This week, though, Carolina jumped up into the top five by locking up the best overall 2013 record in the NASL, but the biggest movement was further down where Minnesota moved up two spots with a big win at Tampa Bay while FC Edmonton's draw at Fort Lauderdale ensured they had one of the better tallies in the loss column overall for the year than most of the league as the result was their 12th tie of the year.
This Week (Last Week) Club (League) :: W-L-D :: Notes
1 (1) Orlando City (USL Pro) :: 16-4-6 :: League champions
2 (2) New York Cosmos (NASL) :: 9-1-4 :: In a preview of the Soccer Bowl, the Cosmos edged the Silverbacks 1-0.
3 (3) Charlotte Eagles (USL Pro) :: 10-5-11 :: League playoff runners-up
4 (4) Richmond Kickers (USL Pro) :: 15-1-10 :: Season complete
5 (6) Carolina RailHawks (NASL) :: 12-7-7 :: Downed visiting San Antonio to claim the best overall record for 2013 in the NASL.
6 (5) Charleston Battery (USL Pro) :: 13-7-6 :: Season complete
7 (7) Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) :: 10-8-8 :: Fell in a wild 10-goal affair at home to Minnesota 6-4.
8 (8) Harrisburg City Islanders (USL Pro) :: 14-10-2 :: Season complete
9 (9) Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) :: 10-9-7 :: In the preview of the Soccer Bowl they fell at home to New York 1-0, finishing barely above .500 and head into the championship with a -3 goal differential for 2013.
10 (12) Minnesota United (NASL) :: 10-12-4 :: Finished the season with a wild 6-4 victory at Tampa Bay.
11 (11) FC Edmonton (NASL) :: 6-8-12 :: Played to yet another draw, this time 1-1 at Fort Lauderdale in a battle of the bottom two, but it did bump them above San Antonio for the year based on goal differential tiebreaker; and with only eight losses, they had a better total than Soccer Bowl-bound Atlanta and was one off from the seven of Carolina, which had the top point total for 2013.
12 (10) San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) :: 9-14-3 :: Lost on the road in Carolina 2-1.
13 (14) Dayton Dutch Lions (USL Pro) :: 10-9-7 :: Season complete
14 (13) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) :: 7-14-5 :: In a battle of the bottom two, the Strikers played to a 1-1 draw at home against Edmonton, finishing with the worst point total of 2013 in the NASL.
15 (15) Wilmington Hammerheads (USL Pro) :: 11-11-4 :: Season complete
16 (16) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Pro) :: 10-8-8 :: Season complete
17 (17) LA Blues (USL Pro) :: 11-8-7 :: Season complete
18 (18) VSI Tampa Bay (USL Pro) :: 9-12-5 :: Season complete
19 (19) Rochester Rhinos (USL Pro) :: 6-10-10 :: Season complete
20 (20) Phoenix FC (USL Pro) :: 5-14-7 :: Season complete
21 (21) Antigua Barracuda (USL Pro) :: 0-26-0 :: Season complete
Note: NASL league records are combined Spring/Fall totals. The LD Power Rankings are based on past results are not a projection of the future.
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