SBNhanced Power Rankings: Major League Soccer, Week 8
Once a week, the Major League Soccer minds at SB Nation get together and talk about Dame Judy Dench, the long term viability of microwave popcorn, and Beastie Boys covers.
I have indeed been known to do the Wop.
When those issues are settled, Major League Soccer is inspected, dissected, bisected and circumspected. The end product is the SB Nation Enhanced Power Rankings, grouped to tell you who’s competing for the title, who’s ready for the playoffs, who’s scratching at the door and who’s looking to the draft.
I’m talking about rankings, people.
| The Cup Contenders | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Los Angeles Galaxy |  100% (21 out of 21 points) |
 | Columbus Crew | 100% (21 out of 21 points) |
 | Real Salt Lake | 90% (19 out of 21 points) |
 | San Jose Earthquakes | 81% (17 out of 21 points) |
| Postseason, But Little More | ||
 | Red Bull New York | 62% (13 out of 21 points) |
 | Houston Dynamo | 62% (13 out of 21 points) |
 | Colorado Rapids | 62% (13 out of 21 points) |
| "Playoffs? Playoffs?" | ||
 | Toronto FC | 48% (10 out of 21 points) |
 | FC Dallas | 43% (9 out of 21 points) |
 | Seattle Sounders | 38% (8 out of 21 points) |
 | Chicago Fire | 33% (7 out of 21 points) |
 | Kansas City Wizards | 24% (5 out of 21 points) |
 | Chivas USA | 25% (5 out of 21 points) |
| And with the third pick in the 2011 MLS Superdraft ... | ||
 | New England Revolution | 5% (1 out of 21 points) |
 | Philadelphia Union | 0% (0 out of 21 points) |
 | DC United | 0% (0 out of 21 points) |
How It Works: Each of the seven participants puts Major League Soccer’s clubs into one of the four tiers. Teams in the top tier get three points. Next tier, two points, then one, then zilch. Voters can put as many teams into each tier as they would like. Though the vote total orders the teams, the clubs are intended to be grouped, not sorted.
