| Division | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Central Division | MP | W | WO | D | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Chicago Fire | 32 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 67:51 | 57 | |
| 2. | Mutiny | 32 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 62:50 | 52 | |
| 3. | FC Dallas | 32 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 54:54 | 46 | |
| 4. | Columbus Crew | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 48:58 | 38 | |
| # | East Division | MP | W | WO | D | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | New York Red Bulls | 32 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 64:56 | 54 | |
| 2. | New England Revolution | 32 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 47:49 | 45 | |
| 3. | Miami | 32 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 54:56 | 41 | |
| 4. | DC United | 32 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 44:63 | 30 | |
| # | West Division | MP | W | WO | D | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 47:29 | 57 | |
| 2. | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 47:37 | 50 | |
| 3. | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 43:59 | 43 | |
| 4. | Houston Dynamo | 32 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 35:50 | 29 | |