The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 28A lot of movement once again
A quickie post this week; we have been in California and have not had a chance to watch any games. That being said, there was a lot of switching around in the top 5.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note | This Week |
| 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1 | 0 | 13-10-5 | 27.54 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks beat Charleston Battery 2-0. | @ El Paso (Sat.) |
| 2 | Louisville City | 4 | 2 | 20-5-2 | 21.48 | Louisville City beat FC Tulsa 1-0. | @ Detroit (Sun.) |
| 3 | San Antonio | 8 | 5 | 8-12-7 | 18.11 | San Antonio beat Oakland Roots 1-0. | @ Phoenix (Sat.) |
| 4 | Hartford Athletic | 7 | 3 | 9-12-7 | 15.94 | Hartford Athletic tied with Memphis 901 0-0 and beat The Miami FC 3-0. | v. Oakland (Sat.) |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic | 10 | 5 | 12-6-8 | 15.86 | Sacramento Republic beat Phoenix Rising 2-0. | @ New Mexico (Wed.) @ Las Vegas (Sat.) |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | -4 | 8-10-11 | 15.20 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-2. | Bye |
| 7 | Phoenix Rising | 5 | -2 | 8-9-9 | 13.25 | Phoenix Rising lost to Sacramento Republic 0-2. | v. San Antonio (Sat.) |
| 8 | Charleston Battery | 3 | -5 | 16-5-8 | 12.76 | Charleston Battery lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-2. | v. Tampa Bay (Sat.) |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights | 9 | 0 | 10-8-10 | 12.16 | Las Vegas Lights tied with FC Tulsa 1-1 and tied with Monterey Bay Union 0-0. | v. Sacramento (Sat.) |
| 10 | Loudoun United | 15 | 5 | 10-10-7 | 11.85 | Loudoun United beat Birmingham Legion 4-2. | @ New Mexico (Sun.) |
| 11 | Detroit City | 16 | 5 | 11-8-9 | 10.94 | Detroit City beat New Mexico United 1-0. | v. Louisville (Sun.) |
| 12 | Memphis 901 | 12 | 0 | 12-10-7 | 10.94 | Memphis 901 tied with Hartford Athletic 0-0 and beat North Carolina FC 3-0. | Bye |
| 13 | North Carolina FC | 6 | -7 | 8-10-9 | 9.58 | North Carolina FC lost to Memphis 901 0-3. | v. Indy (Sat.) |
| 14 | Indy Eleven | 19 | 5 | 11-9-7 | 9.54 | Indy Eleven beat El Paso Locomotive 3-1. | @ North Carolina (Sat.) |
| 15 | New Mexico United | 11 | -4 | 16-8-3 | 7.71 | New Mexico United lost to Detroit City 0-1. | v. Sacramento (Wed.) v. Loudoun (Sun.) |
| 16 | El Paso Locomotive | 13 | -3 | 5-16-6 | 6.23 | El Paso Locomotive lost to Indy Eleven 1-3. | v. Colorado Springs (Sat.) |
| 17 | Rhode Island FC | 14 | -3 | 8-7-13 | 6.01 | Rhode Island FC lost to Orange County 0-1. | v. Tulsa (Sat.) |
| 18 | FC Tulsa | 18 | 0 | 7-10-10 | 6.00 | FC Tulsa tied with Las Vegas Lights 1-1 and lost to Louisville City 0-1. | @ Rhode Island (Sat.) |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 20 | 1 | 13-8-7 | 5.08 | Tampa Bay Rowdies lost to Birmingham Legion 0-2 and beat Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1. | @ Charleston (Sat.) |
| 20 | Birmingham Legion | 22 | 2 | 11-12-5 | 4.19 | Birmingham Legion beat Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 and lost to Loudoun United 2-4. | v. Miami (Sun.) |
| 21 | Oakland Roots | 17 | -4 | 12-12-4 | 2.86 | Oakland Roots lost to San Antonio 0-1. | @ Hartford (Sat.) |
| 22 | The Miami FC | 21 | -1 | 3-23-2 | 2.25 | The Miami FC lost to Hartford Athletic 0-3. | @ Birmingham (Sun.) |
| 23 | Monterey Bay Union | 23 | 0 | 7-13-8 | 1.02 | Monterey Bay Union tied with Las Vegas Lights 0-0. | v. Orange County (Sat.) |
| 24 | Orange County | 24 | 0 | 9-14-4 | 0.96 | Orange County beat Rhode Island FC 1-0. | @ Monterey Bay (Sat.) |
