Week 6 SBNhanced MLS Power Rankings

by Martin Shatzer on May 4, 2010 10:16 PM EDT

Team	Total vote count	First Tier votes	Last week's Tier
Tier 1 - Teams Contending For Cups
LA Galaxy	21	7	1
Columbus Crew	21	7	1
NY Red Bulls	21	7	1
Houston Dynamo	19	5	2
Tier 2 - Teams Likely in the Playoffs
Colorado Rapids	16	2	1
SJ Earthquakes	14	0	3
KC Wizards	13	0	1
Tier 3 - Teams On the Outside Looking In
Seattle Sounders	10	0	2
Real Salt Lake	10	0	3
Chicago Fire	9	0	2
NE Revolution	7	0	3
Chivas USA	6	0	4
Tier 4 - Teams Competing for #3 Draft Pick
Toronto FC	1	0	3
FC Dallas	0	0	4
Philadelphia Union	0	0	4
DC United	0	0	4

This week's rankings are about as close as we get to a consensus in these here parts. The three tops teams all had 100% of the vote for the top tier, and the three bottom teams all had 100% of the vote for the fourth tier.

The biggest surprise is the Seattle Sounders falling to the third tier for the first time this season. And I'm not sure why. They have more points than Kansas City on the season, and looked far better against an undefeated team on Saturday than the Wizards have looked since week 1. Seattle's difficult schedule continues this weekend with a brutal match against the Galaxy.

The Earthquakes start the month of May in the second tier after shutting out the Rapids, and could really solidify their stay with a result against the Red Bulls on Saturday night.

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