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I’ve found 6 sites (including my rankings usually done here) to create the first USL Power Ranking Averages. Due to the lower number of sites available, it won’t be using the ‘Olympic method’ of dropping the highest/lowest scores.
The six sites used are:
- Philly Soccer Page
- USL
- Cincinnati Soccer Talk
- Club & Country
- RSL Soapbox (weekly rankings below)
- SC Stats (table rank based on playoff chance)
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!
2018 USL Power Rankings
Wk29 | Wk30 | Wk31 | Team | Conference | Wk 29 Avg | Wk 30 Avg | Wk 31 Avg | Season Avg |
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Wk29 | Wk30 | Wk31 | Team | Conference | Wk 29 Avg | Wk 30 Avg | Wk 31 Avg | Season Avg |
28 | 28 | 27 | Atlanta United 2 | East | 27.714 | 27.571 | 25.857 | 25.013 |
10 | 11 | 11 | Bethlehem Steel FC | East | 12.429 | 12.857 | 11.143 | 15.945 |
9 | 8 | 9 | Charleston Battery | East | 9.571 | 10.429 | 10.286 | 11.238 |
23 | 21 | 24 | Charlotte Independence | East | 22.714 | 20.143 | 22.857 | 18.877 |
24 | 26 | 25 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | West | 22.857 | 23.571 | 23 | 19.606 |
1 | 1 | 1 | FC Cincinnati | East | 1 | 1.143 | 1.571 | 3.686 |
25 | 23 | 23 | Fresno FC | West | 23.429 | 21.286 | 21.286 | 20.659 |
13 | 10 | 17 | Indy Eleven | East | 12.857 | 12.714 | 16.571 | 13.218 |
22 | 24 | 26 | LA Galaxy II | West | 21 | 21.857 | 23.429 | 24.374 |
28 | 29 | 28 | Las Vegas Lights FC | West | 27.714 | 27.714 | 26 | 21.194 |
4 | 3 | 2 | Louisville City FC | East | 3.857 | 3.143 | 2.286 | 3.825 |
18 | 13 | 12 | Nashville SC | East | 17.143 | 13.429 | 12.571 | 12.453 |
16 | 16 | 8 | New York Red Bulls II | East | 16.714 | 15.429 | 9.429 | 13.144 |
14 | 15 | 16 | North Carolina FC | East | 13.571 | 15.143 | 15.429 | 18.941 |
20 | 22 | 19 | OKC Energy FC | West | 19.143 | 20.429 | 19.286 | 22.71 |
3 | 2 | 3 | Orange County SC | West | 2.857 | 3 | 3 | 6.884 |
21 | 20 | 21 | Ottawa Fury FC | East | 20.143 | 19.857 | 20.429 | 21.362 |
27 | 27 | 29 | Penn FC | East | 24.857 | 25 | 26.429 | 20.72 |
2 | 4 | 5 | Phoenix Rising FC | West | 2.571 | 3.571 | 5.571 | 4.703 |
5 | 6 | 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | East | 5.714 | 6 | 7.714 | 9.228 |
8 | 9 | 10 | Portland Timbers 2 | West | 9.429 | 11 | 10.429 | 13.64 |
15 | 14 | 13 | Real Monarchs SLC | West | 14.286 | 13.571 | 12.857 | 4.206 |
7 | 7 | 6 | Reno 1868 FC | West | 8.714 | 6.714 | 6.286 | 13.099 |
32 | 33 | 32 | Richmond Kickers | East | 29.571 | 29.857 | 30 | 26.273 |
26 | 24 | 22 | Rio Grande Valley FC | West | 23.857 | 21.857 | 20.571 | 25.254 |
6 | 5 | 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | West | 6.286 | 5 | 4.571 | 7.324 |
11 | 12 | 14 | Saint Louis | West | 12.714 | 13 | 13.286 | 16.852 |
19 | 18 | 18 | San Antonio FC | West | 18.857 | 17.143 | 18.857 | 15.931 |
32 | 32 | 30 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | West | 29.571 | 29.429 | 27.286 | 27.296 |
11 | 16 | 15 | Swope Park Rangers | West | 12.714 | 15.429 | 14.857 | 10.48 |
16 | 19 | 20 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | East | 16.714 | 19.571 | 20 | 15.891 |
31 | 31 | 31 | Toronto FC II | East | 29.286 | 29 | 27.857 | 29.084 |
30 | 30 | 32 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | West | 28.571 | 28.857 | 30 | 28.211 |
Site Bias
How far above / below average each site is sorted by team.
USL Site Bias
Team / Site | AVG | SC Stat | USL | C&C | Philly | CST | RSL SB | 538 | Who Sc |
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Team / Site | AVG | SC Stat | USL | C&C | Philly | CST | RSL SB | 538 | Who Sc |
Atlanta United 2 | 25.013 | 4.127 | -6.243 | 3.447 | 1.277 | 6.507 | 0.827 | 5.717 | -0.383 |
Bethlehem Steel FC | 15.945 | 0.415 | -0.465 | -1.115 | 0.375 | -0.045 | -0.175 | -7.765 | -4.695 |
Charleston Battery | 11.238 | -2.188 | -1.138 | -2.608 | -1.848 | -1.948 | 0.082 | -1.328 | 5.142 |
Charlotte Independence | 18.877 | -0.827 | -2.817 | 1.583 | 3.083 | 1.743 | 0.833 | 5.123 | 3.503 |
Colorado Springs Sbks | 19.606 | 3.164 | -0.476 | 1.894 | -2.966 | 0.444 | -0.156 | 5.574 | 5.024 |
FC Cincinnati | 3.686 | -1.736 | -0.846 | -1.686 | 1.564 | -1.736 | -0.236 | -2.686 | -2.056 |
Fresno FC | 20.659 | 2.571 | -2.889 | 0.631 | 0.551 | -0.469 | 0.921 | -3.209 | 4.341 |
Indy Eleven | 13.218 | -1.128 | -1.478 | -3.838 | 5.742 | -2.928 | -0.538 | -1.398 | 3.412 |
LA Galaxy II | 24.374 | 2.576 | -4.604 | 1.626 | 2.946 | 2.006 | 1.526 | -7.734 | -7.374 |
Las Vegas Lights FC | 21.194 | 4.036 | -3.224 | 0.476 | 2.306 | 3.566 | 0.416 | 6.166 | 9.806 |
Louisville City FC | 3.825 | 1.035 | -0.535 | -0.035 | -2.115 | 0.885 | 0.825 | -1.005 | 4.175 |
Nashville SC | 12.453 | -1.223 | 1.517 | -3.743 | -0.993 | -3.403 | 0.027 | 4.907 | 4.677 |
New York Red Bulls II | 13.144 | 2.536 | -1.014 | 3.436 | -0.854 | 2.566 | -0.244 | -4.504 | 4.986 |
North Carolina FC | 18.941 | 1.969 | -0.551 | 2.849 | -5.511 | 1.009 | 2.189 | -6.581 | -6.061 |
OKC Energy FC | 22.71 | 3.24 | -4.77 | 3.92 | -1.14 | 3.96 | 3.26 | -2.89 | -11.83 |
Orange County SC | 6.884 | -1.704 | 0.506 | -0.384 | 1.616 | -2.364 | -0.854 | -3.434 | -3.384 |
Ottawa Fury FC | 21.362 | -2.952 | -2.882 | -0.822 | -0.542 | 1.538 | 1.608 | 4.088 | -0.232 |
Penn FC | 20.72 | -0.4 | -1.66 | 2.03 | 1.17 | -1.05 | -0.95 | 1.92 | 2.91 |
Phoenix Rising FC | 4.703 | -0.433 | 0.167 | 0.177 | -1.343 | -0.133 | 0.527 | -1.253 | 0.177 |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 9.228 | -3.228 | -2.678 | -1.398 | 3.132 | -3.848 | -1.098 | -1.498 | 3.522 |
Portland Timbers 2 | 13.64 | -3.69 | -0.41 | -1.35 | 4.93 | -2.35 | -1.54 | -1.91 | -6.39 |
Real Monarchs SLC | 4.206 | -1.656 | 0.024 | -1.706 | 0.294 | -1.966 | -1.076 | 5.244 | 17.044 |
Reno 1868 FC | 13.099 | -2.649 | -0.549 | -0.719 | -3.809 | -1.429 | 2.841 | -4.919 | 1.781 |
Richmond Kickers | 26.273 | 1.277 | -6.403 | 1.017 | 0.087 | 2.487 | 2.787 | 5.997 | 5.857 |
Rio Grande Valley FC | 25.254 | 3.246 | -5.704 | 1.666 | 2.786 | 1.076 | 1.036 | 0.836 | -9.374 |
Sacramento Republic FC | 7.324 | -1.144 | -0.614 | -0.614 | 0.356 | 1.106 | -0.454 | 4.676 | 0.056 |
Saint Louis | 16.852 | -0.082 | -1.012 | -0.272 | 2.608 | -0.232 | -1.012 | -0.672 | -7.472 |
San Antonio FC | 15.931 | -0.291 | -0.411 | -1.391 | -1.361 | 0.589 | 1.329 | 2.519 | 2.449 |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 27.296 | 2.654 | -7.526 | 1.664 | 3.344 | 2.184 | 0.994 | 3.434 | 1.704 |
Swope Park Rangers | 10.48 | 0.11 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 1.59 | 2.57 | -1.06 | 8.43 | -1.1 |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15.891 | 4.559 | -0.441 | 5.779 | -2.601 | 3.109 | 0.879 | 4.559 | 2.489 |
Toronto FC II | 29.084 | 3.506 | -9.214 | 3.796 | 3.666 | 3.816 | 1.236 | 0.916 | -3.454 |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 28.211 | 3.879 | -8.341 | 2.869 | 1.149 | 2.269 | 2.919 | 2.339 | 0.669 |
Most Bias VS | (+) | 4.559 | 1.517 | 5.779 | 5.742 | 6.507 | 3.26 | 8.43 | 17.044 |
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 Soapbox USL Power Ranking
RSL Soapbox | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | AVG | Teams |
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RSL Soapbox | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | AVG | Teams |
Atlanta United 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 25.84 | Atlanta United 2 | |
Bethlehem Steel FC | 5 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15.77 | Bethlehem Steel FC | |
Charleston Battery | 30 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11.26 | Charleston Battery | |
Charlotte Independence | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 19.71 | Charlotte Independence | |
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 7 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 19.45 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | |
FC Cincinnati | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.45 | FC Cincinnati | |
Fresno FC | 31 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21.68 | Fresno FC | |
Indy Eleven | 15 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12.65 | Indy Eleven | |
LA Galaxy II | 23 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25.9 | LA Galaxy II | |
Las Vegas Lights FC | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21.55 | Las Vegas Lights FC | |
Louisville City FC | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.68 | Louisville City FC | |
Nashville SC | 23 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12.48 | Nashville SC | |
New York Red Bulls II | 7 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12.9 | New York Red Bulls II | |
North Carolina FC | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 21.16 | North Carolina FC | |
OKC Energy FC | 14 | 20 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25.97 | OKC Energy FC | |
Orange County SC | 21 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.03 | Orange County SC | |
Ottawa Fury FC | 28 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22.97 | Ottawa Fury FC | |
Penn FC | 15 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 19.77 | Penn FC | |
Phoenix Rising FC | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.23 | Phoenix Rising FC | |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8.16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | |
Portland Timbers 2 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12.1 | Portland Timbers 2 | |
Real Monarchs SLC | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3.13 | Real Monarchs SLC | |
Reno 1868 FC | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15.74 | Reno 1868 FC | |
Richmond Kickers | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29.06 | Richmond Kickers | |
Rio Grande Valley FC | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26.29 | Rio Grande Valley FC | |
Sacramento Republic FC | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6.84 | Sacramento Republic FC | |
Saint Louis | 7 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15.84 | Saint Louis | |
San Antonio FC | 23 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17.26 | San Antonio FC | |
Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28.26 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | |
Swope Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9.42 | Swope Park Rangers | |
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16.77 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |
Toronto FC II | 23 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30.32 | Toronto FC II | |
Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 20 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31.13 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC |