 | 1 | GR |
| Dallas showing it’s the team to beat. | ||||
| 2 | Colorado Crush (COL) | 8-3 | 3 | @KC |
| Colorado also gearing up for that playoff run. Get a breather in KC. | ||||
| 3 | Georgia Force (GA) | 7-4 | 5 | @ORL |
| Force gets another Southern Division battle. | ||||
| 4 | Orlando Predators (ORL) | 7-4 | 6 | GA |
| Host the surging Force for supremacy in the South(ern). | ||||
| 5 | Austin Wranglers (AUS) | 7-4 | 2 | TB |
| Suddenly Austin is in a real fight for the Southern crown—and face a team seeking to still have a say in that contest! | ||||
| 6 | Nashville Kats (NAS) | 7-4 | 4 | PHI |
| Will these Kats have soul? A battle between singer-owned teams (Jon Bon Jovi vs. Tim McGraw). | ||||
| 7 | Tampa Bay Storm (TB) | 6-5 | 7 | @AUS |
| Win over Austin can help Tampa Bay storm back into the Southern race. | ||||
| 8 | New York Dragons (NY) | 6-5 | 8 | @CLB |
| Tough loss to the Desperados. Columbus is hurting after two losses but still a threat. | ||||
| 9 | Arizona Rattlers (AZ) | 6-5 | 9 | CHI |
| Arizona retakes the Western lead. | ||||
| 10 | Philadelphia Soul (PHI) | 6-5 | 11 | @NAS |
| Well, a “close” 1 point win is still a win. Soul travel to the Music City next. | ||||
| 11 | Las Vegas Gladiators (LV) | 5-6 | 12 | @SJ |
| Glads slip but still in contention. | ||||
| 12 | San Jose SaberCats (SJ) | 5-6 | 13 | LV |
| S’Cats are still in contention. | ||||
| 13 | Columbus Destroyers (CLB) | 5-6 | 10 | NY |
| Columbus hopes the last two losses haven’t destroyed their season. Must rebound against the Dragons. | ||||
| 14 | Chicago Rush (CHI) | 4-7 | 14 | @AZ |
| Reeling Rush must travel to the desert. Will they be snake-bit? | ||||
| 15 | Grand Rapids Rampage (GR) | 3-8 | 16 | @DAL |
| The Rampage road doesn’t get easier as they play at top seeded Dallas. | ||||
| 16 | Utah Blaze (UT) | 3-8 | 17 | LA |
| Inaugural season woes continue, but host an Avenger team that proved capable of losing to expansion teams. | ||||
| 17 | Kansas City Brigade (KC) | 2-9 | 18 | COL |
| I have to give KC a bump up from the bottom rung after their victory over LA. Theoretically and mathematically still in the playoff hunt. | ||||
| 18 | Los Angeles Avengers (LA) | 3-8 | 15 | @UT |
| Hey, they lost to an expansion team. What can I say? Other than, can they lose two in a row to expansion teams? | ||||
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.
