Week 8 SBNhanced MLS Power Rankings
by Martin Shatzer on May 18, 2025 11:05 PM EDT
in SBNhanced MLS Power Rankings
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| 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 |
| Real Salt Lake | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| SJ Earthquakes | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 2 - Teams Likely in the Playoffs | |||
| NY Red Bulls | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Houston Dynamo | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado Rapids | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 - Teams On the Outside Looking In | |||
| Toronto FC | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| FC Dallas | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Seattle Sounders | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Chicago Fire | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| KC Wizards | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Chivas USA | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 4 - Teams Competing for #3 Draft Pick | |||
| NE Revolution | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DC United | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The big story here is Real Salt Lake charging all the way back up the rankings after being down in the third tier just two weeks ago. They looked like one of the best team's in the league in their defeat of the Dynamo last week, and now our rankings show it.
Other movement includes Houston and New York each dropping down a tier after losses, and Dallas dropping back down to the third tier after drawing the Union, which is as good as a loss. Seattle rightfully moves back into the third tier after defeating the Red Bulls.
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Dismal
Maybe the question for this year should be whether we can make it into Tier 3…
Thankfully this foreign team we’re playing on May 26 doesn’t sound too good.
May do our morale good to pound them 4-0 in front of the home crowd.
by Irrlicht on May 20, 2025 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
It might do our morale good to simply avoid a total thrashing. Even something comparable to last year’s 3-0 loss to Real Madrid would be fine. In that game, we kept it 0-0 until after halftime, when Arjen Robben decided to expose our players to what dealing with a superstar is actually like. There are several Milan players that we’re going to be helpless to stop if they get beyond 2nd gear. That’s fine. If we concede goals because Ronaldinho or Pato does something ridiculous, so be it. The key for using this game to help morale is that we don’t let them thrash us while they’re sleepwalking.
by ChestRockwell on May 21, 2025 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
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