The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 9Equality rears its ugly head again
OK, just a quick post on the Power Rankings this week as it’s a busy week (in the real world as well as in the soccer world). Needlsees to say, it was not a good week for the Legion.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note |
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive | 1 | 0 | 5-3-1 | 23.667 | El Paso Locomotive beat Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3-2 this week. |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | 0 | 5-0-3 | 19.122 | Sacramento Republic were on a bye this week. |
| 3 | Memphis 901 | 7 | 4 | 2-2-3 | 18.611 | Memphis 901 beat Hartford Athletic 2-0 this week. |
| 4 | The Miami FC | 14 | 10 | 2-2-5 | 15.397 | The Miami FC beat Birmingham Legion 3-1 this week. |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 11 | 6 | 3-4-2 | 15.000 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Phoenix Rising 2-0 this week. |
| 6 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 4 | -2 | 5-3-1 | 14.764 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks lost to El Paso Locomotive 2-3 this week. |
| 7 | Louisville City | 6 | -1 | 4-2-2 | 14.311 | Louisville City were on a bye this week. |
| 8 | San Diego Loyal | 10 | 2 | 5-2-2 | 13.944 | San Diego Loyal beat Orange County 2-1 this week. |
| 9 | Charleston Battery | 5 | -4 | 5-1-3 | 13.069 | Charleston Battery beat Las Vegas Lights 1-0 this week. |
| 10 | Oakland Roots | 19 | 9 | 3-3-2 | 11.953 | Oakland Roots beat Birmingham Legion 4-1 this week. |
| 11 | Phoenix Rising | 3 | -8 | 2-2-4 | 11.186 | Phoenix Rising lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-2 this week. |
| 12 | Monterey Bay Union | 8 | -4 | 3-2-4 | 11.083 | Monterey Bay Union tied with Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-2 this week. |
| 13 | San Antonio | 16 | 3 | 4-1-4 | 9.542 | San Antonio beat Las Vegas Lights 2-1 this week. |
| 14 | FC Tulsa | 17 | 3 | 1-3-5 | 9.222 | FC Tulsa tied with Detroit City 1-1 this week. |
| 15 | Indy Eleven | 24 | 9 | 2-3-3 | 8.684 | Indy Eleven beat Loudoun United 2-1 this week. |
| 16 | New Mexico United | 15 | -1 | 2-3-2 | 8.667 | New Mexico United tied with Rio Grande Valley Toros 2-2 this week. |
| 17 | Loudoun United | 9 | -8 | 3-4-1 | 8.525 | Loudoun United lost to Indy Eleven 1-2 this week. |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 18 | 0 | 2-2-5 | 7.583 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds tied with Monterey Bay Union 2-2 this week. |
| 19 | Hartford Athletic | 12 | -7 | 1-5-2 | 7.270 | Hartford Athletic lost to Memphis 901 0-2 this week. |
| 20 | Las Vegas Lights | 22 | 2 | 0-3-5 | 5.857 | Las Vegas Lights lost to Charleston Battery 0-1 and lost to San Antonio 1-2 this week. |
| 21 | Detroit City | 21 | 0 | 1-6-2 | 5.705 | Detroit City tied with FC Tulsa 1-1 this week. |
| 22 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 23 | 1 | 1-2-5 | 4.234 | Rio Grande Valley Toros tied with New Mexico United 2-2 this week. |
| 23 | Birmingham Legion | 13 | -10 | 5-4-1 | 3.257 | Birmingham Legion lost to The Miami FC 1-3 and lost to Oakland Roots 1-4 this week. |
| 24 | Orange County | 20 | -4 | 1-5-3 | 2.675 | Orange County lost to San Diego Loyal 1-2 this week. |
