Notwithstanding a "worst to first" scenario (maybe Kansas City) the teams who will battle for the playoffs next year will be Portland, North Carolina, Orlando, Chicago, and Seattle. The NWSL is stable enough for certain teams to know how to master the front office system. The Reign were never bad, in fact, a playoff worth team for the past two seasons. They're just incomplete defensively since Hope Solo's absence. She is controversial and a leader.http://www.kickingitsports.com/articles/1584/seattle-s-reign-from-the-outside