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Originally published Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Josh Mayers' MLS Power Rankings
San Jose retains the top spot in the Week 24 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 (1) | Special season has the 'Quakes five wins away from tying the team record of 19 (set in 1999). |
| 2. Sporting K.C. (5) | On a winning streak for the first time in two months and won the U.S. Open Cup. Not bad. |
| 3. N.Y. Red Bulls (3) | New DP Tim Cahill hasn't needed long to adjust with two assists in his second game in MLS. |
| 4. Houston (4) | Red-hot run (five-game winning streak, eight-game unbeaten streak) ended in New York. |
| 5. Real Salt Lake (2) | Losers of its last four road games — five if you include the CONCACAF Champions League. |
| 6. Sounders FC (6) | A league-best 10-0-1 when scoring first, but also the only team without a comeback win. |
| 7. Chicago (10) | Defense has locked it down late with an MLS-low seven goals allowed in the final 15' of games. |
| 8. D.C. United (7) | Just three points ahead of Montreal for the last playoff spot, but has played four fewer games. |
| 9. L.A. Galaxy (8) | Followed up a 4-0 loss in Seattle with a 4-0 win vs. Chivas USA behind four Donovan assists. |
| 10. Vancouver (11) | A Cascadia Cup game at CenturyLink Field on Saturday is huge for potential playoff seeding. |
| 11. Columbus (9) | Thoughts from around the league are with the Crew after the unexpected death of Kirk Urso. |
| 12. Montreal (14) | Three straight wins have put the expansion team back on the edge of the playoff picture. |
| 13. Chivas USA (12) | Made a big splash in trading for Shalrie Joseph, but does the MLS great still have it? |
| 14. FC Dallas (17) | Will Brek Shea's shocking call-up to the U.S. national team pull him out of this season's funk? |
| 15. Philadelphia (13) | Have seemingly sleepwalked early in games with just one goal this year in the first 30 minutes. |
| 16. Colorado (18) | Veteran goalkeeper Matt Pickens leads the league in saves (82) but also losses (15). |
| 17. Toronto FC (16) | Goal differential of -15 is more than twice as bad as the next team in the East (Montreal: -7). |
| 18. New England (15) | Sinking week after week with three straight losses and five defeats in the past six games. |
| 19. Portland (19) | How bad have the Timbers been on the road? They're 0-8-2 and have been outscored 20-2 |
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