Two Weeks To Go

Playoff positions are beginning to solidify across MLS. So with each team having two or three games remaining, let's take a look at the final few games and where each team could and will end up.

Eastern Conference

DC United - 54 Points

• Can finish as the number one or two seed in the East
• Clinches East #1 with one point
• Clinches Supporter's Shield with six points
• Can win the Supporter's Shield
• Remaining games - CHI and CLB
• Predicted finish - 58 Points - East #1 - Supporter's Shield

New England - 49 Points

• Can finish as the number one or two seed in the East
• Clinches East #1 with six points and zero points for DC United
• Can win Supporter's Shield
• Needs all six points, no more than three from Chivas USA, and none from DC United
• Remaining games - CLB and @TFC
• Predicted finish - 55 Points - East #2

New York Red Bulls - 39 Points

• Can finish as the number three or four seed in the East or the four seed in the West
• Clinches #3 seed with four points
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - KC and @LA Galaxy
• Predicted finish - 40 points - East #3

Kansas City Wizards - 37 Points

• Can finish as the number three or four seed in the East or the four seed in the West
• Clinches #3 seed with six points and no more than three from New York
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - @NYRB and @DAL
• Predicted finish - 38 Points - East #4

Chicago Fire - 36 Points

• Can finish as the number three or four seed in the East or the four seed in the West
• Clinches #3 seed with six points, no more than two from NYRB, and no more than four from KC
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - @DC and LA
• Predicted finish - 36 Points - Not in Playoffs

Columbus Crew - 31 Points

• Can finish as the number four seed in the West
• Clinches #4 seed in West with six points, no more than four from Colorado, and zero from Chicago
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - @NE and @DC
• Predicted finish - 31 Points - Not in playoffs

Toronto FC - 24 Points

• Eliminated from Playoffs
• Remaining Games - @LA and @NE
• Predicted finish - 24 Points - Not in Playoffs

Western Conference

EDIT - Chivas USA - 52 Points

• Can finish as the number one or two seed in the West
• Clinches #1 seed with three points
• Can win Supporter's Shield
• Clinches Supporter's Shield with six points and no more than three from DC United
• Remaining Games - COL, and HOU
• Predicted finish - 56 Points - West #1

Houston Dynamo - 48 Points

• Can finish as the number one, two, or three seed in the West
• Clinches #1 seed with six points and no more than two from Chivas USA
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - @RSL and @Chivas
• Predicted finish - 52 Points - West #2

EDIT - FC Dallas - 44 Points

• Clinched #3 seed in West
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Game - KC
• Predicted finish - 47 Points - West #3

Colorado Rapids - 32 Points

• Can finish as the number four seed in the West or the number four seed in the East
• Clinches #4 seed with six points and no more than one point from Chicago
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - @Chivas and RSL
• Predicted Finish - 33 Points - Not in playoffs

LA Galaxy - 30 Points

• Can finish as the number four seed in the West or the number four seed in the East
• Clinches #4 seed in West with nine points and no more than two from Chicago
• Cannot win Supporter's Shield
• Remaining Games - TFC, NYRB, and @CHI
• Predicted finish - 39 Points - West #4

Real Salt Lake - 24 Points

• Eliminated from playoffs
• Remaining games - HOU and @COL
• Predicted finish - 25 Points - Not in Playoffs

So if all this happened, here is what the matchups would be:

Chivas USA vs LA Galaxy
Houston vs FC Dallas
DC United vs Kansas City
New England vs New York