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1 1 They finally lost. And RSL's Jason Kreis is right – they're far from beautiful to watch. But Kreis is also right that they're still incredibly effective. As long as Sporting don't run out of gas, they'll be able to overpower teams and will likely continue to hold the top spot. Last Week: Won at Vancouver, 3-1; Lost at Portland, 1-0

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(Portland) Last Five: W-W-W-W-L

W-W-W-W-L This Week: Bye

2 3 Steven Lenhart's antics overshadowed the fact that San Jose just keep trucking along. They find ways to get results no matter how many starters they're missing, and in Steven Beitashour, they have the best overlapping fullback in the league. It's not just the Wondo Show anymore. Last Week: Beat Real Salt Lake, 3-1

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Last Five: W-W-W-T-W

W-W-W-T-W This Week: Saturday at Philadelphia (7 pm, MLS LIVE)

3 2 We don't particularly like dropping RSL since they lost when they were (justly) down a man for an hour and (unjustly) down two for the final 21 minutes. The good news is that Javier Morales is back and looked fit. Getting him 100 percent healthy is priority No. 1. Last Week: Lost at San Jose, 3-1

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Last Five: W-W-W-L-L

W-W-W-L-L This Week: Wednesday at FC Dallas (8:30 pm, MLS LIVE), Saturday vs. Toronto FC (9 pm, MLS LIVE)

4 4 The best news from the bye week? Sammy Ochoa scored a brace in Reserve League action against Chivas USA on Monday. He's once again going to have to play himself into a semblance of fitness. Once he does so, Fredy Montero will have his preferred partner. Last Week: Bye

Bye Last Five: W-W-L-T-W

W-W-L-T-W This Week: Saturday at Chicago (8:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

5 6 Coughing up a lead is not how Dominic Kinnear drew it up, certainly. But coming back for a point on the road without Brad Davis and Colin Clark? That's significant. So is the fact that Will Bruin is playing with boatloads of confidence in the final third. Last Week: Tied Columbus, 2-2

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Last Five: W-W-L-T-T

W-W-L-T-T This Week: Saturday at D.C. United (7:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

6 9 Say what you want about the Red Bulls defense – and we'll say plenty – but those breakdowns mean nothing if they're not punished. Chris Pontius, Nick DeLeon, Maicon Santos and Dwayne De Rosario are forming a nice attacking foursome, and the defense is holding tight. Last Week: Tied Montreal, 1-1; Beat New York, 4-1

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(New York) Last Five: W-T-W-T-W

W-T-W-T-W This Week: Saturday vs. Houston (7:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

7 7 Eventually teams are going to just start building cut-back walls against Camilo like they do against Messi. He's shown he's a match-winner when in the box, and his partnership with Sébastien Le Toux seems to have plenty of potential. About those other attackers, though... Last Week: Lost to Sporting KC, 3-1; Beat FC Dallas, 1-0

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(FC Dallas) Last Five: T-T-L-L-W

T-T-L-L-W This Week: Saturday at Columbus (7:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

8 8 Complain about our rankings all you want, but we're pretty sure we had LA pegged correctly at No. 8 all along. Obviously they have potential to move higher with the return of Leonardo and the offense starting to click, but they still need work shutting the game down in midfield. Last Week: Won at Colorado, 2-1

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Last Five: W-L-L-W-W

W-L-L-W-W This Week: Saturday vs. FC Dallas (10:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

9 5 The sheer volume of second balls New York didn't win against D.C. is absolutely staggering. There seemed to be zero communication between the central defense and central midfield, and – stop us if you've heard us say this before – zero speed as well. Last Week: Lost at D.C. United, 4-1

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Last Five: W-W-W-T-L

W-W-W-T-L This Week: Saturday vs. New England (3:30 pm, NBC Sports Network)

10 10 This past week on Blas Island: Our hero Blas Pérez went 1-on-4 against the backline in Vancouver. Coming up next week: Will Schellas get him any help? Will the midfield make their way into the final third? Will Bobby Warshaw play attacking mid again? Last Week: Lost at Vancouver, 1-0

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Last Five: L-L-W-W-L

L-L-W-W-L This Week: Wednesday vs. Real Salt Lake (8:30 pm, MLS LIVE), Saturday at LA (10:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

11 12 Considering they've had the weakest schedule in the league, we expected a bit more from this gang. But hey, they got three points on the road and have dropped just one of their last four. So why are we still feeling so "meh" about the Fire? Last Week: Won at Toronto, 3-2

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Last Five: T-W-L-T-W

T-W-L-T-W This Week: Saturday vs. Seattle (8:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

12 11 No question that when the Rapids spread you out and get you backpedaling, they can play some fun, entertaining soccer. But they're still lacking a cutting edge and some toughness in the final third – something they'll hope to reacquire when Conor Casey comes back. Last Week: Lost to LA, 2-1

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Last Five: L-W-L-L-L

L-W-L-L-L This Week: Saturday vs. Chivas USA (9 pm, MLS LIVE)

13 14 We still want to see how Jay Heaps is going to get all his talented midfielders into the same lineup. With Benny Feilhaber healthy again, he absolutely needs to find a way. The Revs have potentially one of the most entertaining teams in the league if they get the pieces right. Last Week: Bye

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

L-W-W-L-L This Week: Saturday at New York (3:30 pm, NBC Sports Network)

14 17 Is it too much to call that a season-saving win? The Timbers – and their fans – needed that victory not just for the sake of the standings, but for the sake of their sanity. They're still plenty of work yet to be done, but that was a huge building block. Last Week: Beat Sporting KC, 1-0

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Last Five: L-L-L-L-W

L-L-L-L-W This Week: Saturday at Montreal (2 pm, MLS LIVE)

15 15 Philly looked like they were more interested in a UFC bout than a soccer match in Carson at the weekend. But they got a great road win, got Freddy Adu his first goal and got another shutout for Zac MacMath. Can't really argue with what works. Last Week: Won at Chivas USA, 1-0

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Last Five: L-L-T-W-W

L-L-T-W-W This Week: Saturday vs. San Jose (7 pm, MLS LIVE)

16 14 Ugh. Every time the Power Rankings Politburo shows a little faith in you, Chivas, you find a way to disappoint. A playoff team sends that Union side back home with their tail between their legs. Are the Rojiblancos, right now, a playoff team? Nope. Last Week: Lost to Philadelphia, 1-0

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Last Five: W-L-W-W-L

W-L-W-W-L This Week: Saturday at Colorado (9 pm, MLS LIVE)

17 16 As you can see, we on the Politburo are a little conflicted about the Crew. A home draw against Houston isn't the worst result in the world, surely – but the Dynamo were short-handed, and Columbus had something close to their First XI. Tough to be too sold on them. Last Week: Tied Houston, 2-2

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Last Five: W-W-L-L-T

W-W-L-L-T This Week: Saturday vs. Vancouver (7:30 pm, MLS LIVE)

18 18 First road point, which is a real franchise milestone. But it would have been yet another blown lead if Maicon Santos had simply held his run instead of wandering a step into the offside position. Bullet dodged, but the Impact need to fix that. Last Week: Tied D.C. United, 1-1

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Last Five: L-L-W-L-T

L-L-W-L-T This Week: Saturday vs. Portland (2 pm, MLS LIVE)