A full week passed without Seattle Reign FC winning. They are still undefeated, however, and still top the both the NWSL Standings and our Power Rankings. Elsewhere, Sky Blue FC had a good week including an upset win at Portland, Chicago continued their streak and FC Kansas City finally pitched another shutout (albeit against Boston).

Here are the Orange in the Oven NWSL power rankings for week 7 (see last week’s rankings here):

1. Seattle Reign FC (7-0-2), 1st Place (Last Week – 1)

Seattle came through its toughest week of matches yet, still undefeated. It was touch and go, however, with Kim Little the savior once again. At FC Kansas City, Little converted a penalty just before halftime to level the score at 1-1 where it would finish.

The bigger play came at home against Western New York where Little scored in the 2nd minute of stoppage time to bring Seattle back for a 2-2 draw. Little’s two goals kept her joint lead in the league with Amy Rodriguez on 8 goals.

While they did not win this week, they at least held serve and remain the top team in NWSL by a long shot.

Week 8 Schedule: Seattle gets a week of rest before hitting the road to face Sky Blue FC on Sunday, June 1.

2. Chicago Red Stars (5-2-1), 2nd Place (Last week – 4)

Chicago jumps up to 2nd in the power rankings by virtue of their win over the Houston Dash this week and losses by Portland and Western New York. We are still not convinced they are this good – their run of four consecutive wins comes against the bottom two teams in the league and they were outplayed by Houston on Friday night – but four wins is four wins.

Jen Hoy scored for the 4th consecutive match and the back line remains tight, but they were bailed out at Houston by some questionable officiating and a poorly taken penalty by the Dash’s Becky Edwards.

Week 8 Schedule: The Red Stars have a chance to extend their winning streak to five when they travel to face Sky Blue FC this Wednesday. They have the weekend off before a double game week next week.

3. Portland Thorns FC (4-2-2), 4th Place (Last week – 2)

Portland remains inconsistent, following up a poor performance at Houston with a quality win over Western New York and an upset loss to Sky Blue FC, both at home. For Portland to hang close to Seattle, they cannot be losing at home to teams like Sky Blue FC.

Alex Morgan was on the bench for the match against Sky Blue FC, and other key pieces of the squad arrive soon. Portland must take advantage of the fresh blood to improve their performances and gain some consistency in form.

Week 8 Schedule: Another double game week for Portland, starting with a chance to fatten up on the Boston Breakers at Boston on Wednesday night followed by a rematch at Providence Park with Western New York Flash.

4. FC Kansas City (4-4-3), 3rd Place (Last week – 5)

FC Kansas City’s defense was much better this week, holding Seattle to only one goal (scored off a penalty) at Verizon Wireless Field and shutting out the lowly Boston Breakers on the road. FCKC moved up the tables and the power rankings on the back of the 4 points.

Amy Rodriguez scored twice this week to bring her season tally to an impressive 8 goals. If the back line can remain tight from here on out, FCKC will continue to climb the table.

Week 8 Schedule: After a brutal first 6 weeks to the season with two more games played that anybody else in the league, Kansas City gets the week off.

5. Western New York Flash (3-3-2), 6th Place (Last week – 3)

It was a brutal week for Western New York with a Cascadia road trip through Portland and Seattle. Coming away with one point was an accomplishment, but things are so tight from 2nd through 6th in the power rankings that they drop two spots.

Things might have been very different as the Flash held their own against Seattle only to concede in stoppage time. Both Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd got on the score sheet – a goal and an assist in the case of Wambach.

Week 8 Schedule: The Flash get their first look this season at the Houston Dash next Saturday when Houston visits Sahlen’s Stadium. Given the struggles that the Dash have had on opposing set pieces, Wambach must be salivating over the matchup.

6. Washington Spirit (4-4-1), 5th Place (Last week – 6)

Washington has now surpassed their total number of goals scored from 2013 following their 3-2 win over the Houston Dash on Monday. Earlier in the week, they mounted a come from behind effort to hold Sky Blue FC to a 3-3 draw.

Their goal scoring explosion this week primarily came courtesy of the midfield. Diana Matheson scored in both games to bring her season total to 5, Christine Nairn hit an absolute screamer to beat Houston in stoppage time and Lori Lindsey notched one against Sky Blue FC. Jodie Taylor has been the most dangerous of the forwards with three goals, but it is clearly the midfield that drives Washington.

Week 8 Schedule: Washington travels to Boston to face the Breakers on Sunday, a must win match for the Spirit if they want to continue moving up the table.

7. Sky Blue FC (2-3-4), 7th Place (Last week – 7)

Sky Blue FC finally showed signs of life this week by taking four of a possible six points including a win at Portland Thorns FC. It might have been six of six points, however, had Sky Blue not surrendered a 3-1 lead to the Spirit.

Sky Blue will get a lift this week from the Asian Women’s Cup return of Caitlin Foord and Nanase Kiryu

Week 8 Schedule: Another double game week as Sky Blue hosts Chicago Red Stars on Wednesday and Seattle Reign FC on Wednesday.

8. Houston Dash (1-7-1), 8th Place (Last week – 8)

It was another harsh week for the Dash. They outplayed Chicago but lost 3-1. They played well against Washington but lost in stoppage time. The goals are beginning to come, but it is the defense that is letting them down now.

Houston has conceded far too many cheap goals this season. Only very rarely have opponents broken them down and scored quality goals, the way Christine Nairn did on Monday. That will be of small consolation to the Dash, however, who are badly in need of a win lest the fight they have consistently demonstrated gives way to frustration and despair.

Week 8 Schedule: The Dash play at Western New York Flash on Saturday, the second match in a three match road trip.

9. Boston Breakers (1-6-0), 9th Place (Last week – 9)

Another week, another loss for Boston. This time a 2-0 shutout against FC Kansas City. Boston has become the team that everyone wants to play against. The lone bright spot for the Breakers is the fact that the Asian Women’s Cup is over and Lisa De Vanna will be returning to the side.

The bad news? Five of their seven games this season have come at home. Long road trips beckon soon.

Week 7 Schedule: Boston has a double game week, both of which will be at home bringing their total to seven out of nine matches at home. First up on Wednesday is Portland Thorns FC followed by a weekend match-up with the Washington Spirit.