by Alana Klein While we collect votes for Power Rankings on a weekly basis, I use this space and time to explain in a bit of detail exactly where I stand and why. I also think that it can be interesting to see why I placed a team in one spot while others (&/or the…
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The Numbers Game: Power Rankings (Week 8)
by Alana Klein I’m still in the process of figuring out what I can contribute and when is the best time to share said information. That being said, I will probably share my power rankings earlier in the week starting next week. I will, however definitely, make it a separate post than my up-to-date standings/tiebreakers…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 7
Top Four Stay Locked In While Beaumont and Michigan Capitalize on a Chaotic Week Seven weeks into the season, one thing has become undeniable: the AF1’s top tier is remarkably stable. For another consecutive week, the top four teams in the rankings remain unchanged, with the Albany Firebirds, Kentucky Barrels, Nashville Kats, and Minnesota Monsters…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 6
Washington Explodes Up the Board, Albany Makes History, and the League’s Middle Tier Gets Shaken Again Week 6 may not have changed the top four, but it completely reshaped the conversation underneath them. The biggest story of the week belongs to the Washington Wolfpack, who surged four spots after their second straight victory. A dominant…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 5
Albany Takes Command, Minnesota Earns Unanimous Respect, and the Bottom Five Collide in a Two-Point Spread Week 5 delivered something the AF1 hasn’t quite had yet this season: clarity at the very top, and absolute congestion everywhere else. While the elite tier continues to separate itself, the bottom half of the rankings is officially a…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 4
The race at No. 1 tightens as Albany and Kentucky meet in Week 5 For three weeks, the top of the AF1 rankings felt settled. Week 4 took that idea and chipped away at it. The Albany Firebirds are still No. 1, but not in the way they were before. They now sit in a…
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 3
Top Tier Holds Firm While Mid-Season Movement Comes From Statement Wins If there’s been one consistent theme through the AF1 season so far, it’s stability at the very top and volatility everywhere else. The top three teams in the rankings have now held their positions all season long, forming a clear and consistent elite tier….
AF1 Fan Zone: Power Rankings – Week 1
The first week of the Arena Football One (AF1) 2026 season is in the books, and the AF1 Fan Zone Weekly Power Rankings show a league in immediate flux. While the top remains frozen, the middle of the pack has been completely reshuffled following a weekend of defensive battles and statement wins. The Top Tier:…
AF1 Fan Zone: Weekly Power Ratings – Preseason Edition
The AF1 Fan Zone Weekly Power Rankings are out, and if you’ve been waiting to argue about something, this is your moment. Here’s the deal: these rankings aren’t coming from just one voice. They’re an average of ballots from Scott Birk, Howie Hanson, Zach Keilman, and Joshua Cox. Four different viewpoints, one list. As you…
Howie’s Preseason Rankings – Albany Doesn’t Just Talk About Winning. It Builds It.
By Howie Hanson There’s a difference between a team that wins and a team that expects to. The Albany Firebirds have crossed that line, and that’s why they’re sitting on top of Arena Football One like it’s their front porch. They went 12–0 last season and didn’t flinch once. Not in the regular season, not in the playoffs, not…