| Team | Total vote count | First Tier votes | Last week's Tier |
| Tier 1 - Teams Contending For Cups | |||
| Real Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| FC Dallas | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| NY Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| LA Galaxy | 27 | 7 | 1 |
| Tier 2 - Teams Likely in the Playoffs | |||
| Seattle Sounders | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Columbus Crew | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| SJ Earthquakes | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado Rapids | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 - Teams On the Outside Looking In | |||
| KC Wizards | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 4 - Teams Competing for #3 Draft Pick | |||
| Toronto FC | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Union | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago Fire | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NE Revolution | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Chivas USA | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Houston Dynamo | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DC United | 0 | 0 | 4 |
This week's version of our MLS Power Rankings features some unanimity at the top, with all eight SB Nation Soccer voters naming Real Salt Lake, FC Dallas, and the New York Red Bulls to the top tier.
What gets interesting though is the middle. With eight teams likely in the playoffs, only the Kansas City Wizards are left in our "Outside looking in" third tier. They're the only team left with a shot. But do they really have a shot? With four games left and trailing the Colorado Rapids by eight points, not much. The question is whether or not the Rapids will continue to perform like they did against D.C. United on Saturday night. If so, they might not earn another point the rest of the year.