Joseph Lowery
Sep 22, 2025, 01:54 PM ET
It's Monday, and different week of MLS enactment is successful the books, which means it's clip for ESPN's Power Rankings.
Who's climbing the table, and who's successful escaped fall? Our writers studied the enactment from crossed Matchday 34 to travel up with this week's bid of each 30 teams successful the league. Let's dive in.

1. Philadelphia Union
Previous ranking: 1
The Union got backmost connected way aft a 7-0 regular-season nonaccomplishment to the Whitecaps and a 3-1 nonaccomplishment to Nashville successful the U.S. Open Cup semis with a 1-0 triumph implicit the New England Revolution connected Saturday. They inactive clasp the pb successful the Supporters' Shield race.

2. Vancouver Whitecaps
Previous ranking: 6
Even banged-up and connected abbreviated remainder aft a midweek Canadian Championship victory, the 'Caps took attraction of concern successful Kansas City. Jesper Sorensen's broadside won 2-0 and is archetypal successful the West successful points per game.

3. FC Cincinnati
Previous ranking: 3
Ever the game-breaker, Evander secured 3 beauteous assists successful Cincinnati's 3-2 roadworthy triumph implicit the LA Galaxy connected Saturday. The Brazilian's fingerprints were each implicit the match, which besides featured a brace for Brenner.

4. San Diego FC
Previous ranking: 2
Despite Anders Dreyer giving his squad a pb successful the archetypal half, San Diego couldn't unafraid each 3 points successful Atlanta implicit the weekend. They had to settee for a 1-1 draw, a effect that could beryllium decisive successful the Shield race.

5. Seattle Sounders
Previous ranking: 4
It appears that a jam-packed docket is catching up to the Sounders, who person present failed to triumph 3 consecutive games successful league play pursuing a heartbreaking 2-1 roadworthy nonaccomplishment to Austin FC connected Sunday. They haven't impressed since the Leagues Cup final.

6. Inter Miami CF
Previous ranking: 7
Thanks to 3 extremity contributions from Lionel Messi, Miami took down D.C. United 3-2 connected Saturday. It looks similar nary 1 is stopping the Argentine en way to this season's MVP award: He leads the league successful combined goals and assists (32).

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