NWSL Power Rankings: From winless to victorious, North Carolina Courage shake up league, hand Kansas City Current first loss of 2025 season

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  14Chicago Stars

  Prior Ranking: 11

  Result: Lost to San Diego Wave 3-0

  Ramifications: The Chicago Stars have just one win this season and sit at the bottom of the table at 1-5-0. The Wave completely dominated the match, pinging the ball around unforgivingly. The bright spot for the Stars is Sam Staab who since her return from injury has been playing inspired soccer, trying to turn the tide.

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  13Racing Louisville

  Prior Ranking: 13

  Result: Drew Portland Thorns 3-3

  Ramifications: Racing Louisville found their engine against the Thorns, scoring three goals in an exciting 3-3 draw at Providence Park. While Racing Louisville doesn't have a lot of defensive prowness, they do have creativity, speed and unpredictability up-top, which was on full display.

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  12Utah Royals

  Prior Ranking: 9

  Result: Lost to Houston Dash 1-0

  Ramifications: The Utah Royals are struggling to find their identity, and fell to Houston Dash 1-0 over the weekend. Despite some strong midfield talent, and Mandy McGlynn making key saves in goal, the Royals aren't gelling. The Royals are in second-to-last place with just one win and four losses this season.

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  11North Carolina Courage

  Prior Ranking: 14

  Result: Beat Kansas City 3-2

  Ramifications: From winless in the league to beating the No. 1 seed, the North Carolina Courage were the talk of the league over the weekend. The Courage hosted the Current, and despite falling behind early, crawled back for their first victory of the season. The Courage still have a lot of work to do to climb back up the standings, but made a statement knocking the front-runners off their streak.

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  10Houston Dash

  Prior Ranking: 10

  Result: Beat Utah Royals 1-0

  Ramifications: The Houston Dash earned a result against Utah Royals, and now sit in 10th place at 2-3-1. Delanie Sheehan scored in the 80th minute to help the Dash earn three points.

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  9Portland Thorns

  Prior Ranking: 12

  Result: Drew Racing Louisville 3-3

  Ramifications: The NWSL weekend concluded with a goal-fest - Portland and Racing Louisville's 3-3 draw. Portland showed signs of offensive dominance in ways they hadn't yet this season, especially without Sophia Wilson and Christine Sinclair. Youngster Reilyn Turner scored first for the Thorns in the 17th minute, followed by goals from Jessie Fleming and defender Jayden Perry in extra time.

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  8Seattle Reign

  Prior Ranking: 8

  Result: Drew Bay FC 1-1

  Ramifications: Seattle Reign put on a solid performance against Bay FC, improving to 2-2-2 on the season. Jordyn Huitema was the difference-maker for the Reign, who went down to Bay FC in the first half before equalizing to start the second half.

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  7Bay FC

  Prior Ranking: 6

  Result: Drew Seattle Reign 1-1

  Ramifications: Bay FC's Rachel Kundananji scored her first goal of the season to help Bay FC walk away with one point. Bay FC did a lot of things well against a disciplined Seattle side, however they are going to have to find some more ways to score.

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  6Angel City

  Prior Ranking: 7

  Result: Lost to Orlando Pride 3-2

  Ramifications: Angel City looked as if they were going to stun the Pride on their home turf, until a halftime shakeup shifted the entire game. Angel City scored two first-half goals and were in control, combining around the Pride's defense and stuffing Barbra Banda anytime she got the ball.

  Unfortunately, the second half got away from Angel City, and they couldn't find answers to the big service from the wing.

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  5San Diego Wave

  Prior Ranking: 5

  Result: Beat Chicago Stars 3-0

  Ramifications: The San Diego Wave are playing beautiful soccer. From Kailen Sheridan's possession out of the back, Savannah McKaskill's one-two play in the midfield, their double pivot and just possession style, the Wave looks like a brand new team.

  Former Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall is doing a fine job implementing his touch into the squad, that lost several top players in the offseason. The Wave dominated against the Stars, and were clinical in the final third.

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  4Washington Spirit

  Prior Ranking: 2

  Result: Lost to Gotham FC 3-0

  Ramifications: The Spirit are dealing with several injuries, but they did welcome back 2024 Rookie of the Year Croix Bethune on Saturday. That said, the Spirit couldn't find an answer to Gotham's midfield dominance, and struggled defensively to slow down and mark Gotham's flux of numbers up top.

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  3Gotham FC

  Prior Ranking: 4

  Result: Beat Washington Spirit 3-0

  Ramifications: Gotham FC may be surprising everyone this season, but it's mainly due to the seemingly unstoppable Esther Gonzalez, who now has seven goals in seven games. The Spirit couldn't find an answer to Gotham, who dominated on all sides of the ball for the entire 90 minutes.

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  2Kansas City Current

  Prior Ranking: 1

  Result: Lost to North Carolina Courage 3-2

  Ramifications: The Current fell to the Courage in a stunner on Saturday night, their first loss of the season. It was a chaotic match from the start, yet the Current seemed to be in a promising position to close out the game, holding a 2-1 lead into the 90th minute.

  The Current had a late breakdown, allowing the previously winless Courage to convert off of a set piece and another self-inflicted mistake to finish the upset.

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  1Orlando Pride

  Prior Ranking: 3

  Result: Beat Angel City 3-2

  Ramifications: The Orlando Pride had fans on the edge of their seat on Saturday night, falling behind to Angel City 2-0 at the half. In the second half, Carson Pickett entered the match and completely shifted the match, serving in two assists to combine for the equalizer and game-winner.

  Marta scored the Pride's first goal of the match in the 71st minute, and reminded the entire stadium that they were 2024 Shield and NWSL champions. The Pride had some questionable moments defensively that allowed two goals from Angel City early. However the way they bounced back and used their bench was a reminder of the dangerous squad that made history last season.