Who's hot, who's not? GOAL ranks all 14 teams across the National Women's Soccer League
Matchday 26, the last of the regular season, featured the North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville competing for the eighth and final playoff spot – with Louisville beating Bay FC to claim it. Elsewhere across a densely-packed table, five teams competed for two remaining spots in the top four, and home-field playoff advantage.
INDIVISA presents the final 2025 NWSL regular season Power Rankings.
Getty Images14Chicago Stars
Prior Ranking: 14
Result: Beat Angel City 2-1
Ramifications: With their season long over, Chicago collected their third victory in their final match. Ally Schlegel scored a 98th-minute game-winning goal to seal it, as the Stars finished the 2025 season level on 20 points with Bay FC. It’s not making the playoffs, but it’s something.
Advertisement13Bay FC
Prior Ranking: 13
Result: Lost to Racing Louisville 1-0
Ramifications: One year after making the playoffs in their inaugural season, Bay FC finished at the bottom of the table, one spot above, but even on points with the last-place Stars. Silver lining? They lost their final game, but it was part of history as Racing Louisville secured their first postseason berth.
12Angel City
Prior Ranking: 11
Result: Lost to Chicago Stars 2-1
Ramifications: With their season already done, Angel City saw things out with a defeat on the road in Chicago. The emotional final professional match for retiring club veterans Ali Riley and Christen Press stole the show – and the tissue box.
Getty Images11Utah Royals
Prior Ranking: 12
Result: Beat Washington Spirit 1-0
Ramifications: Few teams outside of the playoff spots ended their year as respectable as the Utah Royals. On Decision Day, they beat the second-place Washington Spirit – who were without multiple key players, it should be noted – to send them into the offseason with lots of potential for next year.
