The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 31With 1 week left, current form is getting much more important
We had every intention of doing a thorough set of game reviews this week, but time got away from us once again. Here’s another brief rankings post, and we promise the season’s final rankings will be more comprehensive.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Notes |
| 1 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 24-5-4 | 6.646 | San Antonio beat Birmingham Legion 2-1 this week. |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | +8 | 18-7-7 | 6.574 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Loudoun United 8-0 this week. |
| 3 | Las Vegas Lights | 8 | +5 | 12-13-8 | 5.490 | Las Vegas Lights beat The Miami FC 3-2 this week. |
| 4 | Oakland Roots | 7 | +3 | 11-9-13 | 5.414 | Oakland Roots beat Hartford Athletic 3-1 this week. |
| 5 | Louisville City | 6 | +1 | 21-6-6 | 4.879 | Louisville City beat Detroit City 2-1 this week. |
| 6 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 19 | +13 | 17-12-4 | 4.712 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks were on a bye this week. |
| 7 | Phoenix Rising | 4 | -3 | 11-16-6 | 4.455 | Phoenix Rising lost to Rio Grande Valley Toros 1-2 this week. |
| 8 | Detroit City | 12 | +4 | 14-7-12 | 3.929 | Detroit City lost to Louisville City 1-2 this week. |
| 9 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 5 | -4 | 13-13-7 | 3.768 | Rio Grande Valley Toros drew with Memphis 901 2-2 and beat Phoenix Rising 2-1 this week. |
| 10 | San Diego Loyal | 3 | -7 | 18-9-6 | 3.551 | San Diego Loyal drew with New Mexico United 3-3 this week. |
| 11 | New Mexico United | 18 | +7 | 11-9-12 | 3.505 | New Mexico United drew with San Diego Loyal 3-3 this week. |
| 12 | Atlanta United 2 | 24 | +12 | 6-22-4 | 3.363 | Atlanta United 2 beat LA Galaxy II 3-1 this week. |
| 13 | FC Tulsa | 13 | 0 | 11-15-6 | 3.354 | FC Tulsa were on a bye this week. |
| 14 | Indy Eleven | 17 | +3 | 12-16-5 | 2.979 | Indy Eleven beat Charleston Battery 4-1 this week. |
| 15 | The Miami FC | 15 | 0 | 14-9-10 | 2.938 | The Miami FC lost to Las Vegas Lights 2-3 this week. |
| 16 | El Paso Locomotive | 11 | -5 | 13-13-7 | 2.515 | El Paso Locomotive lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1-4 and beat Orange County 2-1 this week. |
| 17 | Orange County | 22 | +5 | 7-14-12 | 2.394 | Orange County lost to El Paso Locomotive 1-2 this week. |
| 18 | Birmingham Legion | 9 | -9 | 16-10-7 | 2.384 | Birmingham Legion lost to San Antonio 1-2 this week. |
| 19 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | +1 | 15-9-9 | 2.333 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds drew with Sacramento Republic 1-1 this week. |
| 20 | Memphis 901 | 2 | -18 | 20-8-5 | 2.182 | Memphis 901 drew with Rio Grande Valley Toros 2-2 and beat New York Red Bulls II 2-1 this week. |
| 21 | LA Galaxy II | 16 | -5 | 11-15-6 | 1.586 | LA Galaxy II lost to Atlanta United 2 1-3 this week. |
| 22 | Monterey Bay Union | 23 | +1 | 12-16-4 | 0.809 | Monterey Bay Union were on a bye this week. |
| 23 | Hartford Athletic | 14 | -9 | 10-17-6 | 0.636 | Hartford Athletic lost to Oakland Roots 1-3 this week. |
| 24 | New York Red Bulls II | 26 | +2 | 3-24-6 | 0.626 | New York Red Bulls II lost to Memphis 901 1-2 this week. |
| 25 | Sacramento Republic | 25 | 0 | 14-11-8 | 0.585 | Sacramento Republic drew with Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1-1 this week. |
| 26 | Charleston Battery | 27 | +1 | 6-21-6 | -1.909 | Charleston Battery lost to Indy Eleven 1-4 this week. |
| 27 | Loudoun United | 21 | -6 | 8-22-3 | -2.343 | Loudoun United lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-8 this week. |
