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1 Last: 2 Their high pressure has been very effective, though there's still work to do in transition defense. All part of The Plan. Last Week: Drew at D.C. United, 2-2

Drew at D.C. United, 2-2 This Week: Friday vs. San Jose (7 pm; UniMas/UnivisionDeportes.com) Get your RBNY gear!

2 Last: 1 Drew vs. a short-handed team at home, and then didn't register a shot on goal at San Jose. They'll only drop one spot, though, because quite honestly nobody else made a particularly strong argument to be No. 2 this week. Last Week: Drew vs. Columbus 2-2; Lost at San Jose 1-0

Drew vs. Columbus 2-2; Lost at San Jose 1-0 This Week: Saturday at Real Salt Lake (9:30 pm; TSN 1,3 and MLS LIVE) Get your Whitecaps gear!

3 Last: 6 Getting a win over the Sounders despite missing Robbie Keane goes down as a positive, but that was a heroic performance from Jaime Penedo. LA are still scuffling at this point. Last Week: Won vs. Seattle, 1-0

Won vs. Seattle, 1-0 This Week: Saturday vs. Sporitng KC (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your Galaxy gear!

4 Last: 4 Probably should have won that one 3-1. Put part of it down to Penedo's heroics, but also make note of the fact that nobody but Dempsey or Martins has scored for Seattle in over 500 minutes. Last Week: Lost at LA, 1-0

Lost at LA, 1-0 This Week: Sunday at Colorado (9 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your Sounders gear!

5 Last: 5 Only have two run-of-play goals in five games, but they're unbeaten and have posted three shutouts in that span. So it hasn't been pretty, but "effective" has its own aesthetic appeal. Last Week: Drew at Sporting KC, 0-0

Drew at Sporting KC, 0-0 This Week: Saturday vs. Vancouver (9:30 pm; TSN 1,3 and MLS LIVE) Get your RSL gear!

6 Last:: 7 The first 70 minutes were the best this team has played all season in terms of both compactness and creativity. The last 20 were close to a nightmare, but at least they got a point. Last Week: Drew vs. New York, 2-2

Drew vs. New York, 2-2 This Week: Saturday vs. Houston (7 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your United gear!

10 Last: 14 Put on maybe the best performance of the weekend, jumping three time zones to dominate the Timbers at Providence Park. Cyle Larin, even without the goal, adds value in attack. Last Week: Won at Portland, 2-0

Won at Portland, 2-0 This Week: Saturday at Columbus (7:30 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your Lions gear!

11 Last: 10 Getting Jermaine Jones back was nice, but the Revs were just shut out for the fourth time in six games. Last Week: Drew vs. Columbus, 0-0

Drew vs. Columbus, 0-0 This Week: Sunday vs. Philadelphia (5 pm; ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN) Get your Revs gear!

12 Last: 16 Let's add San Jose to the "ugly but effective" brigade. They held Vancouver without a chance on goal while making the most of their own best look, and have now won three of their last five. Last Week: Won vs. Vancouver, 1-0

Won vs. Vancouver, 1-0 This Week: Friday at New York (7 pm; UniMas/UnivisionDeportes.com) Get your Quakes gear!

13 Last: 12 Road games are rarely the tonic a struggling team needs, but Dallas have conceded seven goals in their last 180 minutes. It's quite possible the Reds will enjoy their trip to Texas. Last Week: OFF

OFF This Week: Saturday at Dallas (8:30 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your TFC gear!

14 Last: 15 This is a long, long break. And it's a shame, because the Fire have arguably been the most entertaining attacking team in the early going. Last Week: OFF

OFF Next MLS Game: April 24 vs. NYCFC (8 pm; UDN/UnivisionDeportes.com) Get your Fire gear!

15 Last: 17 A much-needed win that was perhaps less convincing than the final scoreline, given that Montreal's tank was on empty following their midweek CCL exertion. Last Week: Won vs. Montreal, 3-0

Won vs. Montreal, 3-0 This Week: Saturday at D.C. United (7 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your Dynamo gear!

16 Last: 11 The Power Rankings Politburo is not sure what to make of this team, which had played some aggressive, engaged soccer over the previous 180 minutes. Last Week: Lost vs. Orlando City, 2-0

Lost vs. Orlando City, 2-0 This Week: Sunday at NYCFC (7 pm; FOX Sports 1/FOX Deportes/FOX Sports GO) Get your Timbers gear!

17 Last: 13 Frustrating way to lose what would have been a precious, in-conference road point. They've now scored just once in their last 270 minutes of action. Last Week: Lost at Philadelphia, 2-1

Lost at Philadelphia, 2-1 This Week: Sunday vs. Portland (7 pm; FOX Sports 1/FOX Deportes/FOX Sports GO) Get your NYCFC gear!

18 Last: 19 Too early to say that was a season-saving win, because the season hasn't been saved yet. But damn, did the Sons of Ben need something to celebrate. Last Week: Won vs. NYCFC, 2-1

Won vs. NYCFC, 2-1 This Week: Saturday vs. New England (5 pm; ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN) Get your Union gear!

19 Last: 20 That is how you bust an epic slump. Colorado scored their first goal in six months just two minutes into the festivities in Frisco, and got their first win in nearly nine months. Last Week: Won vs. Dallas, 4-0

Won vs. Dallas, 4-0 This Week: Saturday vs. Seattle (9 pm; MLS LIVE) Get your Rapids gear!