MLS Rankings: Week 23

12 - Columbus Crew (5-12-8)

Let the Revs slip past them while they remain in the dark, fumbling around the basement.

11 - Real Salt Lake (8-11-5)

It was a nice run but getting slaughtered 6-0 by the Red Bulls just won't do.

10 - New York Red Bulls (6-7-10)

They get the nod over RSL this week for the exclamation point of a win over the Monarchs and The Bruce gets his first win.

9 - Kansas City Wizards (8-12-5)

Another simple 1 goal win. It's good that it's against West leaders FCD but other teams in the East ahead of them got simple 1 goal wins also.

8 - Chicago Fire (8-8-7)

At least they won at home. Yeah.

7 - New England Revolution (7-7-10)

It used to be that the Revs would go as far as Twellman would take them. Now it's Dempsey (for however long they get to keep him.) They did get the win.

6 - LA Galaxy (8-11-5)

This is not the same team it was earlier in the season. That's obvious by now to even those with their heads in the sand. Depending on how LA finishes, Coach of the Year will be a race between Frank Yallop, Piotr Nowak, and Bob Bradley with the nod probably going to Yallop or Bradley.

5 - Colorado Rapids (9-9-5)

Still doing just enough. I wonder how much more love Beckerman would get from the media if he were on a different team?

4 - Houston Dynamo (9-7-8)

Ching is the only Dynamo forward that seems able to put the ball in the back of the net. It's been forever since their forwards have provided goals. They also have a hard time winning without Ching period.

3 - Chivas USA (8-6-10)

Good win over Houston. It's amazing the difference a year, a new coach, and a group of hard working, ethnically diverse players can do.

2 - FC Dallas (12-8-3)

It's like Driver's Ed: Dallas is in the driver's seat but someone else gets to brake the car. They need to pick it up and win some games.

1 - DC United (13-3-8)

Talking about needing to win games. The LA game was an embarrassment and exposed more than a few weaknesses. Olsen, God love him, is not an AM and Jamil Walker is not a winger. Gomez needs to be on the field always, even not at 100%. It's the time of years teams need to be playing their best and DC isn't doing it.