NASL Power Rankings: Week 13

Miami FC are running away with the rankings at this point. Can anyone stop them? Miami are the outright leaders and sit 7 points clear of the Deltas and the Cosmos after 12 games. They have 27 points! They have the best offense (21 goals for), the best defense (8 goals allowed) and they are undefeated on the road. South Beach FC have the longest active unbeaten streak. There is no doubt that Nesta’s boys will make a postseason appearance in their second attempt. It appears they will be the first ones to punch their playoff ticket and hoist their first hardware at the same time. It’s just a question of when will they clinch the Spring?

There aren’t many surprises to be had in these rankings. The bottom half of the table is content to separate itself from the peleton and don’t show many signs of changing that around. The Eddies have two wins in their last five but they still have the leagues worst goal differential. Indy Eleven gathered themselves together for their first win after 11 tries, but they beat a tired North Carolina team that isn’t exactly burning up the charts right now. NCFC has four points over their last five matches. Puerto Rico FC and Indy do too.

Where can we find some conflict? We need something to argue about.

New York Cosmos haven’t had the hottest five game stretch. Their last four contests have been against bottom half teams. In a recent three game home stand, NYC’s only results came from a comeback win against PRFC and a draw against NCFC.

It is tempting to put Jacksonville ahead of Cosmos because the 3-0 victory at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco is worth a lot. That was a few games ago however. Since then, they have beaten Indy but they have been blanked by Miami…twice.

The Deltas have enjoyed tormenting the little guys. They beat Edmonton and Puerto Rico, but who hasn’t? Indy! Hey. That’s not nice.

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