2025 Power Rankings 
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With six teams in the SouthStar Systems West Region Preseason Top Ten, competition in the newly monikered NorCal Conference is going to be cutthroat. Down south, competition will be just as fierce, as Southern California teams set to fight for the top spot in the reconfigured SoCal Conference and a place at the top of the rankings. Everyone looks to knock reigning WPSL champs, California Storm from its top spot in the West. In at No. 2 to start the preseason, SC del Sol is playing for its fourth straight Desert Conference title. In the Pac Northwest, No. 3 Spokane SC Shadow also looks to repeat as conference winners.

 

Rankings are compiled by Canadian-based RankR, featuring the Elo Ranking System, based on record, goals for and against, match location, relative strength of opponent, and playoff matches. To avoid any subjective or biased influence, human voting is not part of the Elo Ranking System process.

 

The next round of rankings will be published the week of May 19-23 after the second match week has concluded, then will be released weekly through the duration of the regular season.

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Preseason - May 8, 2025

1  CALIFORNIA STORM
NorCal Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: 1

2024 Record: 9-4-0

2024 Finish: WPSL National Champion

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 3-Preseason / 1-Preseason, Final

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 9/1

Opening Match: Saturday, May 17 @ (22/5) Iron Rose FC

2  SC DEL SOL
Desert Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: 9

2024 Record: 9-4-0

2024 Finish: First – Desert Conference

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 4-Week Four / 1-Week One & Two, Three, Four, Seven, Eight

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 12/2

Opening Match: Wednesday, May 28 @ Royals AZ

3  SPOKANE SC SHADOW
Pac Northwest Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: 11

2024 Record: 7-2-1

2024 Finish: West Region Final

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 17-Final / 3-Final

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 17/3

Opening Match: Sunday, June 1 vs. Vancouver Victory

4  FC DAVIS
NorCal Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: 21

2024 Record: 6-3-0

2024 Finish: Second – Pac North Conference

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 21-Week Eight / 3- Week Eight

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 25/6

Opening Match: Saturday, May 17 @ San Ramon F.C.

5  IRON ROSE FC
NorCal Conference

 

2025 National Preseason Rank: 22

2024 Record: 4-5-0

2024 Finish: Fourth – Pac North Conference

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 23-Week Eight / 4-Week Eight

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/7

Opening Match: Saturday, May 17 vs. (1/1) California Storm

6  SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTHAWKS
NorCal Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked

2024 Record: 6-2-1

2024 Finish: Third – Pac North Conference 

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 4-Week Five / 1-Week Five

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 22/4

Opening Match: Monday, May 26 @ Fresno Freeze FC

7  FC PREMIER
SoCal Conference 

 

2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked

2024 Record: 4-3-1

2024 Finish: West Regional Semifinal

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 18-Week Three / 2-Week Three

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): 23/5

Opening Match: Sunday, May 18 @ San Diego Parceiro

8  BEACH FUTBOL CLUB
SoCal Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked

2024 Record: 5-2-1

2024 Finish: First – Coastal Division

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): Unranked / 8-Week Eight

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/9

Opening Match: Friday, May 16 @ LA Surf Soccer Club

9 LAMORINDA UNITED
NorCal Conference
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked

2024 Record: 5-0-4

2024 Finish: Fifth – Pac North Conference 

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): 18-Preseason / 3-Preseason

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/10

Opening Match: Saturday, May 24 @ (22/5) Iron Rose

10  ARIZONA ARSENAL SOCCER CLUB
Desert Conference 
 

2025 National Preseason Rank: Unranked

2024 Record: 4-3-3

2024 Finish: Third – Desert Conference 

2024 High Ranking (National/Region): Unranked / 9-Week Four

2024 Final Regular Season Ranking (National/Region): Unranked/Unranked

Opening Match: Sunday, May 25 @ El Paso Surf