Weekly standings

1. FC Dallas
2. New England
3. D.C. United
4. Houston
5. Chivas USA
6. New York
7. Kansas City
8. Columbus
9. Chicago
10. Colorado
11. Toronto FC
12. Los Angeles
13. Real Salt Lake

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between FC Dallas and NE.

Weekly standings

1. Houston
2. FC Dallas
3. D.C. United
4. New England
5. New York
6. Chivas USA
7. Kansas City
8. Columbus
9. Toronto FC
10. Los Angeles
11. Chicago
12. Colorado
13. Real Salt Lake

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between DCU and Houston, the top ranked teams in their respective conferences.

Weekly standings

1. D.C. United
2. FC Dallas
3. New England
4. Houston
5. New York
6. Chivas USA
7. Kansas City
8. Columbus
9. Toronto FC
10. Los Angeles
11. Chicago
12. Colorado
13. Real Salt Lake

This week is a bit unusual, statistically speaking: no ties (when dividing the points by the total games played). That very rarely ever happens.

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between DCU and FCD.

Weekly standings

This week, I did the standings based upon pts/gp, with w/gp being used as a determining factor in the instances where two or more teams were tied after figuring the pts/gp.

1. New England
2. New York
3. Houston
4. FC Dallas
5. Kansas City
6. Chivas USA
6. D.C. United
7. Chicago
8. Colorado
9. Columbus
10. Toronto FC
11. Los Angeles
12. Real Salt Lake

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between New England and Houston.

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Weekly standings

I've decided to take a different approach to the stats this week. In the past, I've ranked teams based on their total of points. However, the results are skewed when you consider that not all teams have played the same number of games at a given point in time. For example, at the time of this posting, FC Dallas has 14 GP under their belt, while LA has only 9. Therefore, I have decided to rank teams based upon their percentage of the games that they have 1) won and 2) tied. (Yes, I realize that others have probably been doing this for a long time, but I am only a wannabe statistician.) The results are the following:

1. Kansas City
2. New York
3. Chivas USA
3. D.C. United
4. FC Dallas
5. New England
6. Houston
7. Toronto FC
8. Colorado
9. Chicago
10. Los Angeles
11. Columbus
12. Real Salt Lake

Compare that to the stats, as done my old way:

1. FC Dallas
2. New York
3. Kansas City
4. New England
5. D.C. United
5. Chivas USA
6. Houston
7. Colorado
8. Chicago
9. Toronto FC
10. Los Angeles
11. Columbus
11. Real Salt Lake

Done the new way, KC (#3 in points, but with a 60% win record), is now ranked over FC Dallas (#1 in points, but with a 50% win record). It also points out the rather painful positions of Columbus (1 win, 9% win record) and Real Salt Lake (0 wins, 0% win record). Ouch.

And finally, in keeping with tradition, if the Cup were to be played today, it would be between KC and Chivas USA, with KC having the edge in percentage of games won.

Weekly standings

1. New York
2. FC Dallas
2. Kansas City
3. New England
4. Houston
5. Colorado
6. Chicago
6. Chivas USA
6. D.C. United
7. Toronto FC
8. Columbus
9. Los Angeles
9. Real Salt Lake

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between NYRB and FC Dallas. I know that I should probably be over my amazement NYRB's steady success this year, but I'm not. Not yet.

Weekly standings

1. New York (0)
2. Kansas City (0)
3. New England (-2)
4. FC Dallas (-2)
5. Colorado (-2)
6. Chicago (-2)
7. Chivas USA (-3)
7. D.C. United (-2)
8. Houston (-1)
8. Toronto FC (-1)
9. Columbus (-3)
10. Los Angeles (-2)
10. Real Salt Lake (-2)

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between NYRB and FC Dallas. Ever since resuming my posting this year, FC Dallas seems has consistently stayed at the top of the West. On the east, NYRB has suprisingly had a pretty solid season so far. Columbus has consistently played poorly, and you know what they say about consistency.

Weekly standings

1. NYRB (+2)
1. New England (0)
2. FC Dallas (0)
2. KC (+2)
3. Colorado (+2)
4. Chicago (+2)
4. Chivas USA (+3)
5. DCU (+3)
6. Columbus (+2)
7. Toronto FC (+2)
7. Houston (+1)
8. LA (+2)
8. Real Salt Lake (+3)

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between the NYRB (or NE, but NY has one less loss) and FC Dallas.

Five ties in one week is quite a bit, which is precisely why why everyone except New England and Dallas jumped at least ranking in comparison to where they were last week.

As a side note, I am very much amused by the fact that the #7 teams (Toronto and Houston) have 7 points each.

Weekly standings

1. New England (0)
2. FC Dallas (0)
3. NYRB (+1)
4. KC (-1)
5. Colorado (-1)
6. Chicago (-1)
7. Chivas USA (-1)
8. Columbus (-2)
8. DCU (0)
8. Houston (-2)
9. Toronto FC (-2)
10. LA (-2)
11. Real Salt Lake (-3)

If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between New England and FC Dallas, the same as last week.

Weekly standings

As my memory serves, I typically post these at the beginning of the week, in order to accurately reflect the weekend's games. However, I am making up for lost time here.

1. New England
2. FC Dallas
3. KC
4. Colorado
4. NY
5. Chicago
6. Chivas USA
6. Columbus
6. Houston
7. Toronto
8. DCU
8. LA
8. Real Salt Lake

Based on mere numbers, if the Cup were to be played today, it would be between New England and FC Dallas.

Not having followed the season to date, I must say that the biggest surprise for me is the very low DCU ranking. Despite the fan that I'm hardly a DCU fan (I've always considered them to be a serious threat to my beloved Crew), I am surprised at how low they are; historically, they've been a pretty solid team.

The biggest disappointment is the Crew's poor 1-1-4 record. However, that is, in an odd way, comforting. Historically, Columbus has often begun the season strong, only to grow progressively worse as the season went on. Maybe this year the reverse will be true: despite a slow start, maybe they can pull things together as the season progresses, and end up the Cup winners. I can dream, can't I?