Arenafan.com af2 Power Poll for week 8
Michael Vergane
Monday May 20, 2002
1 Tennessee Valley (6-0). The Vipers take control of the Southern Division with a win over Birmingham.
2 Tulsa (6-1). Keonta Golson catches four TD passes in a 73-48 win over the Islanders.
3 Birmingham (5-2). Once again, the Steeldogs drop an important game to Tennessee Valley.
4 Peoria (5-2). Somehow, the Pirates get out of Bakersfield with an overtime win.
5 Quad Cities (5-1). Ira Gooch finishes with 341 all-purpose yards in a Steamwheeler win over Wichita.
6 Arkansas (4-3). The Twisters sack Tim Lester six times in a win over Memphis.
7 Memphis (4-3). Xplorers are on a two-game losing streak.
8 Bossier City (4-3). Second place in the Central division is on the line when Bossier City hosts Memphis on Saturday.
9 Bakersfield (4-2). The Blitz lose a heartbreaker in OT to Peoria.
10 Fresno (2-5). The Frenzy are on a two-game winning streak.
11 San Diego (3-4). The Riptide host division leading Bakersfield in an important game this Saturday.
12 Pensacola (2-4). QB Charles Peterson throws for 328 yards in a loss to Macon.
13 Wichita (1-6). The Stealth host the Steamwheelers this weekend for the second half of the home-home series.
14 Hawaiian (1-6). The Islanders drop their sixth in a row after a loss to Tulsa.
15 Louisville (0-6). Another disappointing loss this time to Columbus, 34-31.
16 Mobile (0-7). No offensive TDs for the Wizards in over eight quarters.
American Conference
1 Richmond (7-0). The Speed leave Greensboro very fortunate to be undefeated.
2 Augusta (6-0). The Stallions match last seasons 6-0 start.
3 Macon (5-2). The Knights take advantage of Pensacola mistakes in beating the Barracudas, 80-65.
4 Albany (5-1).The Conquest post an impressive win over Roanoke, 37-32.
5 Cape Fear (4-2). The Wildcats move back into second place in the Atlantic division with their win over Norfolk.
6 Tallahassee (4-2). The Thunder win their third in a row.
7 Roanoke (4-3). Bankruptcy, and a loss to Albany all in one week.
8 Charleston (3-3). QB Ray Isaac scores 5 TDs in a close win over Jacksonville, 67-64.
9 Jacksonville (2-4). The Tomcats host Florida in an important division battle.
10 Rochester (4-3). Derek Baker scores four times as the Brigade edges Mohegan.
11 Florida (3-3). The Firecats blow a 13 point lead in the final minutes to lose, 40-37.
12 Carolina (2-4). The Rhinos stumble at home against Augusta.
13 Greensboro (2-5). The Prowlers blow a 20-point third quarter lead to Richmond.
14 Columbus (2-4). Wardogs get their first road win in franchse history in beaing Louisville, 34-31.
15 New Haven ( 2-4). Ninjas two-game winning streak ends at home against Scranton
16 Norfolk (1-5). New QB Chris Wallace makes his debut in a loss to Cape Fear.
17 Mohegan (2-5). The Wolves suffer another close loss as they fall to Rochester.
18 W.B./Scranton (1-6). The Pioneers finally break into the win column by defeating New Haven, 44-37.
Michael Vergane was a writer for ArenaFan Online from 2000 to 2002.
