The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 18A lot of high-scoring games this week
A quick rankings post this week; we have a lot we want to get to you before Saturday and there’s this thing called a job we also have to do. More movement this week, though, and the top of the table makes for an interesting matchup for the Legion this weekend.
Also interesting is that despite there being quite a few high-scoring games this week (4 with 4 goals or more and another 2 with 3 goals), this was far from the biggest scoring week this season. That was all the way back in Week 10, which had 45 goals over just 12 games. That week San Antonio thrashed Charleston 7-0 and Tampa Bay stomped on Detroit 5-1.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 | 3 | 10-4-4 | 22.732 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Oakland Roots 3-0 this week. |
| 2 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 3 | 1 | 5-5-8 | 21.695 | Rio Grande Valley Toros beat Orange County 2-0 this week. |
| 3 | San Antonio | 11 | 8 | 8-3-7 | 20.007 | San Antonio beat Memphis 901 4-0 this week. |
| 4 | Phoenix Rising | 1 | -3 | 6-5-7 | 17.546 | Phoenix Rising lost to The Miami FC 1-2 this week. |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 7 | 2 | 7-7-4 | 16.090 | New Mexico United tied with Las Vegas Lights 2-2 and beat Detroit City 1-0 this week. |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 5 | -1 | 8-2-8 | 15.353 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds tied with Sacramento Republic 0-0 this week. |
| 7 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 17 | 10 | 9-9-1 | 15.029 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks beat Monterey Bay Union 4-0 this week. |
| 8 | Sacramento Republic | 9 | 1 | 9-2-7 | 14.223 | Sacramento Republic tied with Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0-0 this week. |
| 9 | Orange County | 2 | -7 | 6-9-4 | 14.075 | Orange County lost to Rio Grande Valley Toros 0-2 this week. |
| 10 | Louisville City | 12 | 2 | 8-4-5 | 13.383 | Louisville City beat Loudoun United 1-0 this week. |
| 11 | San Diego Loyal | 15 | 4 | 7-5-6 | 12.493 | San Diego Loyal beat Hartford Athletic 2-0 this week. |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 8 | -4 | 9-5-4 | 12.119 | Charleston Battery were on a bye this week. |
| 13 | El Paso Locomotive | 13 | 0 | 9-4-4 | 9.724 | El Paso Locomotive tied with Monterey Bay Union 0-0 this week. |
| 14 | Birmingham Legion | 14 | 0 | 7-8-2 | 8.762 | Birmingham Legion tied with Las Vegas Lights 3-3 this week. |
| 15 | Indy Eleven | 10 | -5 | 5-7-5 | 8.682 | Indy Eleven lost to FC Tulsa 0-1 this week. |
| 16 | Las Vegas Lights | 20 | 4 | 1-9-8 | 5.983 | Las Vegas Lights tied with New Mexico United 2-2 and tied with Birmingham Legion 3-3 this week. |
| 17 | FC Tulsa | 23 | 6 | 4-7-7 | 5.921 | FC Tulsa beat Indy Eleven 1-0 this week. |
| 18 | The Miami FC | 24 | 6 | 3-8-7 | 5.166 | The Miami FC beat Phoenix Rising 2-1 this week. |
| 19 | Oakland Roots | 18 | -1 | 6-6-5 | 2.764 | Oakland Roots lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-3 this week. |
| 20 | Detroit City | 19 | -1 | 4-10-4 | 2.414 | Detroit City lost to New Mexico United 0-1 this week. |
| 21 | Memphis 901 | 16 | -5 | 8-4-4 | 2.153 | Memphis 901 lost to San Antonio 0-4 this week. |
| 22 | Monterey Bay Union | 6 | -16 | 7-6-6 | 2.053 | Monterey Bay Union lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-4 and tied with El Paso Locomotive 0-0 this week. |
| 23 | Loudoun United | 21 | -2 | 6-13-1 | 1.495 | Loudoun United beat Hartford Athletic 2-1 and lost to Louisville City 0-1 this week. |
| 24 | Hartford Athletic | 22 | -2 | 2-12-4 | -2.235 | Hartford Athletic lost to Loudoun United 1-2 and lost to San Diego Loyal 0-2 this week. |
