NWSL Power Rankings: Kansas City Current add Ally Sentnor to potent attack, rivalry week lives up to hype across the league

Prior Ranking: 14

Result: Lost to Kansas City Current 1-0

Ramifications: The Royals still have only won one game all season, and were faced with the near impossible over the weekend: playing top-team Kansas City and against their former star player, Sentnor. Utah has been struggling to score goals, prevent goals, and keep up all season - and can't seem to catch a break.

Prior Ranking: 13

Result: Drew Bay FC 1-1

Ramifications: The Chicago Stars were fun to watch against Bay FC over the weekend, with a thrilling goal from long-time NWSL player Shea Groom. Alyssa Naeher was also solid in goal, recording two saves.

The Stars have a lot of work to do to crawl up the league standings, as they are 1-9-5 with just eight points.

Prior Ranking: 11

Result: Drew Chicago Stars 1-1

Ramifications: Bay FC drops this week after a draw with Chicago. Bay FC showed some promise, with a solid finish from Taylor Huff to get the go-ahead goal in the 29th minute. Bay FC certainly isn't out of the conversation when it comes to playoffs, as they are sitting in 10th place with 17 points.

Prior Ranking: 12

Result: Beat North Carolina Courage 2-1

Ramifications: The Houston Dash secured a nice home win, defeating the Courage. The Dash actually went down a goal in the first half, but were able to bounce back and score twice for the victory. From Yazmeen Ryan to Avery Patterson, the Dash are well equipped to make a late-season playoff run.

Prior Ranking: 9

Result: Lost to Houston Dash 2-1

Ramifications: How will the Courage handle the second part of the season? With a coaching change and some movement, it becomes more interesting. The Courage fell to the Dash on the road over the weekend, despite scoring first off of a penalty. The Courage are in ninth place in the league standings, just one spot below the cutoff.

Prior Ranking: 10

Result: Drew San Diego Wave 1-1

Ramifications: If it wasn't for Alanna Kennedy's hops and header game, Angel City wouldn't have been able to come away with one point against San Diego. The Los Angeles team found a way to tie things up in the 92nd minute, which brought all of the commotion to Snapdragon stadium.

Angel City are sitting in 11th place in the league standings, and still have a fair amount of work to do to get into the playoff conversation.

Prior Ranking: 8

Result: Drew Orlando Pride 1-1

Ramifications: Racing Louisville may not have dominated the match possession-wise, but they did keep Orlando on their toes. Lousiville scored first against the Pride and were able to hold them off late until the game. Racing Louisville are in seventh place in the league standings.

Prior Ranking: 6

Result: Lost to Portland Thorns 4-2

Ramifications: The Reign dropped down one spot in the league standings after falling to their rivals, Portland. Jess Fishlock scored once again for her side, as did young star Emeri Adames. The Reign are in sixth place in the league standings with 24 points.

Prior Ranking: 7

Result: Beat Seattle Reign 4-2

Ramifications: It was the Cascadia Rivalry we were all hoping for: lots of goals, drama, and of course some of the biggest names showed up and showed out. Sam Coffey scored a clinical penalty kick in the 18th minute to level the game, after Reign FC's Emeri Adames scored in just the third minute of the match.

Prior Ranking: 5

Result: Drew Washington Spirit 0-0

Ramifications: Gotham FC had just about everyone back for the match, including Golden Boot leader Esther. However, they just couldn't find a way to break through the Spirit's defense. Gotham FC are in eighth place in the league standings, the last team safe above the playoff line.

Prior Ranking: 2

Result: Drew Gotham FC 0-0

Ramifications: It was a game that attracted all the celebrities, from Ciara to Kylie Kelce. And despite there being no goals to show for it, it was a thrilling match. The Spirit had more possession throughout, however just couldn't get on the board.

Rodman was once again back in the mix and even did her trusty signature "Trin Spin" to get the stadium going.

Prior Ranking: 14

Result: Drew Racing Louisville 1-1

Ramifications: In a surprising turn, the Pride conceded first when Racing Louisville scored in the 49th minute. It was a fairly one-sided match, with the Pride dominating the possession with 61 percent. However one lapse led to Orlando trailing for much of the game.

In stoppage time, Louisville scored an own goal, handing the Pride one point in a game in which they should have scored a number goals.

Prior Ranking: 3

Result: Drew Angel CIty FC 1-1

Ramifications: In the Southern California clash, the Wave and Angel City battled to a 1-1 result at Snapdragon stadium. The Wave dominated the possession with 60 percent, and also got on the board first thanks to Makenzy Robbe's finish in the 85th minute.

Kailen Sheridan came up big in goal for the Wave, making five saves on Angel City's six shots on goal.

Prior Ranking: 1

Result: Beat Utah Royals 1-0

Ramifications: As if the Current needed to get any better, they added Sentnor to the mix. It wasn't much of a surprise that they picked up three points against last-place Utah.

However the game was once again a showcase of just how good the Current are at the moment. They are 12 points ahead of second-place Orlando Pride in the standings.