The USL League One Race to the Playoffs presented by Terminix is back for the league's sixth season, where we provide weekly information on where each team stands in their bid to reach the 2024 USL League One Playoffs in November.

The defending USL League One Players' Shield winners, Union Omaha, have a slim possibility of locking up the first postseason position of the season on Saturday. With no team in a position to be eliminated, though, the postseason push is in full effect for all 12 teams.

This season, we're grateful to our friend John Morrissey at USL Tactics for providing the data for playoff projections. Below, you'll find matches to watch and an overview of where everyone stands.

As a reminder, the 2024 USL League One Playoffs will be expanded to include the top eight regular season finishers - the largest postseason field in league history. The postseason will begin with the four quarterfinal matches on the weekend of Nov. 2 with the top four seeds hosting the four remaining lower seeds; No. 1 hosting No. 8, No. 2 hosting No. 7, No. 3 hosting No. 6 and No. 4 hosting No. 5.

The pair of semifinal matches will be hosted by the highest remaining seeds on the weekend of Nov. 9. The 2024 USL League One Final will be held on the weekend of Nov. 16 at the home venue of the highest remaining seed as the league concludes its sixth campaign. The seven total postseason matches will be the most in league history.

After opening up the brand-new, 7,500-seat soccer-specific Lexington SC Stadium with Lexington SC's USL Super League match last weekend, the Boys in Green will have their first match in their new home on Friday in what could be the final Barrel Brawl for some time. The hosts are winless across their last three and fresh off a result that equaled its largest loss in club history - a 5-1 thrashing in Northern Colorado. Knoxville, on the other hand, has avoided defeat in 10 consecutive matches across all competitions, closing in on its record of 12 set in its inaugural 2022 USL League Two season. In the seventh all-time meeting, Lexington will have one more shot to defeat rival Knoxville in a series controlled by OKSC at 4-0-2. A victory for Lexington could see the hosts return to a playoff position for the first time since April.

Only three days after meeting in the 2024 USL Jägermeister Cup Semifinals, the Hailstorm and the Owls will meet again in Windsor, Colo. in what will be the 12th meeting between the pair of contenders. The Hailstorm are enjoying an eight-match unbeaten streak - their second unbeaten run of eight matches or longer this season - and the Owls coming off of a reassuring victory against rival Greenville last weekend. While Omaha does have a slim chance to lock up the first playoff berth of the season on Saturday, a positive result for either side would be huge in either end's postseason push.