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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Team |
Change |
Summary |
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1 | North Texas SC (6-0-1) Week 9: W, 3-1 MAD Week 10: @TOR, @RIC |
1 Last Week: 2 |
North Texas stayed perfect at home against Madison and now has two games in hand on Tormenta FC to stretch its lead at the top. | |
2 | South Georgia Tormenta FC (5-1-3) Week 9: T, 0-0 LAN Week 10: @GVL |
1 Last Week: 1 |
Tormenta FC carried the play but couldn’t find a breakthrough as its perfect home record came to an end against Lansing Ignite FC. | |
3 | Lansing Ignite FC (2-3-4) Week 9: T, 0-0 @TRM Week 10: @MAD |
3 Last Week: 6 |
It may have taken four consecutive draws, but Lansing has taken points from the top two teams in the standings the past two outings to stay right in the middle of the playoff hunt. | |
4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (3-4-2) Week 9: W, 1-0 GVL Week 10: TOR |
5 Last Week: 9 |
At the end of the season no-one’s going to remember the performance, just Eamon Zayed’s 94th-minute game-winner. | |
5 | Orlando City B (2-5-2) Week 9: W, 3-2 RIC Week 10: @TUC |
3 Last Week: 8 |
OCB has taken two consecutive victories and is starting to fire in front of goal as it starts to see its high shooting volume pay off. | |
6 | Greenville Triumph SC (3-4-2) Week 9: L, 0-1 @CHT Week 10: TRM |
3 Last Week: 3 |
Greenville had much the better of the game on Saturday but at some point, it’s going to have to take advantage of the numerous chances it creates. | |
7 | Richmond Kickers (3-4-2) Week 9: L, 2-3 @ORL Week 10: NTX |
3 Last Week: 4 |
The Kickers did all that work to get back level in Orlando only to give it away at the end for a second consecutive defeat. | |
8 | Toronto FC II (3-3-1) Week 9: W, 1-0 TUC Week 10: NTX, @CHT |
2 Last Week: 10 |
TFC II looked far brighter than previously in its home opener and took a well-deserved victory against Tucson as a result. | |
9 | FC Tucson (3-4-1) Week 9: L, 0-1 @TOR Week 10: ORL |
2 Last Week: 7 |
Tucson is still in the middle of a congested pack but needs to find more consistency if it’s going to find a way to break out. | |
10 | Forward Madison FC (2-4-2) Week 9: L, 1-3 @NTX Week 10: LAN |
5 Last Week: 5 |
Back-to-back league defeats were mitigated a bit by a club-record crowd on Friday night for the visit of the Bundesliga’s Hertha Berlin. |