Week 11 Power Rankings
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| RK (LW) | TEAM | REC | COMMENT | ||
 | 1 (1) | Real Salt Lake | 8-3-2 | RSL had the week off, and should be primed to take advantage of a struggling F.C. Dallas side. Though the loss of Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando to national team duty will test the team's depth. | |
 | 2 (4) | New York Red Bulls | 8-3-1 | The last time New York won five straight, Clint Mathis was scoring at will for the MetroStars in '03. After a 2-1 comeback win over Montreal, with 10 men for 32 minutes when Palsson got ejected, the Red Bulls are close to franchise history. | |
 | 3 (3) | Seattle Sounders FC | 7-2-2 | After tallying for the fourth time in five games, Fredy Montero is starting to heat up. Good thing, too, now that Eddie Johnson, Alvaro Fernandez and Mauro Rosales are all on the field at the same time. | |
 | 4 (2) | San Jose | 7-2-3 | The Quakes pummeled Columbus for the first 30 minutes, then fell behind only to be rescued at the death by supersub Alan Gordon, who notched his third goal off the bench this season. Still, San Jose expected better than its second consecutive home draw. | |
 | 5 (6) | Kansas City | 7-3-1 | Teal Bunbury gave SKC a dream start against Colorado with two goals inside of 15 minutes, but the visitors couldn't make it last as they conceded two goals off set pieces. SKC's winless streak is now at four games. | |
 | 6 (9) | DC United | 7-4-3 | United continued its surge up the Eastern Conference table with two home wins against Colorado and Toronto. Better yet, designated players Branko Boskovic and Hamdi Salihi are beginning to heat up. | |
 | 7 (5) | Chicago | 4-3-3 | There was little mystery surrounding the Fire's 2-1 loss to Portland. A lack of toughness in the box allowed the Timbers to score twice off set pieces, and raised some doubts about Chicago's ability to break into the Eastern Conference elite. | |
 | 8 (7) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5-3-3 | Vancouver should have put Seattle away long before Fredy Montero's late equalizer, with Darren Mattocks especially wasteful in front of goal. Now the team's focus turns to its Canadian Championship match against Toronto. | |
 | 9 (8) | Houston | 3-3-4 | The Dynamo showed some resilience in coming back to tie New England, but left points on the table in a midweek 0-0 draw against Portland. A home date with MLS Cup nemesis Los Angeles awaits. | |
 | 10 (10) | Colorado | 5-6-1 | The Rapids' defense has been in shambles since Marvell Wynne went down with a hamstring injury, with Colorado conceding four goals in two games this week. Fortunately, in the second match the Rapids fought back to earn a 2-2 draw against Kansas City. | |
 | 11 (11) | Montreal Impact | 3-6-3 | The Impact's defeat to New York will stick in their craw for a while, as the home side couldn't make the most of Victor Palsson's ejection. Now Montreal will try to regroup in Colorado, its last match before a three-week break from league play. | |
 | 12 (12) | New England | 4-6-1 | Set pieces and conceding late goals continue to give manager Jay Heaps sleepless nights. On the plus side, Saer Sene is quietly putting together an impact season, with his two goals against Houston now giving him six on the year. | |
 | 13 (14) | Columbus | 3-4-3 | Goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum almost singlehandedly stole three points for the Crew against San Jose, delivering some stupendous stops. It wasn't quite enough as Columbus coughed up a late goal to tie San Jose. | |
 | 14 (17) | Chivas USA | 4-6-1 | Not only did the Goats record their first home win, it came at the expense of city rivals Los Angeles. It wasn't a fluke, either, as new arrivals Danny Califf and Juan Agudelo have given Chivas a much-improved look. | |
 | 15 (18) | Portland Timbers | 3-5-3 | The manner of this week's results might not have been pretty for Portland, but a road draw at Houston -- thanks to goalkeeper Troy Perkins -- and a home win against Chicago means things are looking up in the City of Roses. | |
 | 16 (13) | Los Angeles | 3-6-3 | It's official. L.A.'s 1-0 loss to Chivas has it dead last in the Western Conference. And with Landon Donovan now set to miss time due to national team duty, the Galaxy look even more vulnerable ahead of a midweek visit from San Jose. | |
 | 17 (15) | FC Dallas | 3-6-4 | Dallas' nightmare season shows few signs of letting up. Brek Shea was slapped with a three-game suspension, and against Philadelphia once again FCD couldn't make an early lead stand up. Its 16 goals conceded in the second half is the worst in MLS. | |
 | 18 (16) | Philadelphia Union | 2-6-2 | Never mind the fact the Union snapped their three-game losing streak by tying Dallas. After dealing Danny Califf to Chivas USA, will there be any veterans left on the Philly roster by the end of the season? | |
 | 19 (19) | Toronto FC | 0-9-0 | The fact TFC conceded in the first minute for the second time this season tells you all you need to know about the team's shocking defense. Is this week's game against a struggling Philadelphia side Aron Winter's last chance? | |
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