DC United drop to 6th in latest MLS Computer Rankings

June 24, 9:29 AMWashington Soccer ExaminerEd Morgans

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Following a 3-3 tie at Seattle and a 3-0 loss at Colorado, DC United slipped to 6th in the latest MLS Computer Rankings, compiled by me to judge the strength of Major League Soccer's 15 teams with regard to strength of schedule and home/away form. 

United stand at 5-3-8 and are right where it would want to be in the standings, leading the Eastern Conference with 23 points. But two of those five wins have come against the New York Red Bulls, with another against #11 Toronto. That in part cancels out the strength of wins over Chicago and top-ranked Houston earlier this season. 

Houston maintained their hold at the top despite only getting a home draw against then-No. 12 Real Salt Lake over the weekend. Real Salt Lake was the big mover in the positive direction, jumping from 12 to 10. Columbus (third to fifth) and Los Angeles (10th to 12th) were the biggest losers this week. 

And there's no surprise at the bottom. 

Here are this week's rankings, with rank, last week's rank, team name, record, and total points. Includes results from last week (featuring how teams were ranked last week) and schedule for this week. 

1. (1) Houston Dynamo (8-2-4, 496): Last week, tied vs. (12) Real Salt Lake, 1-1. This week: Sunday at (12) Los Angeles. 

2. (2) Chivas USA (8-4-3, 369): Last week, off. This week: Off. 

3. (4) Colorado Rapids (5-2-5, 353): Last week, beat (5) United, 3-0. This week: Wednesday vs. (13) FC Dallas; Sunday at (7) Seattle. 

4. (6) Chicago Fire (5-3-6, 220): Last week, off. This week: Off. 

5. (3) Columbus Crew (4-3-7, 213): Lost at (13) FC Dallas, 2-1. This week: Saturday vs. (15) New York. 

6. (5) DC United (5-3-8, 194): Last week, tied at (7) Seattle, 3-3; lost at (4) Colorado, 3-0. This week: Off. 

7. (7) Seattle Sounders (5-3-7, 141): Last week, tied vs. (5) United, 3-3; tied at (15) New York, 1-1. This week: Sunday vs. (3) Colorado. 

8. (8) Kansas City Wizards (5-5-4, 16): Last week, off. This week: Off. 

9. (9) New England Revolution (4-4-4, -6): Last week, off. This week: Off. 

10. (12) Real Salt Lake (4-6-4, -92): Last week, tied at (1) Houston, 1-1. This week: Saturday vs. (11) Toronto FC. 

11. (11) Toronto FC (5-5-4, -120): Last week, off. This week: Wednesday vs. (15) New York; Saturday at (10) Real Salt Lake. 

12. (10) Los Angeles Galaxy (2-3-9, -163): Last week, lost at (14) San Jose, 2-1. This week: Sunday vs. (1) Houston. 

13. (13) FC Dallas (3-7-4, -318): Last week, beat (3) Columbus, 2-1. This week: Wednesday at (3) Colorado.

14. (14) San Jose Earthquakes (3-8-3, -523): Last week, won vs. (10) Los Angeles, 2-1. This week: Off. 

15. (15) New York Red Bulls (2-10-4, -784): Last week, tied vs. (7) Seattle, 1-1. This week: Wednesday at (11) Toronto FC; Saturday at (5) Columbus.  

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