The Football Forge Power Rankings: Week 33Another bad week
Another bad week for the Legion, with 3 losses on the trot. Not a good way to try to enter the playoffs.
Other than Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Rowdies-Hartofrd athletic game, all games this week are Saturday to close out the season.
| Rank | Team | Previous | Change | Record | Forge Factor | Note | This Week |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | 1 | 11-10-12 | 24.94 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds beat Loudoun United 2-0. | v. El Paso |
| 2 | Orange County | 5 | 3 | 12-14-7 | 19.73 | Orange County beat El Paso Locomotive 2-0 and tied with New Mexico United 0-0. | v. Hartford |
| 3 | Indy Eleven | 6 | 3 | 14-10-9 | 18.59 | Indy Eleven beat Birmingham Legion 3-2. | @ Tampa Bay |
| 4 | Rhode Island FC | 4 | 0 | 11-7-15 | 18.10 | Rhode Island FC tied with Charleston Battery 1-1. | v. Miami |
| 5 | Detroit City | 3 | -2 | 14-8-11 | 16.89 | Detroit City beat The Miami FC 3-0. | @ San Antonio |
| 6 | North Carolina FC | 12 | 6 | 12-12-9 | 16.40 | North Carolina FC beat Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0. | v. Las Vegas |
| 7 | Hartford Athletic | 8 | 1 | 12-13-7 | 15.63 | Hartford Athletic beat FC Tulsa 2-1. | @ Tampa Bay (Wed.) @ Orange County |
| 8 | Las Vegas Lights | 1 | -7 | 13-9-11 | 15.59 | Las Vegas Lights lost to Oakland Roots 2-3. | @ North Carolina |
| 9 | Louisville City | 7 | -2 | 23-6-4 | 14.69 | Louisville City tied with San Antonio 1-1. | v. Phoenix |
| 10 | San Antonio | 15 | 5 | 9-14-10 | 14.64 | San Antonio tied with Louisville City 1-1. | v. Detroit |
| 11 | Phoenix Rising | 10 | -1 | 11-13-9 | 14.14 | Phoenix Rising lost to Memphis 901 0-1. | @ Louisville |
| 12 | Memphis 901 | 16 | 4 | 13-11-9 | 13.63 | Memphis 901 beat Phoenix Rising 1-0. | @ New Mexico |
| 13 | El Paso Locomotive | 9 | -4 | 8-17-8 | 11.16 | El Paso Locomotive lost to Orange County 0-2 and beat Sacramento Republic 2-1. | @ Pittsburgh |
| 14 | Monterey Bay Union | 13 | -1 | 8-15-10 | 10.97 | Monterey Bay Union lost to Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0-1. | @ Tulsa |
| 15 | Oakland Roots | 23 | 8 | 13-15-5 | 9.61 | Oakland Roots beat Las Vegas Lights 3-2. | v. Birmingham |
| 16 | Loudoun United | 11 | -5 | 11-13-9 | 7.91 | Loudoun United lost to Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0-2. | @ Charleston |
| 17 | Charleston Battery | 17 | 0 | 17-6-10 | 7.74 | Charleston Battery tied with Rhode Island FC 1-1. | v. Loudoun |
| 18 | Sacramento Republic | 14 | -4 | 13-9-11 | 7.10 | Sacramento Republic lost to El Paso Locomotive 1-2. | v. Colorado Springs |
| 19 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 20 | 1 | 14-12-7 | 5.80 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks beat Monterey Bay Union 1-0. | @ Sacramento |
| 20 | New Mexico United | 21 | 1 | 18-10-5 | 4.15 | New Mexico United tied with Orange County 0-0. | v. Memphis |
| 21 | FC Tulsa | 18 | -3 | 8-14-11 | 3.13 | FC Tulsa lost to Hartford Athletic 1-2. | v. Monterey Bay |
| 22 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 19 | -3 | 13-12-7 | 2.29 | Tampa Bay Rowdies lost to North Carolina FC 0-2. | v. Hartford (Wed.) v. Indy |
| 23 | Birmingham Legion | 22 | -1 | 12-15-6 | 1.75 | Birmingham Legion lost to Indy Eleven 2-3. | @ Oakland |
| 24 | The Miami FC | 24 | 0 | 3-28-2 | -6.91 | The Miami FC lost to Detroit City 0-3. | @ Rhode Island |
