It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings.
Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 3 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in.
Previous ranking: 1
Next match: Saturday, April 12 at Seattle Reign, 7:30 p.m. ET
It takes a certain degree of swagger to mis-hit your first penalty attempt off the post, then step back up after being handed a re-take (Wave players infringed on the box) and fire home a Panenka, but that’s what Marta did on Saturday and it sealed a 2-1 win against San Diego. It also puts the Brazilian just one penalty goal short of Megan Rapinoe’s NWSL record.
Previous ranking: 2
Next match: Saturday, April 12 at San Diego Wave, 10 p.m. ET
Playing at home, the Current pounced on Utah’s mistakes and looked threatening in transition. Temwa Chawinga opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, matching one of her 2024 NWSL records by scoring in eight straight games (stretching back to last season). She scored again but it was called back by a handball in the play. Michelle Cooper and Debinha added two more before the half, and the Current walked away with a decisive 3-0 win over the Royals.
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