Match Week 9: New York Cosmos would be in relegation battle if in the top division

The standings have undergone a slight adjustment for Week 9. Because so many future expansion teams continued to be announced, all future teams were removed from MLS 1 and MLS 2 for example purposes.

Standings adjusted for all competitions and weighted by talent level for NASL and USL teams placed in the first division.

MLS 1

First Division West

19   Seattle Sounders

17   Real Salt Lake

16   FC Dallas

14   Colorado Rapids

13   Vancouver Whitecaps

11   Houston Dynamo

8   LA Galaxy

8   Portland Timbers

6   San Jose Earthquakes

6   Chivas USA

3   San Antonio Scorpions

First Division East

14   Sporting Kansas City

14   New England Revolution

14   New York Red Bulls

12   Columbus Crew

11   D.C. United

9   Toronto FC

8   Philadelphia Union

8   Orlando City

6   Montreal Impact

6   Chicago Fire

3   New York Cosmos

MLS 2

Second Division West

14   LA Galaxy II

12   Minnesota United

10   Sacramento Republic

7   Dayton Dutch Lions

7   Arizona United

6   Atlanta Silverbacks

6   Oklahoma City Energy

6   Orange County Blues

4   FC Edmonton

2   Indy Eleven

Second Division East

10   Charleston Battery

9   Fort Lauderdale Strikers

9   Richmond Kickers

9   Rochester Rhinos

7   Carolina RailHawks

6   Charlotte Eagles

5   Tampa Bay Rowdies

5   Wilmington Hammerheads

4   Harrisburg City Islanders

3   Ottawa Fury

3   Pittsburgh Riverhounds

If the Playoffs Started Today...

MLS Cup

(1W) Seattle Sounders vs. (4E) Columbus Crew

(2W) Real Salt Lake vs. (3E) New York Red Bulls

(3W) FC Dallas vs. (2E) New England Revolution

(4W) Colorado Rapids vs. (1E) Sporting Kansas City

Relegation Playoff

(LW) San Antonio Scorpions vs. (LE) New York Cosmos

Promotion Bowl

(1W) LA Galaxy II vs. (4E) Rochester Rhinos

(2W) Minnesota United vs. (3E) Richmond Kickers

(3W) Sacramento Republic vs. (2E) Fort Laud. Strikers

(4W) Dayton Dutch Lions vs. (1E) Charleston Battery

Future Expansion Teams 

New York City FC (MLS 2015)

Virginia Cavalry (NASL 2015)

Jacksonville Armada (NASL 2015)

Oklahoma City (NASL 2015)

Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL 2015)

Tulsa Roughnecks (USL 2015)

St. Louis (USL 2015)

Miami (MLS 2016)

Atlanta (MLS 2017)