[size=+1]SAN JOSE[/size] Supporters Shield Get at least one more point in the remaining two games than Chicago gets in its remaining two games #1 seed in the West: Clinched #2 seed in the West: Surpassed #3 seed in the West: Surpassed #4 seed in the West: Surpassed Out of the playoffs : Surpassed
[size=+1]COLORADO[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the West: Eliminated #2 seed in the West (Magic number: 4) Win both remaining games. Get a 1-0-1 record in the last two games. Get a 1-1 or 0-0-2 record in the last two games while Kansas City loses or draws one of their two remaining games. Get a 0-1-1 record in the last three games while Kansas City loses at least one of their two remaining games. Get a 0-2 record in the last two games while Kansas City gets a maximum of two points in their last two games. #3 seed in the West Get a 1-1 or 0-0-2 record in the last two games while Kansas City wins both of their remaining games. Get a 0-1-1 record in the last two games while Kansas City either gets a 1-0-1 or 2-0-0 record in their last two games. Get a 0-2 record in the last two games while Kansas City wins at least one of their final two games. #4 seed in the West: Surpassed Out of the playoffs: Surpassed
[size=+1]KANSAS CITY[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the West: Eliminated #2 seed in the West Win both remaining games, while Colorado loses at least one of their two remaining games. Get a 1-0-1 record in the last two games, while Colorado gets a maximum of one point in their two remaining games. Get a 1-1-0 record in the last two games, while Colorado loses both of their remaining games. #3 seed in the West Win both remaining games, while Colorado gets at least four points in their remaining two games. Get a 1-0-1 record, while Colorado gets at least two points in their remaining two games. Get a 1-1-0 record, while Colorado gets at least one point in their remaining two games. Get a 0-0-2, 0-1-1, or 0-2 record in the two remaining games. #4 seed in the West: Surpassed Out of the playoffs: Surpassed
[size=+1]LOS ANGELES[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the West: Eliminated #2 seed in the West: Eliminated #3 seed in the West: Eliminated #4 seed in the West: Clinched Out of the playoffs: Surpassed
[size=+1]CHICAGO[/size] Supporters Shield (Magic number: 6) Get at least as many points in the two remaining games as San Jose gets in its two remaining games. Can be clinched next weekend with a victory over Colorado and a San Jose loss vs. LA. #1 seed in the East: Clinched #2 seed in the East: Surpassed #3 seed in the East: Surpassed #4 seed in the East: Surpassed Out of the playoffs: Surpassed
[size=+1]METROSTARS[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the East: Eliminated #2 seed in the East (Magic number: 4) Win both remaining games. Go 1-0-1, 1-1, or 0-0-2 in the remaining two games. Can be clinched with a win over New England next Saturday night. #3 seed in the East Go 0-1-1 in the remaining two games, while DC United gets a maximum of four points in its two remaining games. Lose both remaining games, while DC United gets a maximum of four points in its remaining two games. Can be clinched with a draw against New England, combined with a DC United draw or loss, next Saturday #4 seed in the East Go 0-1-1 or 0-2 in the remaining two games against New England, while DC United wins its two remaining games. Out of the playoffs: Surpassed
[size=+1]NEW ENGLAND[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the East: Eliminated #2 seed in the East Win both remaining games. Get a 1-0-1 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets a maximum of four points in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. #3 seed in the East (Magic number: 6) Get a 1-0-1 record in the two remaining games, while DC United wins both games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 1-1-0 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets a maximum of three points in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 0-0-2 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets a maximum of two points in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 0-1-1 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets a maximum of one point in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 0-2-0 record in the two remaining games, while DC United loses both games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. #4 seed in the East Get a 1-1-0 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets at least four points in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 0-0-2 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets at least three points in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 0-1-1 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets at least two points in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Get a 0-2-0 record in the two remaining games, while DC United gets at least one point in the two games vs. Columbus and Kansas City. Out of the playoffs: Surpassed
[size=+1]DC UNITED[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the East: Eliminated #2 seed in the East Win both remaining games, while the Metros get a maximum of one point in their two remaining games and New England draws one of their two games vs. the Metros. #3 seed in the East Win both remaining games, while the Metros lose both games to New England. Win both remaining games, while the Metros get at least two points in their two remaining games. Get a 1-0-1 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros win at least one of their two remaining games vs. New England. Get a 1-0-1 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros draw both remaining games against New England. Get a 1-1-0 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros go undefeated in both remaining matches vs. New England. Get a 0-0-2 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros get at least four points in their two remaining games vs. New England. Get a 0-1-1 record with a loss or draw to Columbus in the two remaining games, while the Metros win both games vs. New England. #4 seed in the East (Magic number: 1) Get a 1-0-1 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros lose one game and tie one game vs. New England. Get a 1-0-1 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros lose both of their remaining games vs. New England. Get a 1-1 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros lose at least one of their two remaining games vs. New England. Get a 0-0-2 record in the two remaining games, while the Metros lose one of their two remaining games vs. New England or draw both. Get a 0-1-1 record with a loss or draw vs. Columbus in the two remaining games, while the Metros lose or draw at least one of their two remaining games vs. New England. Lose both remaining games, while Columbus lose or draws vs. Chicago on October 26. Can be clinched with a win or draw vs. Columbus next Sunday. Out of the playoffs Lose both remaining games, while Columbus beats Chicago on October 26.
[size=+1]COLUMBUS[/size] Supporters Shield: Eliminated #1 seed in the East: Eliminated #2 seed in the East: Eliminated #3 seed in the East: Eliminated #4 seed in the East Win both remaining games, while DC United loses vs. Kansas City. Out of the playoffs Win both remaining games, while DC United gets at least one point vs. Kansas City. Get four or fewer points in the two remaining games.
With tonight's Kansas City victory over LA, LA is locked into the fourth slot in the West and the first first-round playoff series is now writ in stone, with #1 San Jose playing #4 LA. Astute observers will note that San Jose and LA also play the last two games of the regular season, so that'll mean four straight games between San Jose and LA. Finally, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which game next weekend is the most important: Columbus at DC United on Sunday at 4:00 ET on ESPN2. Quite simply, in order for Columbus to stay alive, they must win. With a draw or loss, they're officially out.
Actually Columbus is eliminated if they do not win their last two matches and D.C. loses theirr last two.