Just a quickie rankings post this week; we’ve got a lot going on and just a couple of days to do it (more on that Wednesday).
That being said, there was quite a bit to unwrap in this week’s results. First, both bottom teams got their second win of the season at last, although only one managed to get out of the cellar. Both teams on 4-game win streaks saw the streak end. At the same time another team stretched its win streak to 4 with a double-game week and extended its unbeaten streak to an absurd number (yeah, we’re talking about Louisville City).
Here’s how that all shook out:
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 1 | 0 | 9-2-1 | 23.238 | Charleston Battery beat Hartford Athletic 2-1. | @ Miami, v. Phoenix |
| 2 | Phoenix Rising | 2 | 0 | 5-3-5 | 20.536 | Phoenix Rising tied with FC Tulsa 1-1. | @ Charleston |
| 3 | Louisville City | 8 | +5 | 9-0-4 | 18.604 | Louisville City beat Rhode Island FC 2-1 and beat Birmingham Legion 4-2. | @ North Carolina |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 5 | +1 | 6-3-3 | 16.963 | FC Tulsa tied with Phoenix Rising 1-1. | Bye |
| 5 | Sacramento Republic | 9 | +4 | 3-3-5 | 14.924 | Sacramento Republic tied with San Antonio 0-0. | @ Birmingham, @ Rhode Island |
| 6 | Orange County | 18 | +12 | 5-6-1 | 14.587 | Orange County beat El Paso Locomotive 3-0. | Bye |
| 7 | North Carolina FC | 3 | -4 | 6-4-2 | 14.339 | North Carolina FC lost to Rhode Island FC 1-2. | v. Louisville |
| 8 | New Mexico United | 4 | -4 | 7-4-1 | 13.708 | New Mexico United lost to Lexington SC 1-2. | v. San Antonio |
| 9 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 10 | +1 | 4-6-2 | 13.522 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost to Indy Eleven 0-1. | v. Tampa Bay |
| 10 | Loudoun United | 11 | +1 | 8-3-1 | 12.696 | Loudoun United beat Detroit City 3-2. | @ Hartford |
| 11 | Indy Eleven | 15 | +4 | 3-3-5 | 11.649 | Indy Eleven beat Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-0. | Bye |
| 12 | San Antonio | 16 | +4 | 6-4-3 | 11.575 | San Antonio tied with Sacramento Republic 0-0. | @ New Mexico |
| 13 | Rhode Island FC | 12 | -1 | 4-6-3 | 9.926 | Rhode Island FC lost to Louisville City 1-2 and beat North Carolina FC 2-1. | v. Sacramento |
| 14 | El Paso Locomotive | 6 | –8 | 5-3-5 | 9.275 | El Paso Locomotive lost to Orange County 0-3. | @ Monterey Bay |
| 15 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 17 | +2 | 3-4-6 | 9.026 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks beat Oakland Roots 1-0. | @ Lexington |
| 16 | Hartford Athletic | 13 | -3 | 1-7-3 | 8.887 | Hartford Athletic lost to Charleston Battery 1-2. | v. Loudoun |
| 17 | The Miami FC | 7 | -10 | 4-6-1 | 8.458 | The Miami FC lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 1-2. | v. Charleston, @ Detroit |
| 18 | Birmingham Legion | 14 | -4 | 2-6-4 | 8.263 | Birmingham Legion lost to Louisville City 2-4. | v. Sacramento, v. Oakland |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 22 | +3 | 2-8-2 | 7.945 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat The Miami FC 2-1. | @ Pittsburgh |
| 20 | Lexington SC | 23 | +3 | 2-6-5 | 6.711 | Lexington SC beat New Mexico United 2-1. | v. Colorado Springs |
| 21 | Las Vegas Lights | 24 | +3 | 4-6-3 | 3.984 | Las Vegas Lights beat Monterey Bay FC 2-0. | Bye |
| 22 | Monterey Bay FC | 19 | -3 | 5-5-4 | 3.641 | Monterey Bay FC lost to Las Vegas Lights 0-2. | v. El Paso |
| 23 | Oakland Roots | 20 | -3 | 3-8-2 | 3.051 | Oakland Roots lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-1. | @ Birmingham |
| 24 | Detroit City | 21 | -3 | 4-4-5 | 1.015 | Detroit City lost to Loudoun United 2-3. | v. Miami |
