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1 Last: 1 Cross the continent and get three points without three of your five best players? Seattle's no joke. Last Week: Won at D.C. United, 1-0

Won at D.C. United, 1-0 Last Five: W-D-W-W-W

W-D-W-W-W This Week: Saturday at Vancouver (10 pm ET; MLS LIVE, TSN2/RDS2 in Canada)

2 Last: 4 Not the same without Rosell, Myers, Besler and Zusi. At least they'll get two of those guys back in a few weeks, but suddenly KC needs answers. Last Week: Won at Portland, 1-0

Won at Portland, 1-0 Last Five: D-D-L-W-W

D-D-L-W-W This Week: Sunday vs. Chicago (3 pm ET; ESPN, TSN in Canada)

3 Last: 2 Played pretty well down a man. But the struggle - no Beckerman, Rimando, Sabo - is real. They're now winless in five, and sinking. Last Week: Lost at Chivas USA, 1-0

Lost at Chivas USA, 1-0 Last Five: D-L-D-L-L

D-L-D-L-L This Week: Friday vs. New England (10 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

4 Last: 6 Momentary lapse of concentration at the end shouldn't overshadow how they outplayed a conference rival on the road for 93 minutes. Also, Gilberto. Last Week: Drew at New York, 2-2

Drew at New York, 2-2 Last Five: W-D-W-W-D

W-D-W-W-D This Week: Wednesday at Chicago (8:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE, TSN/RDS2 in Canada)

5 Last: 3 Woof. 180 scoreless minutes from a team that was banging in goals for fun before the break. Was it a blip, or a trend? Last Week: Drew vs. Montreal, 0-0; Lost at Colorado, 2-0

Drew vs. Montreal, 0-0; Lost at Colorado, 2-0 Last Five: D-W-D-D-L

D-W-D-D-L This Week: Saturday vs. Seattle (10 pm, MLS LIVE, TSN2/RDS2 in Canada)

6 Last: 5 Defensive shape continues to look good - Steve Birnbaum looks the part of a No. 2 overall pick - but the attack was nowhere to be found without Fabian Espindola. Last Week: Lost vs. Seattle, 1-0

Lost vs. Seattle, 1-0 Last Five: L-W-D-W-L

L-W-D-W-L This Week: Saturday at Toronto (7 pm ET; MLS LIVE, TSN2 in Canada)

7 Last: 11 Suddenly unbeaten in five, even if they don't really look like they're cruising. Friday vs. Portland is huge, as the Timbers had LA's number last year. Last Week: Won at San Jose, 1-0

Won at San Jose, 1-0 Last Five: W-W-D-D-W

W-W-D-D-W This Week: Friday vs. Portland (11 pm ET; NBCSN)

8 Last: 10 When they have Dillon Powers and Vicente Sanchez on the field together, and Deshorn Brown up top to stretch the defense, they are a hell of a lot of fun to watch. Last Week: Won vs. Vancouver, 2-0

Won vs. Vancouver, 2-0 Last Five: W-W-D-L-W

W-W-D-L-W This Week: Friday vs. Columbus (9:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

9 Last: 7 Three straight multi-goal losses to conference rivals. Two of them at home. Last Week: Lost vs. Philadelphia, 3-1

Lost vs. Philadelphia, 3-1 Last Five: W-W-L-L-L

W-W-L-L-L This Week: Friday at Real Salt Lake (10 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

10 Last: 9 Just two shutouts in their last 23 across all competitions. Liam Ridgewell better be ready to contribute right away. Last Week: Lost vs. Sporting KC, 1-0

Lost vs. Sporting KC, 1-0 Last Five: W-L-W-D-L

W-L-W-D-L This Week: Friday at LA (11 pm ET; NBCSN)

11 Last: 8 They'll get their fair share of points by outscoring teams, but that gappy midfield is still a huge problem. The Red Bulls can't even slow teams down. Last Week: Drew vs. Toronto FC, 2-2

Drew vs. Toronto FC, 2-2 Last Five: L-L-D-W-D

L-L-D-W-D Next MLS Game: Friday at Houston (8:30 pm ET; NBCSN)

12 Last: 15 The Power Rankings Politburo commends Jim Curtin for moving Maurice Edu to the back line and Sebastien Le Toux closer to goal. Last Week: Won at New England, 3-1

Won at New England, 3-1 Last Five: L-L-W-D-W

L-L-W-D-W This Week: Friday at FC Dallas (9 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

13 Last: 13 A scoreless draw on the road is not a bad thing, but this is still a team that has one win in their last 11. It's amazing they're not lower. Last Week: Drew at Columbus, 0-0

Drew at Columbus, 0-0 Last Five: D-L-W-D-D

D-L-W-D-D This Week: Friday vs. Philadelphia (9 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

14 Last: 12 Even playing a depleted, cratering team at home, they looked punchless. Only one goal in their last three, and zero answers up top. Last Week: Drew vs. FC Dallas, 0-0

Drew vs. FC Dallas, 0-0 Last Five: W-L-D-D-D

W-L-D-D-D This Week: Friday at Colorado (9:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

15 Last: 17 Came out of the break looking like a new team, with 180 minutes of shutout soccer. And if Jack Mac's on a scoring binge, they'll start climbing the table. Last Week: Drew at Vancouver, 0-0; Won vs. Houston, 3-0

Drew at Vancouver, 0-0; Won vs. Houston, 3-0 Last Five: L-W-L-D-W

L-W-L-D-W This Week: Saturday at Chivas USA (10:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE)

16 Last: 16 Been hard not to notice how good Arevalo Rios looked for Uruguay. Last Week: Bye

Bye Last Five: W-L-D-D-L

W-L-D-D-L This Week: Wednesday vs. Toronto (8:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE, TSN/RDS2 in Canada)

17 Last: 14 By the numbers, they have the league's third-best defense. This is balanced by the league's third-worst offense. They need all three points vs. Chivas on Wednesday. Last Week: Lost vs. LA, 1-0

Lost vs. LA, 1-0 Last Five: L-W-W-L-L

L-W-W-L-L This Week: Wednesday vs. Chivas USA (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

18 Last: 19 It wasn't pretty, but they got all three points. And they're miles better than they were at this point last season, which is a start.

Last Week: Won vs. Real Salt Lake, 1-0

Won vs. Real Salt Lake, 1-0 Last Five: D-L-L-D-W

D-L-L-D-W This Week: Wednesday at San Jose (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE); Saturday vs. Montreal (10:30 pm ET; MLS LIVE)