The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 17A brief update
Update: This post originally read Week 18. Our apologies.
Another quickie rankings post this week. The Forge has been super busy with that annoying day job and hasn’t gotten much done blogging-wise. Here’s how things stood after Monday’s game:
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Notes |
| 1 | San Diego Loyal | 5 | +4 | 10-4-4 | 7.26 | San Diego Loyal beat Orange County 2-1 and beat Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3-2 this week. |
| 2 | Louisville City | 10 | +8 | 11-3-3 | 5.99 | Louisville City beat Birmingham Legion 2-1 this week. |
| 3 | Birmingham Legion | 1 | -2 | 7-5-4 | 5.92 | Birmingham Legion lost to Louisville City 1-2 this week. |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 6 | +2 | 9-3-6 | 5.76 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Memphis 901 2-0 this week. |
| 5 | San Antonio | 7 | +2 | 13-3-1 | 5.59 | San Antonio beat FC Tulsa 2-1 and beat Charleston Battery 2-0 this week. |
| 6 | Hartford Athletic | 12 | +6 | 4-9-3 | 5.26 | Hartford Athletic beat Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2-0 this week. |
| 7 | LA Galaxy II | 13 | +6 | 8-8-3 | 4.55 | LA Galaxy II beat Oakland Roots 3-1 this week. |
| 8 | Las Vegas Lights | 2 | -6 | 7-7-4 | 4.52 | Las Vegas Lights lost to Detroit City 0-1 this week. |
| 9 | Memphis 901 | 9 | 0 | 11-4-2 | 4.40 | Memphis 901 lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-2 this week. |
| 10 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 16 | +6 | 7-8-2 | 3.85 | Rio Grande Valley Toros drew with El Paso Locomotive 0-0 this week. |
| 11 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | -8 | 8-4-4 | 3.62 | Sacramento Republic lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-3 this week. |
| 12 | Detroit City | 18 | +6 | 8-4-5 | 3.51 | Detroit City beat Las Vegas Lights 1-0 this week. |
| 13 | El Paso Locomotive | 4 | -9 | 8-6-6 | 3.49 | El Paso Locomotive drew with Rio Grande Valley Toros 0-0 and drew with Atlanta United 2 2-2 this week. |
| 14 | Orange County | 19 | +5 | 4-8-6 | 2.94 | Orange County lost to San Diego Loyal 1-2 and drew with Phoenix Rising 2-2 this week. |
| 15 | Oakland Roots | 15 | 0 | 5-6-9 | 2.74 | Oakland Roots lost to LA Galaxy II 1-3 this week. |
| 16 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 8 | -8 | 12-5-0 | 2.72 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks lost to Hartford Athletic 0-2, beat Sacramento Republic 3-0 and lost to San Diego Loyal 2-3 this week. |
| 17 | FC Tulsa | 17 | 0 | 5-10-4 | 2.35 | FC Tulsa lost to San Antonio 1-2 and drew with Loudoun United 2-2 this week. |
| 18 | The Miami FC | 22 | +4 | 6-6-6 | 2.31 | The Miami FC beat Indy Eleven 1-0 this week. |
| 19 | New Mexico United | 11 | -8 | 7-3-5 | 2.30 | New Mexico United drew with Monterey Bay Union 1-1 this week. |
| 20 | Atlanta United 2 | 23 | +3 | 4-12-2 | 2.29 | Atlanta United 2 beat Charleston Battery 4-3 and drew with El Paso Locomotive 2-2 this week. |
| 21 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 27 | +6 | 8-6-3 | 1.99 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat New York Red Bulls II 3-0 this week. |
| 22 | Loudoun United | 24 | +2 | 4-10-3 | 1.66 | Loudoun United drew with FC Tulsa 2-2 this week. |
| 23 | Monterey Bay Union | 21 | -2 | 4-11-1 | 1.54 | Monterey Bay Union drew with New Mexico United 1-1 this week. |
| 24 | Phoenix Rising | 25 | +1 | 7-9-1 | 0.39 | Phoenix Rising drew with Orange County 2-2 this week. |
| 25 | Indy Eleven | 20 | -5 | 6-7-3 | 0.00 | Indy Eleven lost to The Miami FC 0-1 this week. |
| 26 | Charleston Battery | 14 | -12 | 2-12-3 | -0.30 | Charleston Battery lost to Atlanta United 2 3-4 and lost to San Antonio 0-2 this week. |
| 27 | New York Red Bulls II | 26 | -1 | 1-13-3 | -0.87 | New York Red Bulls II lost to Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0-3 this week. |
