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W League Power Rankings: June 17

By USLWLeague.com Staff, 06/17/25, 5:00PM EDT

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Minnesota Aurora enters in the top spot for first time this season

There's just over two weeks left in the W League regular season and a few teams are emerging as the best of the best throughout each division.

Minnesota Aurora moves to the No. 1 spot after winning its eighth match of the season. Sporting JAX and FC Olympia make the top three as they also have recorded perfect seasons thus far. Asheville City and Lonestar SC round out the top five as they inch towards clinching playoff spots.

Check out the full list here:

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1 Minnesota Aurora FC
(8-0-0)
Next match: @ Sioux Falls City FC, 6/17 7:00 p.m. CT
4
Previous Ranking:
5
The reigning Heartland Division champs make their way to the top of the Power Rankings for the first time this season after earning another shutout win on Saturday behind the game-winner by Utah State’s Summer Diamond.
2 Sporting JAX
(8-0-0)
Next match: vs. TLH Reckoning, 6/18 3:00 p.m. ET
1
Previous Ranking:
1
Sporting JAX extended its winning streak with back-to-back home wins last week against Brooke House FC and Kings Hammer FC Sun City. The team is averaging five goals per game while conceding just three goals all season.
3 FC Olympia
(6-0-0)
Next match: @ Lane United FC, 6/18 7:00 p.m. PT
7
Previous Ranking:
10
FC Olympia earned another huge win on Friday, defeating Bigfoot FC 6-0 behind goals from Ginny Lackey, Honoka Hamano, Jane Willis and Chelsea Wagner, to stay at the top of the Northwest Division.
4 Asheville City SC
(8-0-1)
Next match: @ Tennessee SC, 6/17 7:30 p.m. ET
2
Previous Ranking:
2
Asheville City is on the brink of becoming one of the first clubs in the league to clinch a playoff spot this season. The team most recently won 4-2 against Chattanooga for its fourth home win in a row.
5 Lonestar SC
(5-0-1)
Next match: vs. Challenge SC, 6/18 7:00 p.m. CT
1
Previous Ranking:
4
The Austin-based club continues to lead all Texas teams after winning 3-2 in a back-and-forth battle against Challenge SC on Wednesday. Melissa Araujo scored the game-winner in the 87th minute to extend Lonestar SC’s undefeated streak to six games.
6 San Juan SC
(6-0-2)
Next match: @ San Francisco Glens SC, 6/18 3:00 p.m. PT
5
Previous Ranking:
11
San Juan SC remains at the top of the highly contests Nor Cal Division following a 2-2 draw against reigning division champs California Storm. Sixteen-year-old Gabby Ferraro grabbed the equalizer in the 84th minute to keep the team’s undefeated streak alive.
7 Annapolis Blues FC
(6-0-1)
Next match: @ Charlottesville Blues FC, 6/18 5:00 p.m. ET
1
Previous Ranking:
8
Expansion club Annapolis Blues has emerged as the team to beat in the new Chesapeake Division. The Blues picked up their sixth win of the season on Sunday and have outscored their opponents 11-0 while at home.
8 Stockton Cargo SC
(6-0-2)
Next match: @ California Storm, 6/18 6:00 p.m. PT
1
Previous Ranking:
9
Stockton continues to put pressure on San Juan as they both fight for first in the Nor Cal Division. The Cargo came back from a two-goal deficit to win 4-3 against Pleasanton RAGE behind a brace from Florida State alum Jamia Fields.
9 NC Courage U23
(7-0-1)
Next match: vs. Charlotte Eagles, 6/18 3:30 p.m. ET
6
Previous Ranking:
3
The 2024 W League champs are still standing strong at the top of the South Atlantic Division. The Courage remains undefeated after most recently playing Wake FC to a scoreless draw after recording seven consecutive wins to start the season.
10 Salmon Bay FC
(4-0-1)
Next match: vs. West Seattle Rhodies FC, 6/18 7:00 p.m. PT
3
Previous Ranking:
13
Salmon Bay has bounced back from its scoreless draw in the first game of the season by recording four-straight wins and clean sheets. Seattle University’s Hallie Bergford scored the decisive goal in the team’s 1-0 win last weekend against Lane United FC.

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Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati
4-0-2 1
Previous Ranking:
12
@ Racing Louisville FC
6/18 6:00 p.m. ET
12
Detroit City FC
4-1-1

@ Midwest United FC
6/18 7:00 p.m. ET
13
Pittsburgh Riveters SC
5-1-2

@ FC Buffalo
6/21 6:00 p.m. ET
14
Eagle FC
5-1-0

@ Lancaster Inferno
6/18 7:00 p.m. ET
15
Tallahassee Reckoning
6-1-0

@ Sporting JAX
6/18 3:00 p.m. ET

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