North Carolina Courage

10th in NWSL

2026 Fixtures

NWSL Power Rankings: Washington Spirit continue their rise

The San Diego Wave remain atop the ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, but the Washington Spirit are also moving up.

Collection

First-month grades for all 16 NWSL teams: From an A+ to F

Is your team acing -- or flunking -- the early part of the NWSL season? We grade them all!

NWSL Power Rankings: Wave lead the way, Spirit back on track

San Diego Wave are the new leaders of the ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, while the Washington Spirit are soaring up.

NWSL Power Rankings: What's wrong with Washington Spirit?

The Portland Thorns sit proudly atop ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, while Washington Spirit continues to flounder.

NWSL Power Rankings: Angel City rising, but can't best Thorns

Angel City and the Houston Dash are quickly making their way to the top of ESPN's NWSL Power Rankings, but their rise isn't enough to make them No. 1.

NWSL Power Rankings: Portland goes No. 1 in 2026's first week

With the first matchday of the 2026 season in the books, ESPN ranks all 16 NWSL clubs from first to worst in this week's edition of Power Rankings.

NWSL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	San Diego Wave FC	6	+6	15
2	Portland Thorns F..	6	+4	13
3	Utah Royals	6	+3	10
4	Seattle Reign FC	6	0	10
5	Angel City FC	5	+5	9
6	Washington Spirit	6	+5	9
7	Houston Dash	5	+3	9
8	Orlando Pride	6	+2	8
9	Gotham FC	6	+1	8
10	North Carolina Co..	5	0	8
11	Denver Summit FC	6	0	6
12	Bay FC	5	-4	6
13	Chicago Stars FC	6	-7	6
14	Kansas City Curre..	6	-8	6
15	Racing Louisville..	5	-2	4
16	Boston Legacy FC	5	-8	0

Full Table

Team Leaders

Top Scorers

#	Player	Goals	M	A
2	Ashley Sanchez	4	5	0
34	Manaka Matsuku..	2	3	1
1	Kailen Sherida..	0	5	0

Top Assists

#	Player	Assists	M
13	Ryan Williams	2	5
20	Shinomi Koyama	1	5
14	Carly Wickenhe..	1	5