text: SBI NWSL Power Rankings (Week 1) | SBI Soccer
  By Caitlin Murray April 17, 2014 6:10 pm
  By Caitlin Murray | April 17, 2014 6:10 pm ET
  Portland Thorns have many new players this year! Two of our best players are out indefinitely due to injury. We get Tobin Heath back in the line-up with Alex Morgan and the show is over!
  First set of rankings I mostly agree with…hope this a weekly feature.
  This power ranking is based on the games last weekend. How will it affect the coming games? I would rather have the power ranking after the first half of the season. By that time things will settle down and we will know exactly the capabilities of the teams. I just hope you will write the power ranking every week. Thanks for writing it.
  Any power ranking that has the Spirit (who gave up during their game just like they did last year) above the Thorns who did play badly but still won is rubbish.
  I don't know that I would rank the Thorns much higher in the power rankings after that display, though I have a hard time with them sitting below a team that lost 1-3 and was reamed in the press by their coach for their attitude after, but you can't say all their chemistry issues should be solved week one when they are breaking in so many new players.
  Sky Blue below 2 teams that lost this week, one of which lost badly (Washington) with some ugly goals given up. While the Dash looked solid, Washington Questionable in my book. Semantics but Portland also did not lose but won
  I dont think you grasp what power rankings are. You can always check the table if you want teams ranked by standings
  I mean I'm saying that Washington's loss looked worse than the Sky Blue tie in my book. The Dash played well so I can see why they're "ranked" higher.