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Original publish date: August 2, 2018

USL Power Ranking Averages - Week 20

FC Cincinnati retain 1st, but Monarchs closing gap.

All 6 sites are in, here’s the full spreadsheet with all this week’s ranks and totals. Since the USLSoccer rankings only do a portion of the full league, all un-ranked teams are given the same highest remaining score.

The six sites used are:

I know some may have issues with some of the sites used, at least one has been added to boost the number of sites used so the averages balance out. If you know of any other sites that do rankings please let me know and I will add them!

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

Site Bias

How far above / below average each site is sorted by team.

Team / SiteAVGSC StatUSLC&CPhillyCSTRSL SB538Who Sc
Atlanta United 225.0134.127-6.2433.4471.2776.5070.8275.717-0.383
Bethlehem Steel FC15.9450.415-0.465-1.1150.375-0.045-0.175-7.765-4.695
Charleston Battery11.238-2.188-1.138-2.608-1.848-1.9480.082-1.3285.142
Charlotte Independence18.877-0.827-2.8171.5833.0831.7430.8335.1233.503
Colorado Springs Sbks19.6063.164-0.4761.894-2.9660.444-0.1565.5745.024
FC Cincinnati3.686-1.736-0.846-1.6861.564-1.736-0.236-2.686-2.056
Fresno FC20.6592.571-2.8890.6310.551-0.4690.921-3.2094.341
Indy Eleven13.218-1.128-1.478-3.8385.742-2.928-0.538-1.3983.412
LA Galaxy II24.3742.576-4.6041.6262.9462.0061.526-7.734-7.374
Las Vegas Lights FC21.1944.036-3.2240.4762.3063.5660.4166.1669.806
Louisville City FC3.8251.035-0.535-0.035-2.1150.8850.825-1.0054.175
Nashville SC12.453-1.2231.517-3.743-0.993-3.4030.0274.9074.677
New York Red Bulls II13.1442.536-1.0143.436-0.8542.566-0.244-4.5044.986
North Carolina FC18.9411.969-0.5512.849-5.5111.0092.189-6.581-6.061
OKC Energy FC22.713.24-4.773.92-1.143.963.26-2.89-11.83
Orange County SC6.884-1.7040.506-0.3841.616-2.364-0.854-3.434-3.384
Ottawa Fury FC21.362-2.952-2.882-0.822-0.5421.5381.6084.088-0.232
Penn FC20.72-0.4-1.662.031.17-1.05-0.951.922.91
Phoenix Rising FC4.703-0.4330.1670.177-1.343-0.1330.527-1.2530.177
Pittsburgh Riverhounds9.228-3.228-2.678-1.3983.132-3.848-1.098-1.4983.522
Portland Timbers 213.64-3.69-0.41-1.354.93-2.35-1.54-1.91-6.39
Real Monarchs SLC4.206-1.6560.024-1.7060.294-1.966-1.0765.24417.044
Reno 1868 FC13.099-2.649-0.549-0.719-3.809-1.4292.841-4.9191.781
Richmond Kickers26.2731.277-6.4031.0170.0872.4872.7875.9975.857
Rio Grande Valley FC25.2543.246-5.7041.6662.7861.0761.0360.836-9.374
Sacramento Republic FC7.324-1.144-0.614-0.6140.3561.106-0.4544.6760.056
Saint Louis16.852-0.082-1.012-0.2722.608-0.232-1.012-0.672-7.472
San Antonio FC15.931-0.291-0.411-1.391-1.3610.5891.3292.5192.449
Seattle Sounders FC 227.2962.654-7.5261.6643.3442.1840.9943.4341.704
Swope Park Rangers10.480.110.460.521.592.57-1.068.43-1.1
Tampa Bay Rowdies15.8914.559-0.4415.779-2.6013.1090.8794.5592.489
Toronto FC II29.0843.506-9.2143.7963.6663.8161.2360.916-3.454
Tulsa Roughnecks FC28.2113.879-8.3412.8691.1492.2692.9192.3390.669
Most Bias VS(+)4.5591.5175.7795.7426.5073.268.4317.044
Most Bias FOR(-)-3.69-9.214-3.838-5.511-3.848-1.54-7.765-11.83

RSL Soapbox Power Rankings

The methodology for my scoring system is the same as I’ve published before. Anything that deviates from the ‘expected’ result (I.E. home team winning) equals a larger change; the expected result will still cause some changes, but often smaller than the surprises. Thus you will see teams that win on the road gaining more ‘power ranking points’ than a home team winning by the same score.

RSL SoapboxPre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031AVGTeams
Atlanta United 2151191415172526292827283030303031292827272929323028283031292925.84Atlanta United 2
Bethlehem Steel FC513242424232622261719151413151414141619151313111111131211111115.77Bethlehem Steel FC
Charleston Battery302629232019119910127101011499855677777888811.26Charleston Battery
Charlotte Independence56121721222323221914121215141719202223232424262626252526232519.71Charlotte Independence
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC725262211151616161515192418171813151417182122232525262725262619.45Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
FC Cincinnati46410121461327312324313431111111113.45FC Cincinnati
Fresno FC3133232019201920252526252526252517161516161919192020222220222221.68Fresno FC
Indy Eleven156171113111217172123171911121112121110101099109101012121312.65Indy Eleven
LA Galaxy II2315202128292827272922262829292725313033323026242421242324242425.9LA Galaxy II
Las Vegas Lights FC24871081818212628232323242424262425252527282729302828282721.55Las Vegas Lights FC
Louisville City FC7121086547894234262431313255474224.68Louisville City FC
Nashville SC232413131616151413121396657881011111110121213141716141512.48Nashville SC
New York Red Bulls II7181199778101111161316181616131212131414131415161617161212.9New York Red Bulls II
North Carolina FC3130323126212119202221202122232022222120211818151818171814171721.16North Carolina FC
OKC Energy FC1420303231333333333332333127262627252629282321202119191921202025.97OKC Energy FC
Orange County SC212833222456388768111066744432232346.03Orange County SC
Ottawa Fury FC2823212523263128282724212224202323211922202020222323202122212122.97Ottawa Fury FC
Penn FC1521191617182021181817222018161515181818222223211921212423273019.77Penn FC
Phoenix Rising FC76412891411135443435654276543323455.23Phoenix Rising FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds15141715141096781010118953577655666665668.16Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Portland Timbers 22310166513131067655121313201720151917161815129979912.1Portland Timbers 2
Real Monarchs SLC15321111221112111112212232457910103.13Real Monarchs SLC
Reno 1868 FC313031293230292819202013151410127248998109101213107715.74Reno 1868 FC
Richmond Kickers2829272927272225242329302628283129282928333131333332333232323229.06Richmond Kickers
Rio Grande Valley FC2122252625282424232425272931312928272726262730272827272627252326.29Rio Grande Valley FC
Sacramento Republic FC754544551168675710107998811888856536.84Sacramento Republic FC
Saint Louis715141818121013141316241721192121232520171515141314111113131415.84Saint Louis
San Antonio FC2315151929251715151618181617211918191713121212171616151519181817.26San Antonio FC
Seattle Sounders FC 2719272830302932313030292725272832323229292828292930312930312828.26Seattle Sounders FC 2
Swope Park Rangers11123333442119989611131414161716171718141515169.42Swope Park Rangers
Tampa Bay Rowdies22747681212149141820222126242324242625252224232018191916.77Tampa Bay Rowdies
Toronto FC II2327222722242730303133323333323333333331313233313133323133333130.32Toronto FC II
Tulsa Roughnecks FC2032333332323231323231313232333230303132303332303231293329303331.13Tulsa Roughnecks FC