Football Champions

I already put together my MLS Power Rankings for week 23, but as I was doing it, I wondered where the top USL1 sides would fit. Now that their season is over and they’re headed into the post season, here’s where I’d slot the USL playoff teams in the MLS:

1. DC United


2. Chivas USA


3. New England Revolution


4. Houston Dynamo


5. FC Dallas


6. Chicago Fire


7. New York Red Bull


8. KC Wizards


9. Columbus Crew


10. Seattle Sounders


11. Portland Timbers


12. Colorado Rapids


13. Real Salt Lake


14. LA Galaxy


15. Montreal Impact


16. Toronoto FC


17. Atlanta Silverbacks


18. Rochester Raging Rhinos


19. Puerto Rico Islanders


20. Vancouver Whitecaps


21. Carolina Railhawks

The top three USL1 teams would probably play at competitively against the lower end of the MLS table. After that, I think there’s enough of a drop-off that we’d see a new ‘bottom-tier’ of teams beneath TFC.