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Originally published Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Joshua Mayers' MLS power rankings
San Jose jumps five spots to take the lead in this week's rankings.
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| Joshua Mayers' MLS power rankings | |
| Rankings will run Wednesdays during the regular season | |
| Team (prev. rank) | Comment |
| 1. San Jose (5) | Team motto, "Goonies never say die," is inspired by several thrilling goals late in games. |
| 2. N.Y. Red Bulls (4) | Brandon Barklage stole the show Sunday by scoring twice against his former team, D.C. |
| 3. D.C. United (2) | Dwayne De Rosario needs two goals to become the seventh in MLS history to reach 100. |
| 4. Real Salt Lake (1) | Loss to L.A. was the franchise's first after taking a two-goal lead. Then lost again to S.J. |
| 5. Sporting K.C. (3) | GK Jimmy Nielsen has six shutouts. Could he threaten the league record of 16 in a season? |
| 6. Chicago (11) | The week's big riser is reportedly interested in signing Ukrainian legend Andriy Shevchenko. |
| 7. Vancouver (6) | Best team in the league (26 points) with a negative goal differential (minus-one). |
| 8. Columbus (7) | Hosts RSL on Saturday having beat Jason Kreis' team in their last five games at Crew Stadium. |
| 9. Sounders FC (8) | A perfect 7-0 when scoring first. Too bad that hasn't happened since May 9, eight games ago. |
| 10. Houston (9) | Will Bruin has 43 percent of his team's goals (nine of 21), the highest of any MLS player. |
| 11. L.A. Galaxy (14) | Three-straight wins launched the reigning champs back into a playoff position in the West. |
| 12. Montreal (12) | Expansion side has scored eight goals in its first two games at the new Saputo Stadium. |
| 13. Colorado (10) | GK Matt Pickens leads the league with 63 saves and twice has had to make eight in a game. |
| 14. Chivas USA (15) | With 11 goals, the entire team has been outscored by S.J. forward Chris Wondolowski (13). |
| 15. New England (13) | An impressive 4-1-2 at home and could make up ground with three straight at Gillette Stadium. |
| 16. Portland (16) | Beating Seattle might've been the franchise's biggest win, but only if it ignites a hot streak. |
| 17. Philadelphia (19) | Things are looking up after a 4-0 win and signing a former MLS Defender of the Year finalist. |
| 18. FC Dallas (17) | MLS winless streak reaches 11. Good news is David Ferreira could be nearing his return. |
| 19. Toronto FC (18) | It's getting hard to watch after blowing a two-goal halftime lead in both games last week. |
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