Rank	Team	Last Week	This Week	Summary
1 LW: 1	Des Moines Menace Record: 13-0-1	W, 3-1 vs. STL	7/20: vs. LAN	The Menace ended 2018 with a rousing victory over St. Louis that brought them to 40 total points and left them as Regular Season Champions entering the PDL playoffs. As the winner of the Heartland Division, they'll match up with Lansing United, the Great Lakes Division's No. 2, this Friday.
2 LW: 2	Dayton Dutch Lions Record: 8-3-3	W, 4-0 at CIN L, 0-3 vs. LAN	7/20: vs. CHI	A commanding shutout win over Cincinnati capped a marvelous 2018 season for Dayton, who clinched their first Great Lakes Division title as a result. They slipped up a few days later against Lansing United, but earned themselves a top two seed and a match against Chicago FC United on Friday.
3 LW: 4	Lansing United Record: 7-2-5	W, 6-1 at DCR W, 3-0 at DAY	7/20: at DMM	Two strong road victories got the job done for Lansing United, who finish second in the Great Lakes Division in their inaugural PDL season and will make their first playoff appearance as a result. They'll have a difficult semifinal match though, coming up against the unbeaten Menace in Des Moines.
4 LW: 3	Chicago FC United Record: 7-5-2	Bye	7/20: at DAY	After a slow conclusion to the season, a draw and a loss in their final three matches, an off week might be just what Chicago FC United needed entering the playoffs. As second-best in the Heartland Division, they'll match-up against Dayton in the semifinals in Des Moines this Friday.
5 LW: NR	Michigan Bucks Record: 6-4-3	W, 14-1 at DCR W, 5-1 vs. WVC	7/16: at CIN	The Bucks made an incredible run in the second-half of the 2018 season, going 5-1-1 in their seven previous matches, but will ultimately fall just short of the playoffs for just the third time in 22 seasons. A final match against Cincinnati will end up being for pride, but it was a fierce run from the Bucks.