| Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Western Conference | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sporting Kansas City | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38:30 | 8 | 49 | |
| 2. | Los Angeles Galaxy | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42:40 | 2 | 43 | |
| 3. | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29:32 | -3 | 41 | |
| 4. | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 41:35 | 6 | 38 | |
| 5. | FC Dallas | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34:45 | -11 | 36 | |
| # | Eastern Conference | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Columbus Crew | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 40:32 | 8 | 49 | |
| 2. | DC United | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43:42 | 1 | 42 | |
| 3. | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47:49 | -2 | 40 | |
| 4. | New England Revolution | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42:43 | -1 | 33 | |
| 5. | Chicago Fire | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36:44 | -8 | 33 | |