The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 8Tons of scoring this week
A quickie rankings post this time: we have been having a very busy week. With all the scoring in the Championship this week – a whopping 39 goals for 3.25 per game – there has been some understandable movement in the rankings. Only 4 teams stood pat, but the top two are looking mighty scary at this stage.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 1 | 0 | 6-0-3 | 30.45 | Charleston Battery beat Las Vegas Lights 6-0 this week. |
| 2 | Louisville City | 2 | 0 | 6-1-0 | 23.22 | Louisville City beat Hartford Athletic 6-0 this week. |
| 3 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | 1 | 5-0-3 | 21.24 | Sacramento Republic beat Loudoun United 3-1 this week. |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 9 | 5 | 2-3-2 | 20.34 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat Detroit City 2-0 this week. |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 8 | 3 | 3-0-4 | 19.08 | Tampa Bay Rowdies beat New Mexico United 3-0 this week. |
| 6 | Orange County | 10 | 4 | 4-1-3 | 16.37 | Orange County beat Monterey Bay Union 2-0 this week. |
| 7 | Monterey Bay Union | 5 | -2 | 4-2-2 | 13.79 | Monterey Bay Union lost to Orange County 0-2 this week. |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 15 | 7 | 2-2-2 | 11.99 | FC Tulsa beat El Paso Locomotive 1-0 this week. |
| 9 | Detroit City | 3 | -6 | 5-1-0 | 11.64 | Detroit City lost to Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0-2 this week. |
| 10 | New Mexico United | 7 | -3 | 4-2-1 | 11.18 | New Mexico United lost to Tampa Bay Rowdies 0-3 this week. |
| 11 | Phoenix Rising | 21 | 10 | 3-4-1 | 11.17 | Phoenix Rising beat Rhode Island FC 3-1 this week. |
| 12 | San Antonio | 6 | -6 | 3-2-3 | 10.67 | San Antonio lost to The Miami FC 1-2 this week. |
| 13 | Memphis 901 | 23 | 10 | 2-5-0 | 9.68 | Memphis 901 beat Birmingham Legion 3-0 this week. |
| 14 | Indy Eleven | 19 | 5 | 2-4-2 | 9.16 | Indy Eleven beat North Carolina FC 2-1 this week. |
| 15 | Rhode Island FC | 11 | -4 | 1-2-4 | 9.11 | Rhode Island FC lost to Phoenix Rising 1-3 this week. |
| 16 | Loudoun United | 16 | 0 | 2-4-1 | 8.49 | Loudoun United lost to Sacramento Republic 1-3 this week. |
| 17 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 24 | 7 | 1-5-1 | 8.39 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks beat Oakland Roots 2-0 this week. |
| 18 | Birmingham Legion | 12 | -6 | 3-3-1 | 7.20 | Birmingham Legion lost to Memphis 901 0-3 this week. |
| 19 | The Miami FC | 22 | 3 | 2-5-1 | 6.12 | The Miami FC beat San Antonio 2-1 this week. |
| 20 | El Paso Locomotive | 20 | 0 | 0-6-2 | 3.42 | El Paso Locomotive lost to FC Tulsa 0-1 this week. |
| 21 | North Carolina FC | 14 | -7 | 1-4-3 | 3.35 | North Carolina FC lost to Indy Eleven 1-2 this week. |
| 22 | Oakland Roots | 18 | -4 | 2-5-1 | 2.36 | Oakland Roots lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-2 this week. |
| 23 | Hartford Athletic | 17 | -6 | 3-3-0 | 1.74 | Hartford Athletic lost to Louisville City 0-6 this week. |
| 24 | Las Vegas Lights | 13 | -11 | 3-5-0 | -0.08 | Las Vegas Lights lost to Charleston Battery 0-6 this week. |
