MLS SRS Rankings and Weekend Predictions

Here are the latest MLS rankings through the 5/11 matches.  Change is versus my last rankings posted on 5/3:

Team	MOV	SOS	SRS	Change
Real Salt Lake	1.167	0.009	1.176	0.075
New York	1.000	0.084	1.084	-0.236
Philadelphia	0.250	0.144	0.394	-0.484
Los Angeles	0.182	0.122	0.304	0.171
Houston	0.333	-0.034	0.299	-0.500
Colorado	0.222	0.074	0.296	0.100
Seattle	0.200	0.048	0.248	-0.331
Columbus	0.250	-0.035	0.215	0.054
Chivas USA	0.125	-0.093	0.032	0.088
FC Dallas	0.111	-0.244	-0.132	0.070
Portland	-0.250	0.081	-0.169	0.296
San Jose	-0.500	0.207	-0.293	-0.087
Chicago	-0.375	-0.043	-0.418	-0.015
New England	-0.444	-0.012	-0.456	0.095
D.C. United	-0.556	0.080	-0.476	0.318
Vancouver	-0.300	-0.199	-0.499	-0.060
Kansas City	-0.500	-0.017	-0.517	-0.021
Toronto FC	-0.600	-0.111	-0.711	0.305

RSL returns to the top after their victory over Chivas.  New York was predicted to beat LA so their draw penalized them enough to drop into second.  Houston's rating dropped half a point due to two losses including one to bottom-of-the-table Toronto.  D.C. United's improvement was driven by their performance against Seattle (win) and FC Dallas (draw), two matches they were projected to lose.

My predictions for the weekend after the jump

Predicted Score
Toronto FC	1	Chicago	1
New England	1	Vancouver	1
D.C. United	1	Colorado	1
FC Dallas	0	Philadelphia	0
Real Salt Lake	2	Houston	1
San Jose	1	Columbus	1
Los Angeles	2	Kansas City	1
Seattle	2	Portland	0
New York	1	Chivas USA	0

Seattle vs Portland is the match of the week as these two renew what is considered the fiercest rivalry in American soccer, dating back to the 1970's when both cities had NASL teams.  If you think that Americans don't care about soccer then you should tune into this match on ESPN2 Saturday night, 11 EST.