April 27, 2023 by Jenna Weiner in Rankings with 0 comments
WUL Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Tempest | - | 1 |
| 2 | San Diego Super Bloom | - | 2 |
| 3 | Utah Wild | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bay Area Falcons | +4 | 8 |
| 5 | Colorado Alpenglow | -2 | 3 |
| 6 | Arizona Sidewinders | - | 6 |
| 7 | Oregon Onyx | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Astra | -1 | 7 |
WUL Discussion
- While Seattle and San Diego remained at the top, Utah moves up into a solid third place after their 2-0 homestand against San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- The Falcons did just enough out in Utah to put themselves in a position to win at home to advance to Championship Weekend, and that earned them the nod over two teams they have wins against in Colorado and Arizona.
- As the first team eliminated from Championship Weekend contention, Astra sink to the bottom of the standings, with a tough SoCal showdown still to come in week nine against Super Bloom to wrap up their season.
PUL Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC Shadow | - | 1 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Surge | - | 2 |
| 3 | New York Gridlock | - | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota Strike | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Raleigh Radiance | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Portland Rising | - | 6 |
| 7 | Austin Torch | - | 7 |
| 8 | Atlanta Soul | +4 | 12 |
| 9 | Nashville Nightshade | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Columbus Pride | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Indianapolis Red | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Monarchs | -1 | 11 |
PUL Discussion
- With two road wins to open their 2023 season, Minnesota swaps spots with Raleigh, though a tighter than expected margin in Strike’s win against Atlanta tempers their 2-0 start.
- The aforementioned close loss to Strike helps Soul emerge from the league standings basement, and Atlanta now finds themselves sandwiched between two of their divisional rivals in Austin and Nashville.
