Code: GP Pts W D L GF GA GD Los Angeles 30 [b]61[/b] 17 10 3 44 22 22 Seattle 30 [b]54[/b] 15 9 6 49 32 17 Salt Lake 29 [b]51[/b] 15 6 8 42 27 15 Dallas 30 [b]46[/b] 13 7 10 36 33 3 Colorado 31 [b]42[/b] 10 12 9 41 40 1 Houston 31 [b]42[/b] 10 12 9 39 39 0 ------------------------------------------- Kansas City 30 [b]41[/b] 10 11 9 44 38 6 Columbus 30 [b]41[/b] 11 8 11 35 38 -3 Philadelphia 29 [b]40[/b] 9 13 7 37 31 6 New York 30 [b]39[/b] 8 15 7 46 41 5 ------------------------------------------- D.C. United 28 [b]38[/b] 9 11 8 43 41 2 Portland 30 [b]37[/b] 10 7 13 37 44 -7 Chivas 31 [b]35[/b] 8 11 12 39 38 1 Chicago 29 [b]33[/b] 6 15 8 36 39 -3 San Jose 30 [b]31[/b] 6 13 11 32 39 -7 Toronto 31 [b]30[/b] 6 12 13 32 55 -23 New England 30 [b]27[/b] 5 12 13 34 49 -15 Vancouver 29 [b]22[/b] 4 10 15 29 49 -20 As of Sunday, September 25, 2011.
Code: GP Pts W D L GF GA GD Los Angeles 31 [b]64[/b] 18 10 3 46 23 23 Seattle 31 [b]57[/b] 16 9 6 51 33 18 Salt Lake 31 [b]51[/b] 15 6 10 43 32 11 Dallas 31 [b]46[/b] 13 7 11 36 34 2 Colorado 32 [b]45[/b] 11 12 9 42 40 2 Kansas City 32 [b]45[/b] 11 12 9 47 40 7 ------------------------------------------- Philadelphia 31 [b]44[/b] 10 14 7 41 34 7 Columbus 32 [b]44[/b] 12 8 12 38 41 -3 Houston 32 [b]43[/b] 10 13 9 40 40 0 New York 31 [b]40[/b] 8 16 7 47 42 5 ------------------------------------------- Portland 31 [b]40[/b] 11 7 13 38 44 -6 D.C. United 30 [b]38[/b] 9 11 10 46 46 0 Chicago 31 [b]37[/b] 7 16 8 40 40 0 Chivas 32 [b]36[/b] 8 12 12 40 39 1 San Jose 31 [b]32[/b] 6 14 11 33 40 -7 Toronto 32 [b]31[/b] 6 13 13 33 56 -23 New England 31 [b]27[/b] 5 12 14 35 51 -16 Vancouver 30 [b]22[/b] 4 10 16 29 50 -21 As of Sunday, October 2, 2011.
Code: GP Pts W D L GF GA GD Los Angeles 32 [b]64[/b] 18 10 4 46 25 21 Seattle 32 [b]57[/b] 16 9 7 51 35 16 Salt Lake 32 [b]51[/b] 15 6 11 43 35 8 Philadelphia 32 [b]47[/b] 11 14 7 43 34 9 Dallas 31 [b]46[/b] 13 7 11 36 34 2 Kansas City 32 [b]45[/b] 11 12 9 47 40 7 ------------------------------------------- Colorado 32 [b]45[/b] 11 12 9 42 40 2 Columbus 32 [b]44[/b] 12 8 12 38 41 -3 Houston 32 [b]43[/b] 10 13 9 40 40 0 New York 32 [b]43[/b] 9 16 7 49 42 7 ------------------------------------------- Portland 31 [b]40[/b] 11 7 13 38 44 -6 D.C. United 30 [b]38[/b] 9 11 10 46 46 0 Chicago 31 [b]37[/b] 7 16 8 40 40 0 Chivas 32 [b]36[/b] 8 12 12 40 39 1 San Jose 32 [b]35[/b] 7 14 11 35 41 -6 Toronto 32 [b]31[/b] 6 13 13 33 56 -23 New England 32 [b]27[/b] 5 12 15 36 53 -17 Vancouver 31 [b]25[/b] 5 10 16 32 50 -18 As of Sunday, October 9, 2011.
Code: GP Pts W D L GF GA GD Los Angeles 33 [b]67[/b] 19 10 4 47 25 22 Seattle 33 [b]60[/b] 17 9 7 53 36 17 Salt Lake 33 [b]52[/b] 15 7 11 43 35 8 Dallas 33 [b]52[/b] 15 7 11 40 35 5 Kansas City 33 [b]48[/b] 12 12 9 49 40 9 Philadelphia 33 [b]48[/b] 11 15 7 44 35 9 ------------------------------------------- Columbus 33 [b]47[/b] 13 8 12 41 41 0 Colorado 33 [b]46[/b] 11 13 9 42 40 2 Houston 33 [b]46[/b] 11 13 9 42 40 2 New York 33 [b]43[/b] 9 16 8 49 44 5 ------------------------------------------- Chicago 33 [b]40[/b] 8 16 9 43 43 0 Portland 32 [b]40[/b] 11 7 14 38 46 -8 D.C. United 32 [b]38[/b] 9 11 12 48 50 -2 Chivas 33 [b]36[/b] 8 12 13 40 40 0 San Jose 33 [b]35[/b] 7 14 12 36 43 -7 Toronto 33 [b]32[/b] 6 14 13 34 57 -23 New England 33 [b]27[/b] 5 12 16 36 56 -20 Vancouver 33 [b]28[/b] 6 10 17 34 53 -19 As of Sunday, October 16, 2011.
Code: GP Pts W D L GF GA GD Los Angeles 34 [b]67[/b] 19 10 5 48 28 20 Seattle 34 [b]63[/b] 18 9 7 56 37 19 Salt Lake 34 [b]53[/b] 15 8 11 44 36 8 Dallas 34 [b]52[/b] 15 7 12 42 39 3 Kansas City 34 [b]51[/b] 13 12 9 50 40 10 Houston 34 [b]49[/b] 12 13 9 45 41 4 ------------------------------------------- Colorado 34 [b]49[/b] 12 13 9 44 41 3 Philadelphia 34 [b]48[/b] 11 15 8 44 36 8 Columbus 34 [b]47[/b] 13 8 13 43 44 -1 New York 34 [b]46[/b] 10 16 8 50 44 6 ------------------------------------------- Chicago 34 [b]43[/b] 9 16 9 46 45 1 Portland 34 [b]42[/b] 11 9 14 40 48 -8 D.C. United 34 [b]39[/b] 9 12 13 49 52 -3 San Jose 34 [b]38[/b] 8 14 12 40 45 -5 Chivas 34 [b]36[/b] 8 12 14 41 43 -2 Toronto 34 [b]33[/b] 6 15 13 36 59 -23 New England 34 [b]28[/b] 5 13 16 38 58 -20 Vancouver 34 [b]28[/b] 6 10 18 35 55 -20 As of Sunday, October 23, 2011. End of 2011 Regular Season.
I know. That was stupid. If the league just used the single table to determine the standings, we would have had a tight race at the 10-teams threshold, but also at the 6-teams threshold to claim the bye to the quarterfinals. We've heard inklings of the league going to a 36-game schedule next year when Montreal enters as the 19th team. That sounds like another league-wide balanced schedule to me. If that's the case, then I hope MLS has learned a lesson and just uses the single-table standings to determine playoff positioning. Conferences are fine for future-proof window-dressing. No reason to get rid of them. On the same token, there is no reason to have a stupid playoff scheme based on some hypothetical future scenario of a league with more teams than we have now. That is just nonsense. The playoff scheme should be based on the present reality, not an imagined future. I don't think it would blow people's minds to use the single-table for playoff positioning, and then eventually change it to a conference-based system later if necessary. In the meantime, keep the conferences in name only. That is all that is necessary for the semblance of "consistency". Fairness in competition should be a more primary concern anyways than the "consistency" of the window-dressing, and in this case I have shown that the two are not mutually exclusive.
For Yoshou. Code: GPG PtsPG WPG DPG LPG GFPG GAPG GDPG Los Angeles/34 1.00000000 [b]1.97058824[/b] 0.55882353 0.29411765 0.14705882 1.41176471 0.82352941 0.58823529 Seattle/34 1.00000000 [b]1.85294118[/b] 0.52941176 0.26470588 0.20588235 1.64705882 1.08823529 0.55882353 Salt Lake/34 1.00000000 [b]1.55882353[/b] 0.44117647 0.23529412 0.32352941 1.29411765 1.05882353 0.23529412 Dallas/34 1.00000000 [b]1.52941176[/b] 0.44117647 0.20588235 0.35294118 1.23529412 1.14705882 0.08823529 Kansas City/34 1.00000000 [b]1.50000000[/b] 0.38235294 0.35294118 0.26470588 1.47058824 1.17647059 0.29411765 Houston/34 1.00000000 [b]1.44117647[/b] 0.35294118 0.38235294 0.26470588 1.32352941 1.20588235 0.11764706 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colorado/34 1.00000000 [b]1.44117647[/b] 0.35294118 0.38235294 0.26470588 1.29411765 1.20588235 0.08823529 Philadelphia/34 1.00000000 [b]1.41176471[/b] 0.32352941 0.44117647 0.23529412 1.29411765 1.05882353 0.23529412 Columbus/34 1.00000000 [b]1.38235294[/b] 0.38235294 0.23529412 0.38235294 1.26470588 1.29411765 -0.02941176 New York/34 1.00000000 [b]1.35294118[/b] 0.29411765 0.47058824 0.23529412 1.47058824 1.29411765 0.17647059 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago/34 1.00000000 [b]1.26470588[/b] 0.26470588 0.47058824 0.26470588 1.35294118 1.32352941 0.02941176 Portland/34 1.00000000 [b]1.23529412[/b] 0.32352941 0.26470588 0.41176471 1.17647059 1.41176471 -0.23529412 D.C. United/34 1.00000000 [b]1.14705882[/b] 0.26470588 0.35294118 0.38235294 1.44117647 1.52941176 -0.08823529 San Jose/34 1.00000000 [b]1.11764706[/b] 0.23529412 0.41176471 0.35294118 1.17647059 1.32352941 -0.14705882 Chivas/34 1.00000000 [b]1.05882353[/b] 0.23529412 0.35294118 0.41176471 1.20588235 1.26470588 -0.05882353 Toronto/34 1.00000000 [b]0.97058824[/b] 0.17647059 0.44117647 0.38235294 1.05882353 1.73529412 -0.67647059 New England/34 1.00000000 [b]0.82352941[/b] 0.14705882 0.38235294 0.47058824 1.11764706 1.70588235 -0.58823529 Vancouver/34 1.00000000 [b]0.82352941[/b] 0.17647059 0.29411765 0.52941176 1.02941176 1.61764706 -0.58823529
Thanks bright for the great thread. Me luv the stats! Agree the playoff system should be single-table based and they can keep the conference window dressing if they like. I don't think the educated fan really cares anything about conferences. If we ever became the NFL (with that many teams; 32?) then, MAYBE the conferences make sense, but that size league is highly unlikely anytime soon. I personally am longing for promotion and relegation. I think that is cool. I know it's an economic panic for the franchises that could go down, but I hope someday we could have a single FA-like professional system in the US from the minor to the major leagues. But, ah, I digress off thread. Thanks again for the thread.