Power Rankings: Crew snare Supporters' Shield
Updated: October 26, 2009
Note: Every week during the regular season, ESPN Soccernet.com takes the pulse of the league by ranking all 15 teams. The ESPN MLS Power Rankings consist of a consolidation of votes from Jeff Carlisle, Jen Chang, Steve Davis, Frank Dell'Apa, Kristian Dyer, Ives Galarcep, Allen Hopkins and Andrew Hush.
| 2009 Power Rankings: Week 32 | ||||
| Rank (Last Wk) | Team | Record (W-L-T) | Comment | |
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1 (1) | Columbus | 13-7-10 | Remember when the Crew got shellacked 4-1 by RSL back in April? You can bet Robert Warzycha does. |
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2 (2) | Los Angeles | 12-6-12 | The Galaxy complete a worst-to-first campaign. |
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3 (3) | Houston | 13-8-9 | Credit the Dynamo for winning at Chivas USA in the season finale, but something has been missing lately from Dominic Kinnear's team. |
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4 (6) | Seattle Sounders FC | 12-7-11 | After going 2-0-1 against Houston in all competitions, the Sounders have to like their chances in the first round of the playoffs. |
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5 (5) | Chicago | 11-7-12 | For a No. 2 seed, the Fire are scaring absolutely no one, not even a banged-up New England side. |
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6 (4) | Chivas USA | 13-11-6 | The Goats did enough grinding to get into the playoffs, but this is where Chivas USA historically grinds to a halt. |
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7 (8) | New England | 11-10-9 | Given the masterful coaching job he pulled off, a playoff spot is just reward for Steve Nicol. |
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8 (12) | Real Salt Lake | 11-12-7 | After winning at playoff roulette this past weekend, Jason Kreis should head to Vegas for a few days. |
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9 (7) | FC Dallas | 11-13-6 | The brave late playoff dash fell one result short as that defense still needs some attention around Pizza Hut Park. |
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10 (11) | Colorado | 10-10-10 | It's a shame the spectacular pairing of Conor Casey and Omar Cummings will be absent from the playoffs. |
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11 (10) | DC United | 9-8-13 | A second successive season without a playoff berth is likely to spell the end of coach Tom Soehn's reign. |
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12 (9) | Toronto FC | 10-11-9 | An embarrassing 5-0 capitulation against the worst team in the league in a must-win game says it all. |
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13 (14) | Kansas City | 8-13-9 | Will Peter Vermes relinquish the coaching job? Does it matter? |
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14 (15) | New York Red Bulls | 5-19-6 | Interim coach Richie Williams probably won't get a chance at the full-time post, which is a darn shame. He took a wandering lot and made them respectable. |
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15 (13) | San Jose | 7-14-9 | The Quakes become the first expansion side in 10 years to do worse in its second season than it did in its first. |
