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Power Rankings Overview: Montreal shoots above LA Galaxy

By Matt Montgomery
USA TODAY Sports

Power Ranking Averages for week 3
Compiled by K. Asay

Sites Used:
*Bleacher Report (bleacherreport.com)
*ESPN (espnfc.com/powerrankings/_/year/2013)
*Goal.com (www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer)
*Major League Soccer (www.mlssoccer.com/news)
*MLS Nations (www.mlsnations.com)
*NBC Sports (prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com)
*Soccer America (www.socceramerica.com)
*Soccer by Ives (www.soccerbyives.net/sbi-mls-power-rankings)
*Sports Illustrated (sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/?eref=sinav)

Weekly Average Power Ranking

W3 W2
 W1
 Pre
 Team
 W3 Ave W2 Ave
 W1 Ave
 w3 High
 w3 Low
1
 2
 5
 14
 Montreal 1.00
 2.75
 6.88
 1
 1
2
 1
 1
 1
 LA Galaxy
 2.44
 1.25
 1.13
 2
 3
3
 4
 8
 12
 Vancouver 2.56
 3.38
 8.88
 2
 4
4
 2
 4
 3
 Houston
 6.00
 2.75
 3.38
 3
 10
5
 6
 3
 6
 Real Salt Lake 6.56
 6.88
 3.13
 5
 10
6
 8
 2
 4
 Spt. Kansas City 6.78
 8.00
 2.5
 4
 11
7
 5
 12
 7
 D.C. United
 7.11
 6.38
 10.38
 4
 13
8
 7
 9
 5
 S.J. Earthquakes
 8.11
 7.88
 9.00
 6
 12
9
 13
 15
 15
 Philadelphia 8.78
 12.38
 15.5
 4
 14
10
 17
 13
 13
 Dallas 9.89
 16.25
 11.5
 6
 13
11
 9
 10
 2
 Seattle
 10.22
 9.00
 9.25
 4
 15
12
 11
 6
 11
 Columbus 11.78
 11.13
 8.00
 9
 16
13
 14
 7
 8
 New York 13.33
 12.88
 8.25
 8
 16
14
 10
 17
 17
 New England
 13.78
 10.00
 16.25
 9
 18
15
 15
 19
 19
 Chivas 14.22
 14.88
 18.63
 11
 17
16
 16
 11
 10
 Portland 14.56
 15.00
 10.13
 7
 17
17
 12
 18
 18
 Toronto
 15.67
 12.25
 17.75
 12
 18
18
 18
 16
 16
 Colorado 18.11
 18.38
 16.00
 17
 19
19
 18
 14
 9
 Chicago
 18.67
 18.38
 13.00
 18
 19

High/Low Variance
0 positions: MI
1 position: LA, CF
2 positions: VWc, CR
5 positions: RSL
6 positions: SJE, Chv, TFC
7 positions: HD, SKC, FCD, CC
8 positions: NY
9 positions: DCU, NE
10 positions: PU, PT
11 positions: SS

Firsts and Lasts:
Contenders
Position
 Team (wks run)
1st
 MI (1 wk), LA (2 wks)
2nd
 LA (1 wk), HD (1 wk), SKC (1 wk)
3rd
 VWc (1 wk), MI (1 wk), RSL (1 wk)
Also Rans
17th
 TFC (1 wk), FCD (1 wk), NE (1 wk)
18th
 CR (2 wks*), CF (1 wk*), TFC (1 wk)
19th
 CF (1 wk), Chv (1 wk)
*CF & CR (tied for 18th wk 2)

Movers:
Jets: FCD +7 positions; PU +4 positions
Bricks: TFC -5 positions, NE -4 positions
Glaciers: Chv; PT, CR +0 position


Season Average Power Ranking
W3 W2
 W1
 Pre
 Team
1.61
 1.19
 1.13
 1.57
 L.A. Galaxy
3.54
 4.82
 6.88
 12.00
 Montreal
4.04
 3.07
 3.38
 3.00
 Houston
4.94
 6.13
 8.88
 9.86
 Vancouver
5.52
 5.01
 3.13
 6.14
 Real Salt Lake
5.76
 5.25
 2.50
 3.43
 Sp. Kansas City
7.96
 8.38
 10.38
 6.14
 D.C. United
8.33
 8.44
 9.00
 4.86
 San Jose
9.49
 9.13
 9.25
 2.86
 Seattle
10.30
 9.57
 8.00
 9.71
 Columbus
11.49
 10.57
 8.25
 6.29
 New York
12.22
 13.94
 15.50
 12.71
 Philadelphia
12.55
 13.88
 11.50
 11.29
 Dallas
13.23
 12.57
 10.13
 9.14
 Portland
13.34
 13.13
 16.25
 14.71
 New England
15.22
 15.00
 17.75
 14.86
 Toronto
15.91
 16.76
 18.63
 15.57
 Chivas
16.68
 15.69
 13.00
 6.71
 Chicago
17.50
 17.19
 16.00
 13.14
 Colorado


Contenders
Position
 Team (wks run)
1st
 LA (3 wks)
2nd
 MI (1 wk), HD (1 wk), SKC (1 wk)
3rd
 HD (1 wk), MI (1 wk), RSL (1 wk)
Also Rans
17th
 Chv (1 wk), CF (1 wk), NE (1 wk)
18th
 CF (1 wk), Chv (1 wk), TFC (1 wk)
19th
 CR (2 wks), Chv (1 wk)

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