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Original publish date: March 18, 2018

USL Power Rankings - Wk 1

New season, new project!

As a logical segue from the MLS Power Ranking Averages; and with a definite lack of rankings for both USL and NWSL, your humble author will endeavor to fill the void.

Now obviously I don’t have time to watch ever single game, so I’ll have to rely on results, highlights, and game reports where available. As with any power ranking, there will be readers who disagree with me; that is to be expected - and I invite you to do your own rankings, the more the merrier!

A short note about methodology. Basically anything that goes against the ‘expected result’ (home team winning) will have greater change in my rankings. A tie would cause the home team to drop slightly, and the away team to rise. A home team losing would be a bigger drop; loss by a large margin would magnify that as well.

Wk29Wk30Wk31TeamConferenceWk 29 AvgWk 30 AvgWk 31 AvgSeason Avg
282827Atlanta United 2East27.71427.57125.85725.013
101111Bethlehem Steel FCEast12.42912.85711.14315.945
989Charleston BatteryEast9.57110.42910.28611.238
232124Charlotte IndependenceEast22.71420.14322.85718.877
242625Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCWest22.85723.5712319.606
111FC CincinnatiEast11.1431.5713.686
252323Fresno FCWest23.42921.28621.28620.659
131017Indy ElevenEast12.85712.71416.57113.218
222426LA Galaxy IIWest2121.85723.42924.374
282928Las Vegas Lights FCWest27.71427.7142621.194
432Louisville City FCEast3.8573.1432.2863.825
181312Nashville SCEast17.14313.42912.57112.453
16168New York Red Bulls IIEast16.71415.4299.42913.144
141516North Carolina FCEast13.57115.14315.42918.941
202219OKC Energy FCWest19.14320.42919.28622.71
323Orange County SCWest2.857336.884
212021Ottawa Fury FCEast20.14319.85720.42921.362
272729Penn FCEast24.8572526.42920.72
245Phoenix Rising FCWest2.5713.5715.5714.703
567Pittsburgh RiverhoundsEast5.71467.7149.228
8910Portland Timbers 2West9.4291110.42913.64
151413Real Monarchs SLCWest14.28613.57112.8574.206
776Reno 1868 FCWest8.7146.7146.28613.099
323332Richmond KickersEast29.57129.8573026.273
262422Rio Grande Valley FCWest23.85721.85720.57125.254
654Sacramento Republic FCWest6.28654.5717.324
111214Saint LouisWest12.7141313.28616.852
191818San Antonio FCWest18.85717.14318.85715.931
323230Seattle Sounders FC 2West29.57129.42927.28627.296
111615Swope Park RangersWest12.71415.42914.85710.48
161920Tampa Bay RowdiesEast16.71419.5712015.891
313131Toronto FC IIEast29.2862927.85729.084
303032Tulsa Roughnecks FCWest28.57128.8573028.211