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.

NYRB II (↔): Solid week for the leaders. Beat Nashville 2-1 midweek before smashing Swope Park 5-1 on Saturday. They look in good shape for the playoffs.

Tampa Bay Rowdies (↔): Beat Memphis 901 5-0 to keep pace with New York after losing to North Carolina midweek.

Nashville SC (↔): Lost a frustrating match to New York before rebounding with a last minute winner over Charleston Battery.

North Carolina FC (↔): Put in arguably their best performance of the year midweek, beating Tampa Bay 4-2, before losing 1-0 in Louisville. They're solidly in the top four.

Indy Eleven (↔): Won 3-1 at home over Charlotte. With either three or four games in hand on every team ahead of them, they could easily move much higher.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (↔): Picked up a fairly predictable 1-0 win over Loudoun.

Ottawa Fury FC (↔): Beat a 10 man Saint Louis 2-1 at home, but really struggled to break down a packed defense at times.

Louisville City FC (↔): Really needed three points against North Carolina, and got them thanks to Magnus Rasmussen. They've started to separate themselves from the middle of the pack.

Charleston Battery (↑1): Move up a spot after a close-fought 2-1 loss in Nashville. They'll be in a fight for the last couple playoff spots.

Saint Louis FC (↓1): Drop a spot after a 2-1 loss in Ottawa. On current form, they'll miss the playoffs.

Birmingham Legion FC (↑1): Up a spot after a 3-2 win in Bethlehem. With four goals in nine minutes and four red cards, that may have been the most entertaining match of the year.

Charlotte Independence (↓1): Drop a spot after a 3-1 loss in Indy.

Loudoun United FC (↑2): Came close to taking points from Pittsburgh, but couldn't avoid a 1-0 loss.

Bethlehem Steel (↓1): Lost 3-2 in Birmingham. Seven points out of a playoff spot, it doesn't look good for Bethlehem.

Memphis 901 FC (↓1): Lost 5-0 in Tampa. It would take a miracle for them to make the playoffs.

Swope Park Rangers (↔): Smashed at home by New York.

Atlanta United 2 (↔): Lost to Hartford and saw their best player sent off.