The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 31Legion slips again
Having been out of town in Chicago this past weekend we have a lot to catch up on this week so another shortened post is in order. That’s especially true because there is a game tonight and several games tomorrow night. Tonight’s game is important: Loudoun United take on Indy Eleven. There’s no really good result for the Legion in this one; a draw or Loudoun win sees the Legion drop to 8th and an Indy win puts the Eleven 3 points clear. The Legion lost 0-1 to Indy earlier this year but still have the return fixture to play, so that is about as good as it gets.
A ton of teams have a double-game week coming up. The only idle team this week is The™ Miami FC, whose double-game week last week put them at 27 losses for the year. That historic mark is surely deserving of a rest.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note | This Week |
| 1 | Detroit City | 1 | 0 | 13-8-10 | 22.61 | Detroit City tied with Charleston Battery 2-2. | v. Indy (Sat.) |
| 2 | Rhode Island FC | 9 | 7 | 11-7-13 | 18.30 | Rhode Island FC beat Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1. | v. Loudoun (Sun.) |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 3 | 0 | 13-10-7 | 18.02 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks were on a bye this week. | @ Orange County (Wed.) v. San Antonio (Sat.) |
| 4 | Louisville City | 2 | -2 | 22-6-3 | 15.96 | Louisville City beat The Miami FC 3-0 and tied with Indy Eleven 2-2. | v. Tampa Bay (Sat.) |
| 5 | Las Vegas Lights | 5 | 0 | 12-8-11 | 15.63 | Las Vegas Lights tied with Orange County 1-1. | @ Birmingham (Sun.) |
| 6 | Loudoun United | 12 | 6 | 11-11-8 | 14.89 | Loudoun United beat Hartford Athletic 2-0. | v. Indy (Tues.) @ Rhode Island (Sun.) |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 7 | 0 | 9-10-12 | 14.69 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat The Miami FC 4-0. | v. Charleston (Sat.) |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive | 16 | 8 | 7-16-7 | 14.51 | El Paso Locomotive beat FC Tulsa 1-0. | v. San Antonio (Wed.) |
| 9 | Hartford Athletic | 4 | -5 | 10-13-7 | 14.33 | Hartford Athletic lost to Loudoun United 0-2. | v. North Carolina (Sat.) |
| 10 | Orange County | 8 | -2 | 10-14-6 | 13.98 | Orange County tied with Las Vegas Lights 1-1. | v. Colorado Springs (Wed.) |
| 11 | North Carolina FC | 17 | 6 | 10-11-9 | 13.03 | North Carolina FC beat Birmingham Legion 3-2. | v. Tulsa (Wed.) @ Hartford (Sat.) |
| 12 | Sacramento Republic | 10 | -2 | 13-8-9 | 12.48 | Sacramento Republic tied with San Antonio 1-1. | v. Monterey Bay (Wed.) @ Memphis (Sat.) |
| 13 | Charleston Battery | 6 | -7 | 17-5-9 | 12.39 | Charleston Battery tied with Detroit City 2-2. | @ Pittsburgh (Sat.) |
| 14 | Indy Eleven | 11 | -3 | 12-10-8 | 12.26 | Indy Eleven tied with Louisville City 2-2. | @ Loudoun (Ues.) @ Detroit (Sat.) |
| 15 | Memphis 901 | 14 | -1 | 12-11-8 | 10.86 | Memphis 901 tied with Oakland Roots 1-1. | v. Sacramento (Sat.) |
| 16 | New Mexico United | 13 | -3 | 18-9-3 | 10.46 | New Mexico United were on a bye this week. | v. Phoenix (Wed.) @ Tulsa (Sat.) |
| 17 | Monterey Bay Union | 22 | 5 | 8-14-9 | 9.41 | Monterey Bay Union beat Phoenix Rising 2-1. | @ Sacramento (Wed.) |
| 18 | FC Tulsa | 15 | -3 | 8-12-10 | 7.87 | FC Tulsa lost to El Paso Locomotive 0-1. | @ North Carolina (Wed.) v. New Mexico (Sat.) |
| 19 | Birmingham Legion | 18 | -1 | 12-13-6 | 7.25 | Birmingham Legion lost to North Carolina FC 2-3. | v. Las Vegas (Sun.) |
| 20 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 21 | 1 | 13-10-7 | 3.93 | Tampa Bay Rowdies lost to Rhode Island FC 1-3. | @ Louisville (Sat.) |
| 21 | San Antonio | 20 | -1 | 8-14-8 | 3.16 | San Antonio tied with Sacramento Republic 1-1. | @ El Paso (Wed.) @ Colorado Springs (Sat.) |
| 22 | Phoenix Rising | 19 | -3 | 9-12-9 | 2.05 | Phoenix Rising lost to Monterey Bay Union 1-2. | @ New Mexico (Wed.) @ Oakland (Sat.) |
| 23 | Oakland Roots | 23 | 0 | 12-14-5 | -0.61 | Oakland Roots tied with Memphis 901 1-1. | v. Phoenix (Sat.) |
| 24 | The Miami FC | 24 | 0 | 3-27-2 | -7.58 | The Miami FC lost to Louisville City 0-3 and lost to Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0-4. | Bye |
