Projected MLS '19 Table Finish

Using current points per game as our guide, here is a look at how MLS would finish as of right now.

Pts	Team	Team 2	Team 3
80	Los Angeles FC
79
78
77
76
75
74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
66
65
64
63	Houston Dynamo
62
61
60	Philadelphia Union	LA Galaxy
59	Atlanta United	Seattle Sounders FC
58
57
56
55
54	New York Red Bulls	DC United
53
52	New York City FC
51
50
49
48	Montreal Impact	FC Dallas	Minnesota United
47
46
45
44	Toronto FC	San Jose Earthquakes
43	Real Salt Lake
42
41	Orlando City
40
39
38	Chicago Fire	Vancouver Whitecaps
37	Portland Timbers
36	Sporting Kansas City	Columbus Crew
35
34	New England Revolution
33
32
31
30
29
28
27	Colorado Rapids
26
25	FC Cincinnati

LAFC is clearly a class above right now. Not just based on this year's results, but all-time MLS regular season points. They are on a pace to be 9 points clear of the most points in MLS history. NINE.

It is incredibly impressive, but for me it is more a function of rapid expansion. Think of it as basically two leagues.

1. The competitive league - everyone above 40 pts basically.

2. The noncompetitive league - below 40 pts.

When the league was smaller, you might have 2 or so teams that the members of the "competitive league" could walk over. What that mean is they earn something like 2 points a game on avg from them.

In today's world, you have at least eight teams that the good teams can draw points from. What this means is that a really good team like LAFC is in effect "super-sizing" their point total. It's also why the regular season point totals have been topped 2 years straight. This year will clearly be the 3rd in a row that record is broken.