The 2019 USL League One Power Rankings are compiled each week by staff writers John Arlia and Nicholas Murray. Check back every Monday during the regular season to see who’s hot, and who’s not, as the first season in the league’s history progresses.
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1 | North Texas SC (1-0-0) Week 1: W, 3-2 CHT Week 2: -- |
We were expecting Ricardo Pepi to be good, but a hat trick on your professional debut? That’s really something. | ||
2 | South Georgia Tormenta FC (1-0-0) Week 1: W, 1-0 GVL Week 2: TUC, @RIC |
There was some pressure on the hosts to deliver in the inaugural game. They and Alex Morrell did just that. | ||
3 | Lansing Ignite FC (1-0-0) Week 1: W, 3-2 @RIC Week 2: @GVL |
Picking up three goals on the road as well as a first win in Richmond was a great start for Head Coach Nate Miller’s crew. | ||
4 | FC Tucson (1-0-0) Week 1: W, 3-1 @ORL Week 2: @TRM |
Ideal start to the season in Orlando and now they get a great midweek showdown with Tormenta FC. | ||
5 | Forward Madison FC (0-0-0) Week 1: -- Week 2: @CHT |
The results in preseason have been solid. Let’s see how that translates in Chattanooga this Saturday. | ||
6 | Toronto FC II (0-0-0) Week 1: -- Week 2: @ORL |
TFC II will have taken plenty of notes on Orlando’s loss on Saturday ahead of their opening game of the season. | ||
7 | Richmond Kickers (0-1-0) Week 1: L, 2-3 LAN Week 2: TRM |
They came up short but there were positives to take from the Kickers’ fightback against Lansing. | ||
8 | Greenville Triumph SC (0-1-0) Week 1: L, 0-1 @TRM Week 2: LAN |
There was a lot to like overall, but a lack of end product let Greenville down in the end. | ||
9 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (0-1-0) Week 1: L, 2-3 @NTX Week 2: MAD |
For a back line with this much experience, it was surprising to see the nervous errors it made against North Texas. | ||
10 | Orlando City B (0-1-0) Week 1: L, 1-3 TUC Week 2: TOR |
Going down to 10 men is never easy, even less so when you’re already trailing what looked like a superior opponent. |