After Week 27, there are only seven more Saturdays of action left in the USL regular season. The playoff race has never felt less resolved. No team is more than six points off the pace; 17 clubs have a single-digit goal difference, evidence of how tight results have been across the league.
With Charleston clinching a playoff spot this week and Louisville sewing up home-field advantage, the duopoly at the top of the table has never been starker. Everything beneath those two clubs is up for grabs.
Who rose above that fray this week, and how’d it affect their standing in the power rankings? Let’s dig in.
1. Louisville City
Trending: No change
Result: 1-0 win at Rhode Island
None of Evan Davila, Niall McCabe, or Adrien Perez had even played 800 minutes entering Week 27. Nonetheless, all three started in a surprisingly rotated Louisville lineup, which took on a 5-3-2 shape away to Rhode Island. Danny Cruz knew better than to underestimate the club that knocked LouCity out of the 2024 postseason, bolstering his central midfield to prevent a re-run.
