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MLS 2017 Predictions: PST picks the standings

Lodeiro

Seattle Sounders’ Nicolas Lodeiro kisses the trophy after his team beat Toronto FC in the MLS Cup soccer final in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Here goes nothing.

Predicting Major League Soccer standings is a dicey proposition, though this year there seems to be some consensus.

[ MORE: MLS Week 1 preview ]

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.

JPWNick MendolaAndy EdwardsKyle BonnMatt Reed
EASTERN CONFERENCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1. Toronto1. Toronto1. Toronto1. Red Bulls1. Toronto
2. NYC2. NYC2. NYC2. Toronto2. Atlanta
3. Red Bulls3. DC3. Red Bulls3. Atlanta3. Red Bulls
4. Montreal4. Atlanta4. Orlando4. DC4. NYC
5. Philadelphia5. Chicago5. DC5. Montreal5. Montreal
6. Atlanta6. Red Bulls6. Chicago6. NYC6. Philadelphia
7. Orlando7. Columbus7. New England7. Orlando7. Columbus
8. DC8. Philadelphia8. Philadelphia8. Philadelphia8. DC
9. New England9. Montreal9. Montreal9. New England9. New England
10. Chicago10. Orlando10. Atlanta10. Chicago10. Chicago
11. Columbus11. New England11. Columbus11. Columbus11. Orlando
WESTERN CONFERENCEWESTERN CONFERENCEWESTERN CONFERENCEWESTERN CONFERENCEWESTERN CONFERENCE
1. Seattle1. Seattle1. Dallas1. Dallas1. Dallas
2. Dallas2. Dallas2. LA2. LA2. Seattle
3. LA3. LA3. Vancouver3. Seattle3. Portland
4. KC4. Colorado4. KC4. Portland4. Vancouver
5. Portland5. RSL5. Seattle5. Colorado5. Colorado
6. Colorado6. Vancouver6. Portland6. Vancouver6. Minnesota
7. Vancouver7. KC7. RSL7. KC7. KC
8. RSL8. Portland8. Colorado8. RSL8. LA
9. San Jose9. Houston9. Houston9. San Jose9. Houston
10. Minnesota10. San Jose10. Minnesota10. Minnesota10. San Jose
11. Houston11. Minnesota11. San Jose11. Houston11. RSL

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