This method of ranking team performance factors in point per game, strength of schedule, and goal difference. This isn't an attempt to predict the final table, but rather a way to measure a team's form.

Tampa Bay Rowdies (↑1): Got a really good result in Atlanta, winning 4-1, before drawing Charlotte 1-1 at home. The only unbeaten side in the East.

NYRB II (↑4): Came back to beat a really good Indy Eleven side 2-1 at home.

North Carolina FC (↓3): Dropped three spots, despite winning 4-1. Unfortunately, that win came against Hartford who are so bad that a win against them doesn't mean a whole lot.

Saint Louis FC (↔): Still in 4th after a 3-1 win over Swope Park.

Charleston Battery (↓2): Pulled off a 1-0 win away in Memphis.

Indy Eleven (↔): Lost a pretty even match in New Jersey. They're moving up the rankings after a slow start to the season.

Nashville SC (↔): Held Pittsburgh without a shot on goal for 87 minutes, and then conceded twice in four minutes to draw 2-2.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (↔): Came back to rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Nashville.

Bethlehem Steel (↔): Didn't play this week.

Birmingham Legion FC (↑1): Beat Loudoun 1-0 at home.

Ottawa Fury FC (↑2): Won 2-0 at home against an inconsistent but tricky Atlanta side.

Louisville City FC (↔): Didn't play this week.

Charlotte Independence (↑1): Move up a spot after grinding out a 1-1 draw on the road in Tampa Bay.

Atlanta United 2 (↓4): Lost 4-1 at home to Tampa Bay midweek before losing to Ottawa on the road.

Memphis 901 FC (↑1): Move up a spot, partially due to a close-fought loss to Charleston, and also because teams around them dropped.

Loudoun United FC (↓1): Lost on the road to Birmingham with no

Swope Park Rangers (↔): Lost again, this time to Saint Louis.