The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 30The USL Championship is nuts as usual
Another speedy rankings post; we have a pile of stuff to get done this week. A lot of movement again, most importantly a major sinking for the Legion’s next opponent (North Carolina). A ton of scoring as well; 3 teams managed 4 goals in a game.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note | This Week |
| 1 | Detroit City | 3 | 2 | 13-8-9 | 21.99 | Detroit City beat Monterey Bay Union 2-0. | @ Charleston (Sat.) |
| 2 | Louisville City | 4 | 2 | 21-6-2 | 18.16 | Louisville City beat Memphis 901 4-2. | v. Miami (Wed.) @ Indy (Sat.) |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1 | -2 | 13-10-7 | 17.93 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks tied with Loudoun United 1-1. | Bye |
| 4 | Hartford Athletic | 2 | -2 | 10-12-7 | 17.77 | Hartford Athletic’s game at Tampa Bay Rowdies was postponed due to Hurricane Helene. | v. Loudoun (Sat.) |
| 5 | Las Vegas Lights | 10 | 5 | 12-8-10 | 16.72 | Las Vegas Lights beat Phoenix Rising 2-1. | v. Orange County (Sat.) |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 6 | 0 | 17-5-8 | 15.71 | Charleston Battery were on a bye this week. | v. Detroit (Sat.) |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 7 | 0 | 8-10-12 | 13.13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds tied with Birmingham Legion 1-1. | @ Miami (Sat.) |
| 8 | Orange County | 19 | 11 | 10-14-5 | 12.71 | Orange County beat Phoenix Rising 2-0. | @ Las Vegas (Sat.) |
| 9 | Rhode Island FC | 18 | 9 | 10-7-13 | 12.40 | Rhode Island FC beat San Antonio 3-1. | v. Tampa Bay (Sat.) |
| 10 | Sacramento Republic | 14 | 4 | 13-8-8 | 12.18 | Sacramento Republic beat New Mexico United 4-0. | @ San Antonio (Sat.) |
| 11 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 5 | 12-10-7 | 11.56 | Indy Eleven beat The Miami FC 4-0. | v. Louisville (Sat.) |
| 12 | Loudoun United | 13 | 1 | 10-11-8 | 11.14 | Loudoun United tied with Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1-1. | @ Hartford (Sat.) |
| 13 | New Mexico United | 9 | -4 | 18-9-3 | 10.47 | New Mexico United lost to Sacramento Republic 0-4. | Bye |
| 14 | Memphis 901 | 11 | -3 | 12-11-7 | 10.25 | Memphis 901 lost to Louisville City 2-4. | v. Oakland (Sat.) |
| 15 | FC Tulsa | 20 | 5 | 8-11-10 | 10.20 | FC Tulsa beat Oakland Roots 1-0. | v. El Paso (Sat.) |
| 16 | El Paso Locomotive | 17 | 1 | 6-16-7 | 9.00 | El Paso Locomotive beat North Carolina FC 1-0. | @ Tulsa (Sat.) |
| 17 | North Carolina FC | 8 | -9 | 9-11-9 | 7.95 | North Carolina FC lost to El Paso Locomotive 0-1. | @ Birmingham (Sun.) |
| 18 | Birmingham Legion | 15 | -3 | 12-12-6 | 7.58 | Birmingham Legion tied with Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-1. | v. North Carolina (Sun.) |
| 19 | Phoenix Rising | 5 | -14 | 9-11-9 | 7.31 | Phoenix Rising lost to Orange County 0-2 and lost to Las Vegas Lights 1-2. | v. Monterey Bay (Fri.) |
| 20 | San Antonio | 12 | -8 | 8-14-7 | 5.56 | San Antonio lost to Rhode Island FC 1-3. | v. Sacramento (Sat.) |
| 21 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 21 | 0 | 13-9-7 | 4.78 | Tampa Bay Rowdies’ game v. Hartford Athletic was postponed due to Hurricane Helene. | @ Rhode Island (Sat.) |
| 22 | Monterey Bay Union | 22 | 0 | 7-14-9 | 3.80 | Monterey Bay Union lost to Detroit City 0-2. | @ Phoenix (Fri.) |
| 23 | Oakland Roots | 24 | 1 | 12-14-4 | -3.49 | Oakland Roots lost to FC Tulsa 0-1. | @ Memphis (Sat.) |
| 24 | The Miami FC | 23 | -1 | 3-25-2 | -4.67 | The Miami FC lost to Indy Eleven 0-4. | @ Louisville (Wed.) v. Pittsburgh (Sat.) |
