After a week off the top spot, Real Monarchs SLC rode the wave of a 2-0 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium back to the top of the USLSoccer.com Power Rankings this week, with the presumptive favorites for the USL Regular Season Championship now closing in on not only clinching a first playoff berth but also potentially some records.

With 10 games to go in the regular season, the Monarchs now only need nine points to guarantee a playoff berth. With a big enough finish to the season, the side could also etch itself into the record book as it sits only five wins behind the New York Red Bulls II for the most wins in a regular season (21) and 18 points off the Red Bulls II’s total of 69 a year ago.

The Monarchs will have competition for the most goals in a single season, with Reno 1868 FC now only 10 goals back of New York’s 2016 total of 61, but individually, Chandler Hoffman has the chance to add the USL Golden Boot to his accomplishments in the league after equaling his 14-goal total from a season ago in Louisville to move within one tally of both Reno 1868 FC’s Dane Kelly and the Charleston Battery’s Romario Williams.

Reno, meanwhile, slides into a tie for second in the rankings alongside Louisville City FC, with both teams taking impressive home victories on Saturday night. It’s going to take a lot for anyone to catch the Monarchs for the first silverware of the season, though, as they sit 10 points clear of the competition.

The five-person USLSoccer.com voting panel tabulates 10 points for first-place team votes, nine points to the second-place team and so forth to one point for 10th place. The accrued points among the group determines the final ranking.

Here’s your new Top 10.

1. Real Monarchs SLC (48pts)

Last Week: W 2-0 vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

The Monarchs got back to what’s made them the standout team in the USL this season with a victory against the Switchbacks – a win that looked all the more impressive considering Colorado Springs’ demolition of Orange County SC earlier in the week. The Monarchs are on course to become the first side to clinch a place in the playoffs, which depending on results further down the standings, could arrive before the end of the month.

T-2. Louisville City FC (40pts)

Last Week: W 5-0 vs. FC Cincinnati

Last week, we asked if Louisville could replicate its feat of rebounding from a loss with a win for the fourth time this season. On Saturday, the side answered in emphatic fashion on a historic night for the club as it welcomed a club-record 13,812 fans to Slugger Field and defeated its biggest rival 5-0. Louisville now has the inside track to the top of the Eastern Conference standings after Charlotte’s tough week, which could ensure the path to the USL Cup Final in the Eastern Conference goes through one of the toughest places to play in the league.