May 7, 2026
Reigning WPSL champs Sporting CT has a huge target on its back entering its second season in the league as it enters preseason ranked No. 1 in the East Region Power Rankings presented by SouthStar Systems. A successful run to the East Region Final helped Pennsylvania Classics climb to the No. 2 preseason spot, followed by the Columbus Eagles FC thanks to an unbeaten 8-0-0 record last season. Metropolitan Conference winners Clarkstown Soccer Club round out the Preseason Top 5. Eastern Region action kicks off with multiple Opening Day games May 9.
1 Sporting CT
Northeastern Conference
2025: WPSL Championships: 13-0-1
Opening Match: May 13 vs. (34) Vale SC
2 Pennsylvania Classics
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: East Region Final: 7-4-2
Opening Match: May 30 @ (7) Reading United A.C.
3 Columbus Eagles FC
Great Lakes Conference – Great River Division
2025: 8-0-0
Opening Match: May 15 vs. (14) FC Dayton
4 SJEB FC
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: Mid-Atlantic Conference Championship: 7-1-3
Opening Match: May 28 @ (34) Love City FC
5 Clarkstown Soccer Club
Metropolitan Conference
2025: 7-1-0
Opening Match: May 31 vs. (6) Brooklyn City F.C.
6 Brooklyn City F.C.
Metropolitan Conference
2025: East Region Semifinal: 5-0-4
Opening Match: May 27 @ (22) SUSA FC
7 Reading United A.C.
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: 7-3-0
Opening Match: May 22 vs. (29) West-Mont United
8 Internationals SC
Great Lakes Conference – Lake Erie Division
2025: 7-1-0
Opening Match: May 20 vs. (27) Beadling Soccer Club
9 Niagara 1812
Great Lakes Conference – Lake Erie Division
2025: East Region Semifinal: 3-2-4
Opening Match: May 23 vs. (21) RNY FC
10 Merrimack Valley Hawks FC
Northeastern Conference
2025: 6-2-1
Opening Match: May 21 vs. (13) RI Rogues FC
11 Keystone FC
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: 6-2-2
Opening Match: May 16 vs. (34) Hershey FC
12 HEX FC Tempest
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: 5-1-4
Opening Match: May 31 @ (11) Keystone FC
13 RI Rogues FC
Northeastern Conference
2025: 4-3-3
Opening Match: May 21 @ (10) Merrimack Valley Hawks FC
14 FC Dayton
Great Lakes Conference – Great River Division
2025: 4-1-3 (3rd)
Opening Match: May 15 @ (3) Columbus Eagles FC
15 FC Monmouth
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: 5-2-3
Opening Match: May 28 vs. (34) Kensington Soccer Club
16 Delaware Ospreys
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: 5-1-4
Opening Match: May 25 @ (19) Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals-Liberty
17 New York Athletic Club
Metropolitan Conference
2025: 3-2-3
Opening Match: May 31 @ (33) New York Dutch Lions
18 Penn Fusion SA
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: 5-0-5
Opening Match: May 30 vs. (16) Delaware Ospreys
19 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals-Liberty
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: 4-2-4
Opening Match: May 25 vs. (16) Delaware Ospreys
20 STA
Metropolitan Conference
2025: 3-1-4
Opening Match: May 30 @ (25) Force FC New York
21 Rochester New York FC
Great Lakes Conference – Lake Erie Division
2025: 2-2-4
Opening Match: May 16 vs. (30) Erie FC
22 SUSA FC
Metropolitan Conference
2025: 4-0-4
Opening Match: May 27 vs. (6) Brooklyn City F.C.
23 Greater Toledo Futbol Club
Great Lakes Conference – Great River Division
2025: 4-2-3
Opening Match: May 24 @ (14) FC Dayton
24 Real Central NJ
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: 4-1-5
Opening Match: May 16 @ (34) Kensington Soccer Club
25 Force FC New York
Metropolitan Conference
2025: 3-0-5
Opening Match: May 30 vs. (20) STA
26 Albany Rush
Northeastern Conference
2025: 2-2-6
Open Match: May 22 @ (34) Vermont Wild FC
27 Beadling Soccer Club
Great Lakes Conference – Lake Erie Division
2025: 1-1-6 (5th)
Opening Match: May 20 @ (8) Internationals SC
28 LVU Rush
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: 3-1-6
Opening Match: May 19 @ (11) Keystone FC
29 West-Mont United
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: 2-2-6
Opening Match: May 22 @ (7) Reading United A.C.
30 Erie FC
Great Lakes Conference – Lake Erie Division
2025: 0-3-4
Opening Match: May 16 @ (21) RNY FC
31 Corktown WFC
Great Lakes Conference – Great River Division
2025: 1-1-6
Opening Match: May 9 @ (34) Michigan Rangers FC
32 Fever SC
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
2025: 0-3-7
Opening Match: May 31 @ (34) Love City FC
33 New York Dutch Lions FC
Metropolitan Conference
2025: 0-0-8
Opening Match: May 31 vs. (17) New York Athletic Club
34 Hershey FC
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Commonwealth Division
2025: 0-1-9
Opening Match: May 16 @ (11) Keystone FC
NR CT Rush
Northeastern Conference
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 21 vs. (34) Vale SC
NR Inter CT FC
Northeastern Conference
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 16 @ (34) Vale SC
NR Kensington Soccer Club
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 16 vs. (24) Real Central NJ
NR Love City FC
Mid-Atlantic Conference – Colonial Division
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 22 vs. (34) Kensington Soccer Club
NR Michigan Rangers FC
Great Lakes Conference – Great River Division
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 9 vs. (31) Corktown WFC
NR Vale SC
Northeastern Conference
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 13 @ (1) Sporting CT
NR Vermont Wild FC
Northeastern Conference
Expansion Club
Opening Match: May 22 vs. (26) Albany Rush
Regular Season Power Rankings will release every Tuesday at 4 PM CDT
