No movement this week as we are reaching the home stretch of the 2018 NWSL Season. The Thorns look like they may have finally started to turn a corner as they have now won three straight to leap back into third place, one point behind Seattle for the second home playoff spot (which for Portland would mean hosting both playoff games). The Royals fought the Courage to a gritty 0-0 draw, becoming the only team to go unbeaten against North Carolina in 2018 (1 win and 2 draws), and the first team to take points off of them since their shocking 1-0 win in Cary back on June 16th.
2018 SFPI NWSL Power Rankings Week 17
