"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)
Points
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Explain

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Chance will make playoffsChance will finish regular season at seed
PGW-D-LGD%Change123456789101112Avg.ChangeRPI
Fire5316-5-620In1002.03Chicago Fire
Crew45113-6-713In1004.0+0.671Columbus Crew
Dallas35110-5-111In1007.08Dallas Burn
Tampa Bay144-2-21-36Out10012.012Tampa Bay Mutiny

Created base on http://www.aragon.ws/soccerdb/league/matchesAll.php?stageId=139.
The following matches were cancelled due to 9-11 incident:
9/12/01 Dallas DC United
9/12/01 Earthquakes Galaxy
9/12/01 Crew Rapids
9/12/01 Miami New York
9/15/01 Crew
9/15/01 Miami Fusion DC United
9/15/01 Fire Dallas
9/15/01 New York Revolution
9/16/01 Galaxy Earthquakes
9/16/01 Rapids Wizards

Big Games

Who should we root for?   Explain

Week of 8/25
Dallas 3 Wizards 0
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas+13.5
+0.4
Earthquakes 5 Rapids 2
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Fire-0.1
Crew-0.1
Dallas+3.8
+0.1
Tampa Bay 0 Revolution 0
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Dallas+1.4
Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 3
Wed100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
DallasIn
+0.1
Fire 2 Crew 1
Wed100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew-0.4
Galaxy 1 Fire 3
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Fire+0.5
Crew-0.2
DC United 2 Crew 1
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Fire+0.2
Crew-0.4
Miami 2 New York 3
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew-0.1
Week of 9/1
Crew 4 Revolution 1
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew+0.6
New York 0 Fire 1
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Fire+0.3
Crew+0.2
Earthquakes 3 Wizards 0
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew-0.1
Dallas+0.2
Galaxy 3 Rapids 2
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew-0.2
Week of 9/8
Tampa Bay 1 Crew 2
Sun100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew+0.7
Miami 3 DC United 1
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Fire-0.6
Wizards 1 Earthquakes 0
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew+0.1
Dallas-0.2
Fire 2 Dallas 2
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Fire+0.1
Dallas+0.1
Rapids 0 Galaxy 2
Sat100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Crew-0.1