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A bit of a re-set week as the impact of form over the first couple of weeks of the season starts to become less relevant to perceptions of current power in MLS.
1. Orlando City (up one place)
- 18 points, 1st in Eastern Conference
- 1st in Supporters' Shield race
- Last result: Orlando 2-0 Colorado
2. Sporting Kansas City (up one place)
- 15 points, 2nd in Western Conference
- 4th in Shield race
- Last result: SKC 3-0 RSL
3. FC Dallas (down two places)
- 15 points, 3rd in West
- 5th in Shield race
- Last result: FCD 2-2 Portland
4. Portland Timbers (no movement)
- 17 points, 1st in West
- 2nd in Shield race
- Last result: FCD 2-2 Timbers
Tempting as it was to bump Portland up for giving Dallas a scare this week, the Power Rankings have also noticed that the Timbers have won just two of their last six games after opening MLS 2017 with three-straight wins. Portland is good, but there are signs of fluctuating power in its recent form.
5. Toronto FC (up one place)
- 13 points, 5th in East
- 9th in Shield race
- Last result: TFC 2-0 Houston
The early knock on Toronto this season was it didn't win enough, and it drew its first two games at home. Now it has won two straight home games and will chase a third against Orlando on May 3.
6. New York Red Bulls (up two places)
- 16 points, 2nd in East
- 3rd in Shield race
- Last result: RBNY 2-1 Chicago
Three wins in a row for RBNY now: the team can claimed to be undervalued by the Rankings at sixth. If the Red Bulls start winning on the road as well as at home, they won't be outside the top five on this list for very long.
7. New York City FC (up four places)
- 13 points, 3rd in East
- 6th in Shield race
- Last result: Columbus 2-3 NYCFC
8. D.C. United (up five places)
- 11 points, 8th in East
- 13th in Shield race
- Last result: Atlanta 1-3 DC
9. Atlanta United (down four places)
- 11 points, 6th in East
- 11th in Shield race
- Last result: Atlanta 1-3 DCU
10. Chicago Fire (down three places)
- 11 points, 7th in East
- 12th in Shield race
- Last result: RBNY 2-1 Fire
Two games into a three-game road trip, Chicago has back-to-back losses on its record for the first time this season.
11. Houston Dynamo (down one place)
- 13 points, 4th in West
- 7th in Shield race
- Last result: Toronto 2-0 Dynamo
Houston's third loss of the season also happened to be its third road game of the season: the Dynamo is not good away from home.
12. Columbus Crew (down three places)
- 13 points, 4th in East
- 8th in Shield race
- Last result: Crew 2-3 NYCFC
13. Vancouver Whitecaps (up five places)
- 10 points, 6th in West
- 14th in Shield race
- Last result: Montreal 1-2 Vancouver
14. San Jose Earthquakes (up six places)
- 12 points, 5th in West
- 10th in Shield race
- Last result: Minnesota 0-1 San Jose
15. Seattle Sounders (no movement)
- 10 points, 6th in West
- 15th in Shield race
- Last result: Seattle 3-3 Revs
16. New England Revolution (no movement)
- 10 points, 9th in East
- 16th in Shield race
- Last result: Seattle 3-3 Revs
17. Minnesota United (down five places)
- 8 points, 9th in West
- 18th in Shield race
- Last result: Minnesota 0-1 San Jose
The Power Rankings were perhaps giving Minnesota way too much credit for having kicked the habit of shipping five or six goals per game. This week's loss at home to San Jose - a team on a six-game winless streak until it lucked into playing Minnesota - was reminder that the only wins this Expansion United has recorded so far this season were over RSL and Colorado.
18. Montreal Impact (down four places)
- 7 points, 10th in West
- 20th in Shield race
- Last result: Montreal 1-2 Vancouver
19. Real Salt Lake (down two places)
- 8 points, 8th in West
- 17th in Shield race
- Last result: KC 3-0 RSL
20. LA Galaxy (down one place)
- 7 points, 10th in West
- 19th in Shield race
- Last result: LA 0-0 Philadelphia
21. Philadelphia Union (no movement)
- 4 points, 11th in East
- 22nd in Shield race
- Last result: LA Galaxy 0-0 Philadelphia
The Union still hasn't won a game in MLS this season, but it has at least stopped losing for the moment. The team's second consecutive draw and first clean sheet since opening day is perhaps a sign of a modest improvement in form. A very modest improvement, but an improvement nonetheless.
22. Colorado Rapids (no movement)
- 4 points, 11th in West
- 21st in Shield race
- Last result: Orlando 2-0 Colorado