The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 12What went on while we were away?
Well, we’re back from vacation and trying to catch up on what’s been happening around the league. It doesn’t look like there were too many surprising results in our absence, so here’s a quick post to update you on the current Forge rankings.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 | 0 | 6-4-2 | 25.354 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2-1 this week. |
| 2 | San Antonio | 4 | 2 | 6-2-4 | 23.136 | San Antonio beat New Mexico United 2-1 this week. |
| 3 | El Paso Locomotive | 2 | -1 | 7-3-1 | 22.186 | El Paso Locomotive were on a bye this week. |
| 4 | Memphis 901 | 3 | -1 | 4-2-3 | 21.341 | Memphis 901 were on a bye this week. |
| 5 | Oakland Roots | 7 | 2 | 5-4-2 | 18.941 | Oakland Roots beat San Diego Loyal 2-0 this week. |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 8 | 2 | 5-2-5 | 18.413 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat Loudoun United 1-0 this week. |
| 7 | Sacramento Republic | 12 | 5 | 8-1-3 | 17.054 | Sacramento Republic beat Hartford Athletic 4-1 this week. |
| 8 | New Mexico United | 6 | -2 | 4-4-2 | 15.762 | New Mexico United lost to San Antonio 1-2 this week. |
| 9 | Louisville City | 5 | -4 | 6-3-2 | 14.428 | Louisville City lost to FC Tulsa 1-2 and beat Indy Eleven 1-0 this week. |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 20 | 10 | 2-4-6 | 11.638 | FC Tulsa beat Louisville City 2-1 this week. |
| 11 | Charleston Battery | 15 | 4 | 7-2-3 | 10.720 | Charleston Battery beat Rio Grande Valley Toros 2-0 this week. |
| 12 | Phoenix Rising | 9 | -3 | 4-3-4 | 10.584 | Phoenix Rising lost to Las Vegas Lights 0-1 this week. |
| 13 | Indy Eleven | 10 | -3 | 3-5-3 | 10.436 | Indy Eleven lost to Louisville City 0-1 this week. |
| 14 | Orange County | 17 | 3 | 2-7-4 | 9.684 | Orange County tied with The Miami FC 0-0 this week. |
| 15 | Detroit City | 19 | 4 | 3-7-2 | 9.644 | Detroit City beat Birmingham Legion 1-0 this week. |
| 16 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 13 | -3 | 2-4-5 | 8.485 | Rio Grande Valley Toros lost to Charleston Battery 0-2 this week. |
| 17 | Las Vegas Lights | 22 | 5 | 1-4-6 | 8.121 | Las Vegas Lights beat Phoenix Rising 1-0 this week. |
| 18 | San Diego Loyal | 11 | -7 | 6-4-2 | 7.948 | San Diego Loyal lost to Oakland Roots 0-2 this week. |
| 19 | Monterey Bay Union | 18 | -1 | 3-4-4 | 6.295 | Monterey Bay Union were on a bye this week. |
| 20 | The Miami FC | 14 | -6 | 2-4-6 | 4.772 | The Miami FC tied with Orange County 0-0 this week. |
| 21 | Hartford Athletic | 21 | 0 | 2-7-2 | 4.730 | Hartford Athletic lost to Sacramento Republic 1-4 this week. |
| 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 16 | -6 | 5-6-1 | 3.451 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-2 this week. |
| 23 | Birmingham Legion | 23 | 0 | 5-7-1 | 0.525 | Birmingham Legion lost to Detroit City 0-1 this week. |
| 24 | Loudoun United | 24 | 0 | 3-8-1 | -1.576 | Loudoun United lost to Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0-1 this week. |
