Here goes nothing.
Predicting Major League Soccer standings is a dicey proposition, though this year there seems to be some consensus.
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The same clubs will race for byes in each conference, another group will battle for a playoff spot, and a third will wallow near the bottom.
Our staff, led by editor Joe Prince-Wright, weighs in here. Read how Matt Reed, Andy Edwards, Nick Mendola, and Kyle Bonn think it will all go done.
JPW | Nick Mendola | Andy Edwards | Kyle Bonn | Matt Reed |
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EASTERN CONFERENCE | EASTERN CONFERENCE | EASTERN CONFERENCE | EASTERN CONFERENCE | EASTERN CONFERENCE |
1. Toronto | 1. Toronto | 1. Toronto | 1. Red Bulls | 1. Toronto |
2. NYC | 2. NYC | 2. NYC | 2. Toronto | 2. Atlanta |
3. Red Bulls | 3. DC | 3. Red Bulls | 3. Atlanta | 3. Red Bulls |
4. Montreal | 4. Atlanta | 4. Orlando | 4. DC | 4. NYC |
5. Philadelphia | 5. Chicago | 5. DC | 5. Montreal | 5. Montreal |
6. Atlanta | 6. Red Bulls | 6. Chicago | 6. NYC | 6. Philadelphia |
7. Orlando | 7. Columbus | 7. New England | 7. Orlando | 7. Columbus |
8. DC | 8. Philadelphia | 8. Philadelphia | 8. Philadelphia | 8. DC |
9. New England | 9. Montreal | 9. Montreal | 9. New England | 9. New England |
10. Chicago | 10. Orlando | 10. Atlanta | 10. Chicago | 10. Chicago |
11. Columbus | 11. New England | 11. Columbus | 11. Columbus | 11. Orlando |
WESTERN CONFERENCE | WESTERN CONFERENCE | WESTERN CONFERENCE | WESTERN CONFERENCE | WESTERN CONFERENCE |
1. Seattle | 1. Seattle | 1. Dallas | 1. Dallas | 1. Dallas |
2. Dallas | 2. Dallas | 2. LA | 2. LA | 2. Seattle |
3. LA | 3. LA | 3. Vancouver | 3. Seattle | 3. Portland |
4. KC | 4. Colorado | 4. KC | 4. Portland | 4. Vancouver |
5. Portland | 5. RSL | 5. Seattle | 5. Colorado | 5. Colorado |
6. Colorado | 6. Vancouver | 6. Portland | 6. Vancouver | 6. Minnesota |
7. Vancouver | 7. KC | 7. RSL | 7. KC | 7. KC |
8. RSL | 8. Portland | 8. Colorado | 8. RSL | 8. LA |
9. San Jose | 9. Houston | 9. Houston | 9. San Jose | 9. Houston |
10. Minnesota | 10. San Jose | 10. Minnesota | 10. Minnesota | 10. San Jose |
11. Houston | 11. Minnesota | 11. San Jose | 11. Houston | 11. RSL |