1998 Playoff Preview
FIRST
ROUND BYES:
#2
- Captain Tripps (Matt Rzyczycki): 2-6 in the post-season. 8-4 record.
Captured the number two seed based on head-to-head competition, defeating the
Psychedelic B's (#3) 80-77 in Week 9 and the Cosmic Monsters (#4) 64-32 in Week
5. Will play the second lowest remaining seed in Week 14. Last Fantasy Bowl
Tournament appearance - 1997, losing to Gargoyles 76-54 in third place game.
#3
- Psychedelic B's (Bryan Vince): 4-2 in the post-season. 1998, 8-4
record. Captured the number three seed based on head-to-head competition,
defeating the Cosmic Monsters (#4) 87-57 in Week 7. Will play the third lowest
remaining seed in Week 14. Fantasy Bowl champions, 1996. Last Fantasy Bowl
Tournament appearance - 1996, beating the Donikers-DTL 74-63 in Fantasy Bowl
Seven.
#4
- Cosmic Monsters (Brad Rzyczycki): 6-4 in the post-season. 8-4 record.
Will play the fourth lowest remaining seed in Week 14. Fantasy Bowl runners-up
in 1994 and 1997. Last Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance - 1997, losing to LTP
60-59 in Fantasy Bowl Eight.
WILD
CARD TEAMS:
#1
- Atomic Punks (Keith Kuratko): 11-9 in the post-season. 1998, 8-4
record. Edged the Kardiac Kids (#2) for the top seed based on head-to-head
competition, winning 98-60 in Week 1 and 105-77 in Week 10. Edged the Midnight
Vigilantes (#3) based on total points, 958-939. Will play the Hostile Omish
(#8) during Week 13. Last meeting - Week 4, 1998, won by Hostile Omish 85-59.
Omish lead series 6-4. Only post-season meeting was a 1994 consolation game won
by the Omish 80-61. Fantasy Bowl champions in 1990, runners-up in 1991. Last
Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance - 1996, losing to Polish Monarchs 75-47 in
third place game.
#2
- Kardiac Kids (Jody Barth): 0-3 in the post-season. 1998, 8-4 record.
Edged the Midnight Vigilantes (#3) for the second seed based on total points,
973-939. Will play the King Salmons (#7) during Week 13. Last meeting -
1997, won by Kids (Callouses) 85-44. Kids lead series 3-0. First post-season
meeting between the two teams. Last Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance - 1997,
losing to Cosmic Monsters 114-89.
#3
- Midnight Vigilantes (Kirk Pavelich): 5-5 in the post-season. 1998, 8-4
record. Will play the Bonecrushers (#6) during Week 13. Last meeting -
Week 4, 1998, won by Midnight Vigilantes 91-69. Vigilantes lead series 4-3.
Played each other in the 1995 post-season with the Vigilantes winning 76-55.
Fantasy Bowl champions in 1995. Last Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance - 1997,
losing to LTP 89-85.
#4
- Gargoyles (Storm Thomas): 6-3 in the post-season. 1998, 6-6 record.
Edged the Screaming Eagles (#5) for the fourth seed based on head-to-head
competition, winning 66-35 in Week 9. Tied the Bonecrushers in head-to-head
competition, winning 56-46 in Week 2 and losing 85-50 in Week 11. Edged the
Bonecrushers for the #4 spot based on division record, 4-2 vs. 2-4. Will play
the Screaming Eagles (#5) during Week 13. Last meeting - Week 9, 1998,
won by Gargoyles 66-35. Gargoyles lead series 2-0. First post-season meeting
between the two teams. Fantasy Bowl champions in 1994. Last Fantasy Bowl
Tournament appearance - 1997, beating Captain Tripps 76-54 in third place game.
#5
- Screaming Eagles (Jim White): 1-1 in the post-season. 1998, 6-6 record.
Edged the Bonecrushers for the #5 seed based on head-to-head competition,
winning 62-23 in Week 6. First appearance in the Fantasy Bowl Tournament after
going 1-1 in the 1997 Consolation Bowl Tournament.
#6
- Bonecrushers (Dave Bell): 5-8 in the post-season. 1998, 6-6 record.
1997 Consolation Tournament Champions. Last Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance -
1996, losing to Donikers 83-56.
#7
- King Salmons (Jim Damicone): 6-5 in the post-season. 1998, 5-7 record.
Edged the Hostile Omish for the #7 seed based on total points, 914-757. Last
Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance - 1997, losing to Captain Tripps 110-60.
#8
- Hostile Omish (Mike Kuratko): 5-6 in the post-season. 1998, 5-7 record.
1996 Consolation Tournament Champions. Last Fantasy Bowl Tournament appearance -
1995, losing to Captain Tripps 71-61.