Power Rankings: Kansas City's star is rising
Updated: April 7, 2008
Note: Every week during the regular season, ESPN Soccernet.com takes the pulse of the league by ranking all 14 teams. The ESPN MLS Power Rankings consist of a consolidation of the votes by Andrea Canales, Jeff Carlisle, Jen Chang, Steve Davis, Frank Dell'Apa, Kristian Dyer, Ives Galarcep and Allen Hopkins.
| 2008 Power Rankings: Week 2 | ||||
| Rank (Last Wk) | Team | Record (W-L-T) | Comment | |
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1 (2) | Kansas City | 2-0-0 | Not missing Eddie Johnson in the slightest. |
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2 (4) | Chicago | 1-0-1 | Even Chad Barrett is scoring for the Toyota Park bunch, so things must be swell. |
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3 (3) | Chivas USA | 1-0-1 | Another stellar business-like home win, but where are the fans? |
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4 (8) | DC United | 1-1-0 | D.C. gets its DP Marcelo Gallardo involved -- but it's only Toronto, so keep it in perspective. |
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5 (11) | New York Red Bulls | 1-0-0 | The Juan Carlos Osorio era gets off to a flying start. |
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6 (1) | New England | 1-1-0 | A bad loss followed a big win, but the real concern is that growing injury list. |
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7 (6) | Colorado | 1-1-0 | Scoring is up exponentially this season for the Rapids, while unknown Nick LaBrocca is beginning to emerge in midfield. |
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8 (9) | FC Dallas | 0-0-2 | It's official: Kenny Cooper is back. |
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9 (5) | Houston | 0-1-1 | The dire performance by backup goalkeeper Tony Caig shows Pat Onstad's worth. |
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10 (13) | Los Angeles | 1-1-0 | The Galaxy can't expect David Beckham and Landon Donovan to carry them every week. |
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11 (7) | Columbus | 1-1-0 | The Danny O'Rourke experiment at center back should be just about finished now. |
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12 (10) | Real Salt Lake | 0-1-1 | Everyone keeps saying this team is better, but where's the proof? |
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13 (12) | San Jose | 0-1-0 | The lack of offense was all too predictable and it's hard to see how the front line will improve. |
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14 (14) | Toronto FC | 0-2-0 | If Mo Johnston is such an astute judge of talent, why is his team so bad? |
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