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MLS Power Ranking Averages - Week 24
"If two teams played tomorrow, given their current injury concerns, form, and other considerations, who is likely to win on a neutral field? This list is designed to tell you who we feel is most likely to win that match-up. All things being equal, who is the best team going forward, based on what we know now?"
-Richard Farley, NBC Sports ProSoccerTalk. 3/11/14
Sites Used:
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- Allvoices (www.allvoices.com/users/zacwassink) - (No ranking Week 22-24)
- Dallas News Soccer Blog (www.soccerblog.dallasnews.com) - (No ranking Week 23-24)
- Deseret News (www.deseretnews.com) - (No ranking Week 13-24)
- ESPN (espn.go.com/sports/soccer/mls)
- Fansided-MLS Multiplex (fansided.com/category/soccer/mls/mls-multiplex)
- Major League Soccer (www.mlssoccer.com)
- Oregon Live (www.oregonlive.com/timbers)
- ProSoccerTalk (prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com)
- Seattle Times Blog (blogs.seattletimes.com/soundersfc)
- Soccer America (www.socceramerica.com)
- Soccer by Ives (www.soccerbyives.net) - (No ranking Week 21-24)
- Sports Illustrated (www.soccer.si.com)
Culled 4 sites from the listings since they have been inactive since the World Cup break or before, Deseret News may make it 5 next week.
Dead Lists
Black & Red United (www.blackandredunited.com) - No Power Rank since 6/4/14
Northbank-RSL (www.northbankrsl.com) - No Power Rank since 5/1/14
Reddit/MLS (www.reddit.com/r/MLS) - No Power Rank since 5/8/14
UTN Sports (www.utnsports.com/category/soccer) - No Power Rank since 4/2/14
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Weekly Power Ranking Averages
Using the "Olympic" method of dropping the highest / lowest scores, and averaging the rest.
Week 24 | Week 23 | Week 22 | Week 21 | Week 20 |
Team |
W24 Avg | W23 Avg | W22 Avg | W21 Avg | W20 Avg |
Low |
High |
Range |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
Dallas | 1.17 |
3.50 |
5.29 |
6.40 |
6.57 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
D.C. | 2.83 |
5.33 |
6.29 |
3.20 |
3.00 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Seattle | 3.00 |
4.00 |
2.26 |
4.00 |
1.17 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Los Angeles | 3.50 |
5.17 |
1.86 |
1.60 |
4.43 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Salt Lake | 4.83 |
1.67 |
3.43 |
5.20 |
6.71 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Kansas City | 6.00 |
1.50 |
3.00 |
1.80 |
1.57 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
New York | 8.00 |
10.33 |
10.71 |
8.80 |
11.29 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
Columbus | 8.33 |
10.50 |
13.57 |
11.80 |
11.29 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
Toronto | 8.50 |
7.67 |
7.43 |
7.00 |
8.14 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
Philadelphia | 9.33 |
11.33 |
10.14 |
11.20 |
11.71 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
Vancouver | 10.83 |
7.50 |
7.29 |
9.40 |
8.57 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
Portland | 11.50 |
9.17 |
10.00 |
11.4 |
9.86 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
New England | 13.83 |
16.33 |
16.57 |
17.20 |
16.71 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
San Jose | 14.50 |
14.67 |
11.71 |
13.40 |
14.14 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
7 |
Colorado | 15.33 |
14.00 |
12.14 |
9.40 |
7.57 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
16 |
14 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
Houston | 15.67 |
14.17 |
17.14 |
15.60 |
17.43 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
Chicago | 16.17 |
16.83 |
15.14 |
16.60 |
16.00 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
Chivas | 17.67 |
17.17 |
16.57 |
16.00 |
14.29 |
19 |
15 |
4 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Montreal | 19.00 |
18.83 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
18.86 |
19 |
16 |
3 |
Biggest Changes |
Point Gaps |
High / Low Variance |
Rise D.C.: +4 New York: +3 Fall Kansas City: -5 Vancouver: -4 |
Largest Portland - 2.33 - New England Kansas City - 2.00 - New York Smallest D.C. - 0.17 - Seattle Columbus - 0.17 - Toronto |
1 position: S.J. 2 positions: Dallas, Portland 3 positions: D.C., L.A., Vancouver, Montreal 4 positions: Seattle, N.Y., Chivas 5 positions: S.L., Colorado, Houston, Chicago 6 positions: K.C., Columbus, Philadelphia 8 positions: Toronto 9 positions: N.E. |
Season Average Power Ranking
One change on the table for Week 24, Dallas and Toronto exchange places.
W24 | W23 | W22 | W21 | W20 | W19 | W18 |
Team |
W24 Avg | W23 Avg | W22 Avg | W21 Avg | W20 Avg | W19 Avg | W18 Avg | W17 Avg |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Seattle | 3.29 |
3.31 |
3.27 |
3.32 |
3.29 |
3.37 | 3.50 |
3.65 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Salt Lake |
3.78 |
3.73 |
3.82 |
3.84 |
3.78 |
3.62 |
3.37 |
3.09 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Kansas City | 3.96 |
3.87 |
3.97 |
4.02 |
4.13 |
4.27 |
4.36 |
4.35 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Los Angeles | 6.56 |
6.70 |
6.76 |
7.00 |
7.27 |
7.42 |
7.50 |
7.55 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Vancouver | 7.17 |
7.01 |
6.99 |
6.98 |
6.85 |
6.76 |
6.76 |
6.73 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Dallas | 7.23 |
7.49 |
7.67 |
7.79 |
7.86 |
7.92 |
8.01 |
7.99 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Toronto | 7.27 |
7.22 |
7.20 |
7.19 |
7.20 |
7.15 |
7.23 |
7.38 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Colorado | 9.20 |
8.93 |
8.70 |
8.53 |
8.49 |
8.54 |
8.52 |
8.61 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
D.C. | 9.21 |
9.49 |
9.67 |
9.84 |
10.17 |
10.54 |
11.00 |
11.50 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Columbus | 10.22 |
10.30 |
10.29 |
10.14 |
10.10 |
9.99 |
9.83 |
9.53 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
New York | 10.58 |
10.70 |
10.71 |
10.71 |
10.81 |
10.78 |
10.82 |
10.91 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
New England | 11.08 |
10.96 |
10.72 |
10.44 |
10.05 |
9.75 |
9.44 |
9.23 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
Portland | 12.01 |
12.03 |
12.16 |
12.26 |
12.30 |
12.43 |
12.48 |
12.42 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Houston | 12.42 |
12.28 |
12.20 |
11.96 |
11.78 |
11.48 |
11.14 |
10.72 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Philadelphia | 12.44 |
12.58 |
12.63 |
12.75 |
12.83 |
12.89 |
12.92 |
12.84 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
San Jose | 14.45 |
14.45 |
14.44 |
14.57 |
14.63 |
14.65 |
14.54 |
14.33 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Chivas | 15.36 |
15.26 |
15.17 |
15.10 |
15.06 |
15.10 |
15.30 |
15.54 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
Chicago | 15.54 |
15.51 |
15.45 |
15.47 |
15.41 |
15.38 |
15.43 |
15.52 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
Montreal |
17.90 |
17.85 |
17.81 |
17.75 |
17.69 |
17.63 |
17.57 |
17.56 |
Team High / Low
Best and worst placement for each team; added a few extra comparisons with Weekly and Season High / Low averages; and the Final Season Averages for 2012 & 2013.
Team |
Weekly Best |
Weekly Worst |
Highest Wk. Avg. |
Lowest Wk. Avg. |
Season Best |
Season Worst |
Highest Seas. Avg |
Lowest Seas. Avg |
2014 Avg. |
2013 Avg. |
2012 Avg. |
Chicago Fire |
13 |
18 |
13.13 |
17.64 |
16 |
18 |
15.38 |
17 |
15.65 |
14.27 |
13.07 |
Chivas USA |
11 |
19 |
11.00 |
19.20 |
13 |
18 |
12.53 |
15.60 |
14.32 |
15.76 |
15.15 |
Colorado Rapids |
4 |
15 |
4.77 |
15.33 |
8 |
13 |
8.49 |
12.25 |
9.35 |
9.79 |
10.06 |
Columbus Crew |
2 |
16 |
2.29 |
15.00 |
5 |
11 |
6.42 |
10.30 |
8.57 |
12.89 |
9.46 |
D.C. United |
2 |
19 |
2.40 |
18.93 |
9 |
19 |
9.21 |
18.92 |
13.65 |
17.29 |
9.33 |
FC Dallas |
1 |
14 |
1.17 |
13.75 |
3 |
11 |
5.25 |
10.92 |
7.21 |
8.78 |
17.17 |
Houston Dynamo |
1 |
19 |
1.36 |
18.75 |
2 |
14 |
2.74 |
12.42 |
8.34 |
7.74 |
6.29 |
LA Galaxy |
1 |
11 |
1.60 |
10.50 |
4 |
9 |
6.17 |
7.99 |
7.21 |
5.14 |
2.46 |
Montreal Impact |
16 |
19 |
15.75 |
19.00 |
17 |
19 |
16.92 |
18.01 |
17.66 |
5.32 |
15.74 |
New England Revolution |
1 |
18 |
1.56 |
17.64 |
9 |
17 |
9.23 |
16.39 |
11.93 |
12.35 |
14.84 |
New York Red Bulls |
7 |
17 |
6.73 |
16.15 |
8 |
14 |
9.75 |
13.21 |
11.40 |
6.38 |
7.23 |
Philadelphia Union |
3 |
18 |
5.57 |
17.89 |
8 |
15 |
7.75 |
12.92 |
11.11 |
10.53 |
15.70 |
Portland Timbers |
3 |
18 |
4.00 |
17.77 |
4 |
15 |
4.00 |
13.74 |
11.27 |
5.73 |
13.89 |
Real Salt Lake |
1 |
9 |
1.20 |
8.75 |
1 |
2 |
1.25 |
3.84 |
2.57 |
4.52 |
8.40 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
10 |
18 |
10.00 |
18.00 |
14 |
17 |
12.54 |
15.34 |
14.32 |
12.34 |
4.86 |
Seattle Sounders |
1 |
9 |
1.00 |
8.64 |
1 |
6 |
3.27 |
6.73 |
4.41 |
9.36 |
4.39 |
Sporting Kansas City |
1 |
9 |
1.50 |
8.38 |
2 |
3 |
3.87 |
5.32 |
4.32 |
4.45 |
3.09 |
Toronto FC |
2 |
12 |
2.38 |
12.00 |
4 |
12 |
5.70 |
11.50 |
7.18 |
16.85 |
10.96 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
2 |
11 |
2.60 |
10.83 |
4 |
9 |
5.92 |
8.21 |
7.19 |
10.41 |
7.87 |
- In the weekly averages 7 teams have been ranked 1st (Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New England, Salt Lake, Seattle, Kansas City), and 4 teams have placed last (Chivas, D.C., Houston, Montreal).
- In the season averages 2 teams have been ranked 1st (Salt Lake, Seattle), and 2 teams last (D.C., Montreal).
- Houston has the distinction of being the only team to be ranked both first and last in the weekly rankings, with New England close behind with first and 2nd to last. D.C. has risen from last to 2nd.