2002 MLS Season
140 regular-season games · 7 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations
Champion
Los Angeles Galaxy
4th Title
Last Title: 1999
Runner-Up
New England Revolution
1st Appearance
Biggest Overachiever
Los Angeles Galaxy
9.07 points above expected
51 points · 41.93 expected points
Biggest Disappointment
Chicago Fire
6.63 points below expected
37 points · 43.63 expected points
Final Standings
Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual points minus the simulation's mean points — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Pt% | GF | GA | GD | SimPts | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew Conference | 11 | 12 | 5 | 38 | .452 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 39.72 | -1.72 |
| 2 | New England Revolution Playoffs | 12 | 14 | 2 | 38 | .452 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 36.77 | +1.23 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire Playoffs | 11 | 13 | 4 | 37 | .440 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 43.63 | -6.63 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 11 | 15 | 2 | 35 | .417 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 40.49 | -5.49 |
| 5 | DC United | 9 | 14 | 5 | 32 | .381 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 37.75 | -5.75 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pts | Pt% | GF | GA | GD | SimPts | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy Conference | 16 | 9 | 3 | 51 | .607 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 41.93 | +9.07 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 11 | 3 | 45 | .536 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 43.97 | +1.03 |
| 3 | Dallas Burn Playoffs | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | .512 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 39.37 | +3.63 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids Playoffs | 13 | 11 | 4 | 43 | .512 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 38.08 | +4.92 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards Playoffs | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | .429 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 37.58 | -1.58 |
Playoff Bracket
The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.
Eastern Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
Western Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
MLS Cup
Season Summary
Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).
| Team | Conference | Division | Elo | Points | Avg. Pts. | Luck | Percentile | Min | 5th | Q1 | Median | Q3 | 95th | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Western | 1535 | 51 | 41.93 | +9.07 | 90.76% | 15 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 68 | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Western | 1533 | 45 | 43.97 | +1.03 | 58.34% | 17 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 67 | |
| Chicago Fire | Eastern | 1529 | 37 | 43.63 | -6.63 | 19.97% | 19 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 68 | |
| Columbus Crew | Eastern | 1509 | 38 | 39.72 | -1.72 | 43.36% | 13 | 28 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 65 | |
| Dallas Burn | Western | 1498 | 43 | 39.37 | +3.63 | 71.89% | 13 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 68 | |
| MetroStars | Eastern | 1493 | 35 | 40.49 | -5.49 | 24.23% | 16 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 65 | |
| Colorado Rapids | Western | 1482 | 43 | 38.08 | +4.92 | 78.43% | 12 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 65 | |
| New England Revolution | Eastern | 1480 | 38 | 36.77 | +1.23 | 59.67% | 12 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 66 | |
| Kansas City Wizards | Western | 1471 | 36 | 37.58 | -1.58 | 44.07% | 14 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 66 | |
| DC United | Eastern | 1471 | 32 | 37.75 | -5.75 | 22.93% | 14 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 70 |
Head-to-Head
Each cell shows a team's points earned in that matchup (row vs column) and below it the expected points the model predicted based on each individual game's win, OT/SO, and loss probabilities. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than one point in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.
Within Eastern
| Team | Fire | Crew | United | MetroStars | Revolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | — |
9
(6.1 exp.)
|
5
(6.5 exp.)
|
9
(6.0 exp.)
|
7
(6.6 exp.)
|
| Columbus Crew |
3
(5.3 exp.)
|
— |
10
(5.9 exp.)
|
6
(5.6 exp.)
|
4
(6.2 exp.)
|
| DC United |
5
(4.9 exp.)
|
1
(5.5 exp.)
|
— |
9
(5.3 exp.)
|
3
(5.8 exp.)
|
| MetroStars |
3
(5.4 exp.)
|
6
(5.8 exp.)
|
3
(6.1 exp.)
|
— |
9
(6.1 exp.)
|
| New England Revolution |
4
(4.8 exp.)
|
7
(5.2 exp.)
|
9
(5.6 exp.)
|
3
(5.3 exp.)
|
— |
Eastern vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Rapids | Burn | Wizards | Galaxy | Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire |
3
(3.2 exp.)
|
0
(3.1 exp.)
|
3
(3.3 exp.)
|
0
(5.9 exp.)
|
1
(2.9 exp.)
|
| Columbus Crew |
1
(3.0 exp.)
|
1
(2.9 exp.)
|
4
(3.0 exp.)
|
3
(2.7 exp.)
|
6
(5.2 exp.)
|
| DC United |
3
(2.8 exp.)
|
0
(2.7 exp.)
|
4
(5.7 exp.)
|
3
(2.6 exp.)
|
4
(2.3 exp.)
|
| MetroStars |
3
(3.0 exp.)
|
3
(5.8 exp.)
|
4
(3.0 exp.)
|
3
(2.7 exp.)
|
1
(2.7 exp.)
|
| New England Revolution |
6
(5.5 exp.)
|
6
(2.7 exp.)
|
0
(2.8 exp.)
|
3
(2.5 exp.)
|
0
(2.5 exp.)
|
Within Western
| Team | Rapids | Burn | Wizards | Galaxy | Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | — |
4
(5.5 exp.)
|
8
(5.8 exp.)
|
6
(5.2 exp.)
|
6
(4.9 exp.)
|
| Dallas Burn |
7
(5.9 exp.)
|
— |
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
5
(5.4 exp.)
|
3
(5.2 exp.)
|
| Kansas City Wizards |
2
(5.6 exp.)
|
6
(5.5 exp.)
|
— |
4
(5.1 exp.)
|
6
(4.9 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
6
(6.2 exp.)
|
5
(6.0 exp.)
|
7
(6.3 exp.)
|
— |
9
(5.5 exp.)
|
| San Jose Earthquakes |
6
(6.5 exp.)
|
9
(6.2 exp.)
|
6
(6.5 exp.)
|
3
(5.9 exp.)
|
— |
Western vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Fire | Crew | United | MetroStars | Revolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids |
3
(2.5 exp.)
|
4
(2.7 exp.)
|
3
(2.9 exp.)
|
3
(2.7 exp.)
|
6
(5.9 exp.)
|
| Dallas Burn |
6
(2.6 exp.)
|
4
(2.8 exp.)
|
6
(2.9 exp.)
|
9
(5.6 exp.)
|
0
(3.0 exp.)
|
| Kansas City Wizards |
3
(2.4 exp.)
|
1
(2.7 exp.)
|
7
(5.7 exp.)
|
1
(2.7 exp.)
|
6
(2.9 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Galaxy |
12
(5.5 exp.)
|
3
(3.0 exp.)
|
3
(3.1 exp.)
|
3
(3.0 exp.)
|
3
(3.2 exp.)
|
| San Jose Earthquakes |
4
(2.9 exp.)
|
6
(6.2 exp.)
|
1
(3.4 exp.)
|
4
(3.1 exp.)
|
6
(3.2 exp.)
|
Scoring Distribution
Histograms of goals scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.
Summary Statistics
| Mean scored | — |
| Mean allowed | — |
| StdDev scored | — |
| StdDev allowed | — |
| Correlation (home vs away score) | — |
| Sample size (games) | — |
Points vs. Goal Differential
How goals translated into points. Teams above the cluster overperformed their goals differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.
Top Overachievers & Disappointments
The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.
Top Overachievers
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 51 | 41.93 | +9.07 |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 43 | 38.08 | +4.92 |
| 3 | Dallas Burn | 43 | 39.37 | +3.63 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 38 | 36.77 | +1.23 |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 45 | 43.97 | +1.03 |
Biggest Disappointments
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Fire | 37 | 43.63 | -6.63 |
| 2 | DC United | 32 | 37.75 | -5.75 |
| 3 | MetroStars | 35 | 40.49 | -5.49 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 38 | 39.72 | -1.72 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 36 | 37.58 | -1.58 |
Top Streaks
Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in. Unbeaten counts W or T consecutively; Winless counts L or T consecutively.
Longest Winning Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | Aug 31 – Sep 21 | 1 in 36 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 3 | Sep 7 – Sep 21 | 1 in 13 |
| 3 | MetroStars | 2 | Apr 6 – Apr 13 | 1 in 10 |
| 4 | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | Jul 27 – Jul 31 | 1 in 8 |
| 5 | Dallas Burn | 2 | Jun 8 – Jun 15 | 1 in 7 |
Longest Losing Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Fire | 4 | Jun 8 – Jul 4 | 1 in 57 |
| 2 | Dallas Burn | 3 | Sep 1 – Sep 14 | 1 in 24 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | Jun 8 – Jun 22 | 1 in 19 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 3 | Jun 1 – Jun 12 | 1 in 15 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 3 | Jun 29 – Jul 6 | 1 in 12 |
Longest Unbeaten Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 6 | Aug 24 – Sep 21 | 1 in 54 |
| 2 | Dallas Burn | 5 | Apr 6 – May 4 | 1 in 17 |
| 3 | Kansas City Wizards | 4 | Jul 4 – Jul 20 | 1 in 12 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | Jul 20 – Aug 10 | 1 in 11 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | Mar 23 – Apr 20 | 1 in 6 |
Longest Winless Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 10 | Jul 4 – Aug 25 | 1 in 94 |
| 2 | MetroStars | 6 | Apr 20 – May 25 | 1 in 48 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 4 | Jun 8 – Jul 4 | 1 in 14 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 4 | Jun 19 – Jul 6 | 1 in 11 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | Apr 13 – Apr 27 | 1 in 9 |
Home-Field Advantage Edge
The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.
Finish Position Heatmaps
Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall MLS view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 37.42% | 23.55% | 17.83% | 13.19% | 8.01% |
| MetroStars | 21.22% | 23.30% | 20.96% | 18.71% | 15.81% |
| Columbus Crew | 18.82% | 21.35% | 21.12% | 20.50% | 18.21% |
| DC United | 12.23% | 17.01% | 20.44% | 23.99% | 26.33% |
| New England Revolution | 10.31% | 14.79% | 19.65% | 23.61% | 31.64% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 36.78% | 24.56% | 17.69% | 12.74% | 8.23% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 25.76% | 23.94% | 20.48% | 16.88% | 12.94% |
| Dallas Burn | 15.30% | 19.85% | 21.22% | 21.88% | 21.75% |
| Colorado Rapids | 11.75% | 16.03% | 20.82% | 24.33% | 27.07% |
| Kansas City Wizards | 10.41% | 15.62% | 19.79% | 24.17% | 30.01% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 21.18% | 16.58% | 13.38% | 10.67% | 9.63% | 8.08% | 7.15% | 5.45% | 4.54% | 3.34% |
| Chicago Fire | 20.24% | 14.94% | 13.01% | 10.93% | 9.84% | 8.64% | 7.82% | 6.19% | 4.86% | 3.53% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 13.77% | 13.55% | 11.94% | 11.24% | 10.59% | 9.65% | 8.85% | 7.80% | 7.26% | 5.35% |
| MetroStars | 9.80% | 10.71% | 11.31% | 11.22% | 10.62% | 10.06% | 10.17% | 9.57% | 8.69% | 7.85% |
| Columbus Crew | 8.43% | 9.52% | 10.31% | 10.13% | 10.64% | 10.56% | 10.86% | 10.04% | 10.20% | 9.31% |
| Dallas Burn | 7.57% | 8.79% | 9.81% | 10.47% | 10.78% | 10.66% | 10.38% | 10.87% | 10.94% | 9.73% |
| Colorado Rapids | 5.40% | 7.29% | 7.97% | 8.82% | 9.76% | 10.89% | 11.75% | 12.29% | 12.42% | 13.41% |
| DC United | 4.76% | 6.82% | 7.59% | 8.97% | 10.11% | 10.35% | 11.20% | 12.70% | 13.37% | 14.13% |
| Kansas City Wizards | 4.66% | 6.40% | 8.04% | 9.30% | 9.20% | 10.51% | 11.08% | 12.54% | 13.18% | 15.09% |
| New England Revolution | 4.19% | 5.40% | 6.64% | 8.25% | 8.83% | 10.60% | 10.74% | 12.55% | 14.54% | 18.26% |
Win Totals in Context
How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.
Playoff Seed Probabilities
Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | 5 Seed | 6 Seed | 7 Seed | 8 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 21.18% | 16.58% | 13.38% | 10.67% | 9.63% | 8.08% | 7.15% | 5.45% | 7.88% |
| Chicago Fire | 20.24% | 14.94% | 13.01% | 10.93% | 9.84% | 8.64% | 7.82% | 6.19% | 8.39% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 13.77% | 13.55% | 11.94% | 11.24% | 10.59% | 9.65% | 8.85% | 7.80% | 12.61% |
| MetroStars | 9.80% | 10.71% | 11.31% | 11.22% | 10.62% | 10.06% | 10.17% | 9.57% | 16.54% |
| Columbus Crew | 8.43% | 9.52% | 10.31% | 10.13% | 10.64% | 10.56% | 10.86% | 10.04% | 19.51% |
| Dallas Burn | 7.57% | 8.79% | 9.81% | 10.47% | 10.78% | 10.66% | 10.38% | 10.87% | 20.67% |
| Colorado Rapids | 5.40% | 7.29% | 7.97% | 8.82% | 9.76% | 10.89% | 11.75% | 12.29% | 25.83% |
| DC United | 4.76% | 6.82% | 7.59% | 8.97% | 10.11% | 10.35% | 11.20% | 12.70% | 27.50% |
| Kansas City Wizards | 4.66% | 6.40% | 8.04% | 9.30% | 9.20% | 10.51% | 11.08% | 12.54% | 28.27% |
| New England Revolution | 4.19% | 5.40% | 6.64% | 8.25% | 8.83% | 10.60% | 10.74% | 12.55% | 32.80% |
Season Trends
How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual points, simulated final points, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.
Elo Through the Playoffs
How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.
Stochastic Playoff Outcomes
Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.
| Team | Made Playoffs | Advanced to Conference Finals | Advanced to MLS Cup | Won MLS Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | 92.12% | 54.63% | 31.20% | 17.78% |
| Chicago Fire | 91.61% | 53.96% | 30.94% | 17.33% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 87.39% | 51.06% | 29.66% | 15.83% |
| Columbus Crew | 80.49% | 41.41% | 20.29% | 9.75% |
| MetroStars | 83.46% | 39.22% | 18.49% | 8.76% |
| Dallas Burn | 79.33% | 38.32% | 17.63% | 8.27% |
| Colorado Rapids | 74.17% | 32.36% | 13.71% | 6.19% |
| New England Revolution | 67.20% | 29.43% | 12.63% | 5.55% |
| Kansas City Wizards | 71.73% | 29.90% | 12.56% | 5.53% |
| DC United | 72.50% | 29.71% | 12.89% | 5.01% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew | DC United | MetroStars | New England Revolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 5.67% | 6.80% | 6.59% | 5.94% | |
| Columbus Crew | 4.87% | 4.69% | 5.13% | 4.28% | |
| DC United | 3.30% | 2.87% | 3.95% | 2.85% | |
| MetroStars | 4.22% | 4.58% | 4.56% | 4.22% | |
| New England Revolution | 3.55% | 3.16% | 3.02% | 3.73% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Colorado Rapids | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Wizards | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 3.94% | 3.62% | 3.70% | 3.99% | |
| Dallas Burn | 4.34% | 4.16% | 4.11% | 4.07% | |
| Kansas City Wizards | 3.43% | 3.31% | 3.32% | 3.52% | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 5.77% | 5.90% | 5.76% | 5.40% | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 6.72% | 6.17% | 6.78% | 4.71% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew | DC United | MetroStars | New England Revolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 3.75% | 2.89% | 3.26% | 2.62% | |
| Columbus Crew | 2.67% | 1.79% | 2.27% | 1.75% | |
| DC United | 1.62% | 1.53% | 1.42% | 1.19% | |
| MetroStars | 2.52% | 1.91% | 1.54% | 1.70% | |
| New England Revolution | 1.75% | 1.21% | 1.08% | 1.59% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Colorado Rapids | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Wizards | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.70% | 1.07% | 1.85% | 1.84% | |
| Dallas Burn | 1.76% | 1.55% | 2.10% | 2.35% | |
| Kansas City Wizards | 1.25% | 1.22% | 1.55% | 1.71% | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.70% | 3.69% | 2.98% | 3.91% | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2.95% | 3.32% | 2.86% | 3.97% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Fire | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | DC United | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Wizards | Los Angeles Galaxy | MetroStars | New England Revolution | San Jose Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 1.36% | 2.16% | 1.58% | 1.89% | 1.20% | 2.93% | 2.02% | 1.27% | 2.92% | |
| Colorado Rapids | 0.96% | 0.76% | 0.52% | 0.57% | 0.48% | 0.97% | 0.57% | 0.44% | 0.92% | |
| Columbus Crew | 1.57% | 0.68% | 0.83% | 0.89% | 0.70% | 1.49% | 1.08% | 0.74% | 1.77% | |
| DC United | 0.79% | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.27% | 0.80% | 0.41% | 0.39% | 0.81% | |
| Dallas Burn | 1.18% | 0.59% | 0.97% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 1.43% | 0.85% | 0.62% | 1.39% | |
| Kansas City Wizards | 0.78% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.47% | 0.61% | 0.82% | 0.58% | 0.43% | 0.80% | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.92% | 1.25% | 2.03% | 1.30% | 1.56% | 1.30% | 1.68% | 1.07% | 2.72% | |
| MetroStars | 1.39% | 0.67% | 0.95% | 0.67% | 0.86% | 0.72% | 1.49% | 0.70% | 1.31% | |
| New England Revolution | 0.90% | 0.50% | 0.56% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.36% | 1.02% | 0.46% | 0.78% | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 3.12% | 1.54% | 1.99% | 1.50% | 1.87% | 1.38% | 2.88% | 2.08% | 1.42% |
Actual Bracket Simulation
With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.
| Team | Advanced to Conference Finals | Advanced to MLS Cup | Won MLS Cup | Actual Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 68.67% | 46.00% | 29.54% | Won MLS Cup |
| Dallas Burn | 53.89% | 22.55% | 10.59% | Eliminated in Conference Semifinals |
| Colorado Rapids | 56.64% | 23.59% | 10.38% | Eliminated in Conference Finals |
| Chicago Fire | 41.88% | 20.33% | 9.08% | Eliminated in Conference Semifinals |
| New England Revolution | 43.36% | 17.49% | 6.73% | Eliminated in MLS Cup |
| Kansas City Wizards | 31.33% | 12.92% | 3.98% | Eliminated in Conference Semifinals |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Kansas City Wizards | Los Angeles Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Wizards | 31.33% | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 68.67% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 9.35% | |
| Columbus Crew | 10.20% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Colorado Rapids | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Wizards | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 10.53% | 13.06% | |||
| Dallas Burn | 11.20% | ||||
| Kansas City Wizards | 7.51% | ||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 25.54% | ||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 20.36% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Fire | Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Wizards | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | San Jose Earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 2.06% | 1.95% | 3.43% | 1.64% | ||||
| Colorado Rapids | 2.60% | 2.72% | 2.65% | 2.41% | ||||
| Columbus Crew | 1.84% | 1.89% | 3.52% | 1.81% | ||||
| Dallas Burn | 2.86% | 1.86% | 3.35% | 2.52% | ||||
| Kansas City Wizards | 0.79% | 0.76% | 1.05% | 1.38% | ||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 5.80% | 5.96% | 6.89% | 10.89% | ||||
| New England Revolution | 2.06% | 1.53% | 1.37% | 1.77% | ||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 6.45% | 3.24% | 6.16% | 4.79% |
Most-Likely Championship Paths
For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.
Regular Season Games
Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Tie % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-23 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-0 | 1526.17 | 1504.88 | 32.64% | 15.42% | 51.94% | +4.71 | 3 |
| 2002-03-30 | @ DC United | L 0-2 | 1530.88 | 1485.76 | 35.60% | 15.83% | 48.56% | -3.41 | 3 |
| 2002-04-06 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1527.47 | 1519.52 | 31.08% | 15.11% | 53.80% | -1.50 | 3 |
| 2002-04-20 | @ MetroStars | W 2-0 | 1525.97 | 1508.21 | 32.22% | 15.34% | 52.44% | +4.75 | 6 |
| 2002-04-27 | New England Revolution | T 2-2 | 1530.72 | 1478.86 | 61.88% | 13.26% | 24.86% | -0.31 | 7 |
| 2002-05-04 | @ DC United | W 3-0 | 1530.41 | 1484.73 | 35.67% | 15.84% | 48.48% | +6.44 | 10 |
| 2002-05-11 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1536.85 | 1520.30 | 57.18% | 14.44% | 28.38% | -2.70 | 10 |
| 2002-05-19 | @ New England Revolution | W 3-1 | 1534.15 | 1482.25 | 36.48% | 15.92% | 47.60% | +3.78 | 13 |
| 2002-05-26 | San Jose Earthquakes | T 1-1 | 1537.93 | 1527.29 | 56.37% | 14.62% | 29.01% | -0.31 | 14 |
| 2002-06-02 | Columbus Crew | W 5-4 | 1537.62 | 1498.64 | 60.19% | 13.72% | 26.09% | +1.15 | 17 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1538.77 | 1518.14 | 32.57% | 15.40% | 52.03% | -1.66 | 17 |
| 2002-06-15 | Dallas Burn | L 1-3 | 1537.11 | 1497.54 | 60.27% | 13.70% | 26.04% | -4.62 | 17 |
| 2002-06-22 | MetroStars | L 0-1 | 1532.49 | 1504.06 | 58.78% | 14.07% | 27.15% | -2.78 | 17 |
| 2002-07-04 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 2-3 | 1529.71 | 1479.86 | 36.21% | 15.90% | 47.89% | -1.64 | 17 |
| 2002-07-07 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1528.07 | 1481.50 | 61.19% | 13.45% | 25.36% | +1.22 | 20 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ MetroStars | W 3-2 | 1529.29 | 1507.90 | 32.66% | 15.42% | 51.93% | +2.24 | 23 |
| 2002-07-20 | DC United | T 0-0 | 1531.53 | 1474.90 | 62.50% | 13.08% | 24.42% | -0.49 | 24 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-1 | 1531.04 | 1542.57 | 28.92% | 14.59% | 56.49% | -1.48 | 24 |
| 2002-07-27 | MetroStars | W 3-0 | 1529.56 | 1510.91 | 57.46% | 14.38% | 28.16% | +3.95 | 27 |
| 2002-07-31 | DC United | T 0-0 | 1533.51 | 1471.29 | 63.22% | 12.87% | 23.90% | -0.49 | 28 |
| 2002-08-10 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-3 | 1533.02 | 1497.09 | 34.44% | 15.69% | 49.87% | -2.87 | 28 |
| 2002-08-14 | Kansas City Wizards | W 5-1 | 1530.15 | 1485.14 | 60.98% | 13.51% | 25.51% | +3.89 | 31 |
| 2002-08-18 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-0 | 1534.04 | 1466.97 | 38.51% | 16.07% | 45.42% | +4.20 | 34 |
| 2002-08-24 | New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1538.24 | 1462.77 | 64.92% | 12.35% | 22.73% | -2.84 | 34 |
| 2002-08-31 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 1-2 | 1535.40 | 1471.06 | 38.14% | 16.05% | 45.81% | -1.81 | 34 |
| 2002-09-07 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1533.59 | 1527.81 | 55.70% | 14.76% | 29.54% | -2.50 | 34 |
| 2002-09-14 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-2 | 1531.09 | 1506.80 | 33.01% | 15.48% | 51.52% | -3.17 | 34 |
| 2002-09-22 | Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1527.92 | 1509.98 | 57.36% | 14.40% | 28.23% | +1.36 | 37 |
| 2002-03-23 | @ Kansas City Wizards | T 1-1 | 1482.80 | 1480.30 | 30.46% | 14.98% | 54.56% | +0.27 | 1 |
| 2002-03-30 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 1-0 | 1483.07 | 1529.40 | 48.39% | 15.85% | 35.76% | +1.81 | 4 |
| 2002-04-03 | DC United | W 2-0 | 1484.88 | 1489.17 | 54.31% | 15.02% | 30.66% | +2.96 | 7 |
| 2002-04-13 | MetroStars | L 1-2 | 1487.84 | 1505.84 | 52.40% | 15.35% | 32.25% | -2.37 | 7 |
| 2002-04-20 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-2 | 1485.47 | 1525.33 | 26.01% | 13.69% | 60.30% | -2.51 | 7 |
| 2002-04-27 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1482.96 | 1520.85 | 26.20% | 13.76% | 60.04% | +2.83 | 10 |
| 2002-05-11 | Kansas City Wizards | W 2-0 | 1485.79 | 1480.06 | 55.70% | 14.76% | 29.55% | +2.85 | 13 |
| 2002-05-18 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-3 | 1488.64 | 1491.04 | 29.91% | 14.85% | 55.24% | -2.50 | 13 |
| 2002-05-22 | New England Revolution | W 5-2 | 1486.14 | 1478.47 | 55.96% | 14.70% | 29.33% | +3.01 | 16 |
| 2002-06-01 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-2 | 1489.15 | 1519.68 | 50.64% | 15.60% | 33.77% | +1.54 | 19 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-4 | 1490.69 | 1494.01 | 29.81% | 14.82% | 55.37% | -3.53 | 19 |
| 2002-06-15 | New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1487.16 | 1469.02 | 57.39% | 14.40% | 28.21% | -2.57 | 19 |
| 2002-06-19 | @ DC United | L 0-2 | 1484.59 | 1478.85 | 30.83% | 15.06% | 54.11% | -2.97 | 19 |
| 2002-06-22 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-4 | 1481.62 | 1533.80 | 24.83% | 13.25% | 61.92% | -4.54 | 19 |
| 2002-06-26 | @ MetroStars | W 1-0 | 1477.08 | 1506.83 | 27.01% | 14.03% | 58.96% | +2.78 | 22 |
| 2002-07-04 | Chicago Fire | W 3-2 | 1479.86 | 1529.71 | 47.89% | 15.90% | 36.21% | +1.64 | 25 |
| 2002-07-07 | @ Chicago Fire | L 1-2 | 1481.50 | 1528.07 | 25.36% | 13.45% | 61.19% | -1.22 | 25 |
| 2002-07-13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-3 | 1480.28 | 1514.91 | 50.06% | 15.67% | 34.27% | -3.95 | 25 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Columbus Crew | T 1-1 | 1476.33 | 1497.40 | 27.91% | 14.31% | 57.79% | +0.34 | 26 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1476.67 | 1467.80 | 31.19% | 15.14% | 53.68% | +2.29 | 29 |
| 2002-07-27 | Dallas Burn | T 2-2 | 1478.96 | 1499.64 | 52.03% | 15.40% | 32.57% | -0.16 | 30 |
| 2002-08-10 | Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1478.80 | 1499.52 | 52.02% | 15.40% | 32.58% | +1.57 | 33 |
| 2002-08-17 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-4 | 1480.37 | 1519.63 | 26.07% | 13.71% | 60.22% | -4.77 | 33 |
| 2002-08-24 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 3-0 | 1475.60 | 1544.09 | 45.21% | 16.08% | 38.70% | +5.33 | 36 |
| 2002-08-28 | @ New England Revolution | L 1-3 | 1480.93 | 1465.61 | 31.94% | 15.29% | 52.78% | -2.67 | 36 |
| 2002-09-01 | Dallas Burn | W 3-2 | 1478.26 | 1503.75 | 51.35% | 15.50% | 33.15% | +1.51 | 39 |
| 2002-09-14 | @ Kansas City Wizards | W 2-1 | 1479.77 | 1472.87 | 30.96% | 15.09% | 53.95% | +2.43 | 42 |
| 2002-09-20 | Kansas City Wizards | T 1-1 | 1482.20 | 1470.44 | 56.52% | 14.59% | 28.89% | -0.31 | 43 |
| 2002-03-23 | Chicago Fire | L 0-2 | 1504.88 | 1526.17 | 51.94% | 15.42% | 32.64% | -4.71 | 0 |
| 2002-03-27 | @ MetroStars | W 1-0 | 1500.17 | 1506.03 | 29.53% | 14.75% | 55.71% | +2.65 | 3 |
| 2002-04-06 | MetroStars | L 1-2 | 1502.82 | 1503.38 | 54.83% | 14.93% | 30.24% | -2.46 | 3 |
| 2002-04-20 | New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1500.36 | 1473.65 | 58.55% | 14.13% | 27.32% | -5.21 | 3 |
| 2002-04-27 | DC United | W 1-0 | 1495.15 | 1486.22 | 56.14% | 14.67% | 29.20% | +1.49 | 6 |
| 2002-05-04 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 2-3 | 1496.64 | 1528.05 | 26.85% | 13.97% | 59.18% | -1.23 | 6 |
| 2002-05-12 | @ DC United | T 1-1 | 1495.41 | 1478.28 | 32.15% | 15.33% | 52.52% | +0.23 | 7 |
| 2002-05-18 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-0 | 1495.64 | 1530.59 | 50.01% | 15.67% | 34.31% | +3.29 | 10 |
| 2002-05-25 | Dallas Burn | T 1-1 | 1498.93 | 1493.55 | 55.65% | 14.77% | 29.58% | -0.29 | 11 |
| 2002-06-02 | @ Chicago Fire | L 4-5 | 1498.64 | 1537.62 | 26.09% | 13.72% | 60.19% | -1.15 | 11 |
| 2002-06-12 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1497.49 | 1471.35 | 33.23% | 15.51% | 51.26% | +2.33 | 14 |
| 2002-06-15 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-1 | 1499.82 | 1535.45 | 49.91% | 15.69% | 34.40% | +1.65 | 17 |
| 2002-06-19 | Kansas City Wizards | T 1-1 | 1501.47 | 1478.58 | 58.03% | 14.25% | 27.72% | -0.34 | 18 |
| 2002-06-29 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-1 | 1501.13 | 1498.09 | 30.52% | 14.99% | 54.49% | -1.57 | 18 |
| 2002-07-04 | @ New England Revolution | L 1-4 | 1499.56 | 1465.67 | 34.18% | 15.66% | 50.16% | -4.02 | 18 |
| 2002-07-06 | MetroStars | L 2-3 | 1495.54 | 1505.61 | 53.51% | 15.16% | 31.32% | -2.29 | 18 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ DC United | W 3-1 | 1493.25 | 1479.04 | 31.81% | 15.26% | 52.93% | +4.15 | 21 |
| 2002-07-20 | Colorado Rapids | T 1-1 | 1497.40 | 1476.33 | 57.79% | 14.31% | 27.91% | -0.34 | 22 |
| 2002-07-24 | DC United | W 1-0 | 1497.06 | 1475.38 | 57.87% | 14.29% | 27.84% | +1.43 | 25 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1498.49 | 1518.58 | 28.01% | 14.34% | 57.66% | -1.36 | 25 |
| 2002-07-31 | @ MetroStars | W 3-2 | 1497.13 | 1506.96 | 29.10% | 14.64% | 56.26% | +2.39 | 28 |
| 2002-08-10 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 1-2 | 1499.52 | 1478.80 | 32.58% | 15.40% | 52.02% | -1.57 | 28 |
| 2002-08-14 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-2 | 1497.95 | 1521.13 | 51.68% | 15.45% | 32.87% | +1.51 | 31 |
| 2002-08-18 | @ Kansas City Wizards | W 4-0 | 1499.46 | 1481.25 | 32.28% | 15.35% | 52.37% | +8.99 | 34 |
| 2002-08-31 | New England Revolution | T 0-0 | 1508.45 | 1468.27 | 60.35% | 13.68% | 25.98% | -0.43 | 35 |
| 2002-09-07 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 3-4 | 1508.02 | 1535.92 | 27.20% | 14.09% | 58.71% | -1.22 | 35 |
| 2002-09-14 | Chicago Fire | W 2-0 | 1506.80 | 1531.09 | 51.52% | 15.48% | 33.01% | +3.18 | 38 |
| 2002-09-22 | @ Chicago Fire | L 1-2 | 1509.98 | 1527.92 | 28.23% | 14.40% | 57.36% | -1.37 | 38 |
| 2002-03-23 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1487.06 | 1518.22 | 26.87% | 13.98% | 59.15% | -1.30 | 0 |
| 2002-03-30 | Chicago Fire | W 2-0 | 1485.76 | 1530.88 | 48.56% | 15.83% | 35.60% | +3.41 | 3 |
| 2002-04-03 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-2 | 1489.17 | 1484.88 | 30.66% | 15.02% | 54.31% | -2.96 | 3 |
| 2002-04-06 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1486.21 | 1490.29 | 29.73% | 14.80% | 55.47% | -1.44 | 3 |
| 2002-04-20 | Kansas City Wizards | W 2-1 | 1484.77 | 1483.48 | 55.09% | 14.88% | 30.04% | +1.45 | 6 |
| 2002-04-27 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-1 | 1486.22 | 1495.15 | 29.20% | 14.67% | 56.14% | -1.49 | 6 |
| 2002-05-04 | Chicago Fire | L 0-3 | 1484.73 | 1530.41 | 48.48% | 15.84% | 35.67% | -6.45 | 6 |
| 2002-05-12 | Columbus Crew | T 1-1 | 1478.28 | 1495.41 | 52.52% | 15.33% | 32.15% | -0.23 | 7 |
| 2002-05-18 | MetroStars | W 4-2 | 1478.05 | 1499.42 | 51.93% | 15.42% | 32.65% | +2.44 | 10 |
| 2002-06-08 | New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1480.49 | 1472.69 | 55.98% | 14.70% | 29.32% | +1.34 | 13 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 0-2 | 1481.83 | 1475.60 | 30.88% | 15.07% | 54.04% | -2.98 | 13 |
| 2002-06-19 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-0 | 1478.85 | 1484.59 | 54.11% | 15.06% | 30.83% | +2.98 | 16 |
| 2002-06-29 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1481.83 | 1516.49 | 50.05% | 15.67% | 34.28% | +1.74 | 19 |
| 2002-07-04 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 1-2 | 1483.57 | 1479.11 | 30.68% | 15.03% | 54.29% | -1.48 | 19 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1482.09 | 1469.69 | 31.60% | 15.22% | 53.18% | -3.05 | 19 |
| 2002-07-13 | Columbus Crew | L 1-3 | 1479.04 | 1493.25 | 52.93% | 15.26% | 31.81% | -4.14 | 19 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Chicago Fire | T 0-0 | 1474.90 | 1531.53 | 24.42% | 13.08% | 62.50% | +0.48 | 20 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-1 | 1475.38 | 1497.06 | 27.84% | 14.29% | 57.87% | -1.42 | 20 |
| 2002-07-27 | New England Revolution | L 0-1 | 1473.96 | 1465.50 | 56.07% | 14.68% | 29.25% | -2.67 | 20 |
| 2002-07-31 | @ Chicago Fire | T 0-0 | 1471.29 | 1533.51 | 23.90% | 12.87% | 63.22% | +0.50 | 21 |
| 2002-08-10 | Kansas City Wizards | T 0-0 | 1471.79 | 1484.87 | 53.09% | 15.24% | 31.67% | -0.27 | 22 |
| 2002-08-17 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | T 2-2 | 1471.52 | 1542.24 | 23.15% | 12.54% | 64.31% | +0.35 | 23 |
| 2002-08-25 | @ MetroStars | L 0-1 | 1471.87 | 1500.25 | 27.15% | 14.07% | 58.77% | -1.39 | 23 |
| 2002-08-31 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 4-2 | 1470.48 | 1538.76 | 45.24% | 16.08% | 38.67% | +2.84 | 26 |
| 2002-09-07 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-3 | 1473.32 | 1468.71 | 30.70% | 15.03% | 54.27% | -4.31 | 26 |
| 2002-09-12 | @ MetroStars | W 1-0 | 1469.01 | 1502.06 | 26.68% | 13.92% | 59.40% | +2.80 | 29 |
| 2002-09-14 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1471.81 | 1499.26 | 51.07% | 15.54% | 33.39% | +1.61 | 32 |
| 2002-09-19 | Dallas Burn | L 3-4 | 1473.42 | 1495.33 | 51.85% | 15.43% | 32.72% | -2.18 | 32 |
| 2002-03-23 | San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-2 | 1494.91 | 1524.79 | 50.73% | 15.58% | 33.69% | -4.62 | 0 |
| 2002-04-06 | DC United | W 2-1 | 1490.29 | 1486.21 | 55.47% | 14.80% | 29.73% | +1.44 | 3 |
| 2002-04-13 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | T 1-1 | 1491.73 | 1521.02 | 27.06% | 14.04% | 58.90% | +0.36 | 4 |
| 2002-04-20 | Los Angeles Galaxy | T 1-1 | 1492.09 | 1520.66 | 50.91% | 15.56% | 33.53% | -0.19 | 5 |
| 2002-04-27 | Kansas City Wizards | T 1-1 | 1491.90 | 1482.03 | 56.26% | 14.64% | 29.09% | -0.31 | 6 |
| 2002-05-04 | @ MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1491.59 | 1503.26 | 28.90% | 14.59% | 56.51% | +2.53 | 9 |
| 2002-05-11 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1494.12 | 1479.18 | 31.89% | 15.28% | 52.83% | -3.08 | 9 |
| 2002-05-18 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1491.04 | 1488.64 | 55.24% | 14.85% | 29.91% | +2.51 | 12 |
| 2002-05-25 | @ Columbus Crew | T 1-1 | 1493.55 | 1498.93 | 29.58% | 14.77% | 55.65% | +0.29 | 13 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Kansas City Wizards | T 2-2 | 1493.84 | 1479.24 | 31.85% | 15.27% | 52.88% | +0.17 | 14 |
| 2002-06-08 | Colorado Rapids | W 4-1 | 1494.01 | 1490.69 | 55.37% | 14.82% | 29.81% | +3.53 | 17 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Chicago Fire | W 3-1 | 1497.54 | 1537.11 | 26.04% | 13.70% | 60.27% | +4.63 | 20 |
| 2002-06-22 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-3 | 1502.17 | 1512.41 | 29.05% | 14.63% | 56.32% | -4.08 | 20 |
| 2002-06-29 | Columbus Crew | W 1-0 | 1498.09 | 1501.13 | 54.49% | 14.99% | 30.52% | +1.56 | 23 |
| 2002-07-04 | MetroStars | W 2-0 | 1499.65 | 1508.62 | 53.66% | 15.14% | 31.20% | +3.01 | 26 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ Kansas City Wizards | T 1-1 | 1502.66 | 1480.59 | 32.74% | 15.43% | 51.83% | +0.21 | 27 |
| 2002-07-13 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-1 | 1502.87 | 1539.34 | 49.80% | 15.70% | 34.50% | +1.66 | 30 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-4 | 1504.53 | 1537.68 | 26.67% | 13.92% | 59.41% | -4.89 | 30 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Colorado Rapids | T 2-2 | 1499.64 | 1478.96 | 32.57% | 15.40% | 52.03% | +0.16 | 31 |
| 2002-07-31 | Kansas City Wizards | L 0-1 | 1499.80 | 1482.16 | 57.32% | 14.41% | 28.26% | -2.71 | 31 |
| 2002-08-10 | Chicago Fire | W 3-1 | 1497.09 | 1533.02 | 49.87% | 15.69% | 34.44% | +2.86 | 34 |
| 2002-08-17 | @ MetroStars | W 3-1 | 1499.95 | 1504.57 | 29.67% | 14.79% | 55.54% | +4.32 | 37 |
| 2002-08-21 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 1-3 | 1504.27 | 1541.90 | 26.23% | 13.76% | 60.01% | -2.20 | 37 |
| 2002-08-24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1502.07 | 1525.59 | 51.63% | 15.46% | 32.91% | +1.68 | 40 |
| 2002-09-01 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 2-3 | 1503.75 | 1478.26 | 33.15% | 15.50% | 51.35% | -1.51 | 40 |
| 2002-09-05 | MetroStars | L 1-3 | 1502.24 | 1497.74 | 55.53% | 14.79% | 29.68% | -4.31 | 40 |
| 2002-09-14 | New England Revolution | L 1-2 | 1497.93 | 1473.02 | 58.31% | 14.19% | 27.51% | -2.60 | 40 |
| 2002-09-19 | @ DC United | W 4-3 | 1495.33 | 1473.42 | 32.72% | 15.43% | 51.85% | +2.18 | 43 |
| 2002-03-23 | Colorado Rapids | T 1-1 | 1480.30 | 1482.80 | 54.56% | 14.98% | 30.46% | -0.27 | 1 |
| 2002-04-13 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-0 | 1480.03 | 1528.78 | 48.05% | 15.88% | 36.07% | +3.45 | 4 |
| 2002-04-20 | @ DC United | L 1-2 | 1483.48 | 1484.77 | 30.04% | 14.88% | 55.09% | -1.45 | 4 |
| 2002-04-27 | @ Dallas Burn | T 1-1 | 1482.03 | 1491.90 | 29.09% | 14.64% | 56.26% | +0.30 | 5 |
| 2002-05-04 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1482.33 | 1518.03 | 49.91% | 15.69% | 34.41% | -2.27 | 5 |
| 2002-05-11 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-2 | 1480.06 | 1485.79 | 29.55% | 14.76% | 55.70% | -2.86 | 5 |
| 2002-05-18 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 2-1 | 1477.20 | 1523.01 | 48.47% | 15.84% | 35.69% | +1.71 | 8 |
| 2002-05-25 | @ MetroStars | T 1-1 | 1478.91 | 1496.99 | 28.22% | 14.40% | 57.38% | +0.33 | 9 |
| 2002-06-01 | Dallas Burn | T 2-2 | 1479.24 | 1493.84 | 52.88% | 15.27% | 31.85% | -0.18 | 10 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-3 | 1479.06 | 1531.99 | 24.76% | 13.22% | 62.02% | -3.46 | 10 |
| 2002-06-15 | DC United | W 2-0 | 1475.60 | 1481.83 | 54.04% | 15.07% | 30.88% | +2.98 | 13 |
| 2002-06-19 | @ Columbus Crew | T 1-1 | 1478.58 | 1501.47 | 27.72% | 14.25% | 58.03% | +0.35 | 14 |
| 2002-06-22 | New England Revolution | W 3-2 | 1478.93 | 1471.58 | 55.92% | 14.71% | 29.37% | +1.34 | 17 |
| 2002-06-29 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 1-2 | 1480.27 | 1538.33 | 24.28% | 13.03% | 62.69% | -1.16 | 17 |
| 2002-07-04 | DC United | W 2-1 | 1479.11 | 1483.57 | 54.29% | 15.03% | 30.68% | +1.48 | 20 |
| 2002-07-06 | Dallas Burn | T 1-1 | 1480.59 | 1502.66 | 51.83% | 15.43% | 32.74% | -0.21 | 21 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ New England Revolution | W 4-2 | 1480.38 | 1472.73 | 31.05% | 15.11% | 53.85% | +3.76 | 24 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | T 2-2 | 1484.14 | 1518.86 | 26.52% | 13.86% | 59.62% | +0.28 | 25 |
| 2002-07-24 | MetroStars | L 1-3 | 1484.42 | 1506.85 | 51.78% | 15.44% | 32.78% | -4.07 | 25 |
| 2002-07-27 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-1 | 1480.35 | 1544.05 | 45.90% | 16.05% | 38.05% | +1.81 | 28 |
| 2002-07-31 | @ Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1482.16 | 1499.80 | 28.26% | 14.41% | 57.32% | +2.71 | 31 |
| 2002-08-10 | @ DC United | T 0-0 | 1484.87 | 1471.79 | 31.67% | 15.24% | 53.09% | +0.27 | 32 |
| 2002-08-14 | @ Chicago Fire | L 1-5 | 1485.14 | 1530.15 | 25.51% | 13.51% | 60.98% | -3.89 | 32 |
| 2002-08-18 | Columbus Crew | L 0-4 | 1481.25 | 1499.46 | 52.37% | 15.35% | 32.28% | -9.00 | 32 |
| 2002-08-21 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1472.25 | 1524.40 | 24.83% | 13.25% | 61.92% | -1.19 | 32 |
| 2002-08-31 | Chicago Fire | W 2-1 | 1471.06 | 1535.40 | 45.81% | 16.05% | 38.14% | +1.81 | 35 |
| 2002-09-14 | Colorado Rapids | L 1-2 | 1472.87 | 1479.77 | 53.95% | 15.09% | 30.96% | -2.43 | 35 |
| 2002-09-20 | @ Colorado Rapids | T 1-1 | 1470.44 | 1482.20 | 28.89% | 14.59% | 56.52% | +0.31 | 36 |
| 2002-03-23 | DC United | W 2-1 | 1518.22 | 1487.06 | 59.15% | 13.98% | 26.87% | +1.30 | 3 |
| 2002-04-06 | Chicago Fire | W 2-1 | 1519.52 | 1527.47 | 53.80% | 15.11% | 31.08% | +1.50 | 6 |
| 2002-04-13 | Dallas Burn | T 1-1 | 1521.02 | 1491.73 | 58.90% | 14.04% | 27.06% | -0.36 | 7 |
| 2002-04-20 | @ Dallas Burn | T 1-1 | 1520.66 | 1492.09 | 33.53% | 15.56% | 50.91% | +0.19 | 8 |
| 2002-04-27 | Colorado Rapids | L 0-1 | 1520.85 | 1482.96 | 60.04% | 13.76% | 26.20% | -2.82 | 8 |
| 2002-05-04 | @ Kansas City Wizards | W 2-1 | 1518.03 | 1482.33 | 34.41% | 15.69% | 49.91% | +2.27 | 11 |
| 2002-05-11 | @ Chicago Fire | W 1-0 | 1520.30 | 1536.85 | 28.38% | 14.44% | 57.18% | +2.71 | 14 |
| 2002-05-18 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 1-2 | 1523.01 | 1477.20 | 35.69% | 15.84% | 48.47% | -1.71 | 14 |
| 2002-05-25 | @ New England Revolution | L 2-3 | 1521.30 | 1475.46 | 35.70% | 15.84% | 48.46% | -1.62 | 14 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 2-3 | 1519.68 | 1489.15 | 33.77% | 15.60% | 50.64% | -1.54 | 14 |
| 2002-06-08 | Chicago Fire | W 1-0 | 1518.14 | 1538.77 | 52.03% | 15.40% | 32.57% | +1.67 | 17 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ MetroStars | L 0-5 | 1519.81 | 1496.66 | 32.87% | 15.45% | 51.68% | -7.40 | 17 |
| 2002-06-22 | Dallas Burn | W 3-0 | 1512.41 | 1502.17 | 56.32% | 14.63% | 29.05% | +4.08 | 20 |
| 2002-06-29 | @ DC United | L 0-1 | 1516.49 | 1481.83 | 34.28% | 15.67% | 50.05% | -1.75 | 20 |
| 2002-07-04 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-1 | 1514.74 | 1539.50 | 51.45% | 15.49% | 33.06% | +1.59 | 23 |
| 2002-07-07 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-1 | 1516.33 | 1537.91 | 27.85% | 14.29% | 57.86% | -1.42 | 23 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1514.91 | 1480.28 | 34.27% | 15.67% | 50.06% | +3.95 | 26 |
| 2002-07-20 | Kansas City Wizards | T 2-2 | 1518.86 | 1484.14 | 59.62% | 13.86% | 26.52% | -0.28 | 27 |
| 2002-07-27 | Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1518.58 | 1498.49 | 57.66% | 14.34% | 28.01% | +1.35 | 30 |
| 2002-08-10 | New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1519.93 | 1468.17 | 61.87% | 13.26% | 24.87% | +1.20 | 33 |
| 2002-08-14 | @ Columbus Crew | L 2-3 | 1521.13 | 1497.95 | 32.87% | 15.45% | 51.68% | -1.50 | 33 |
| 2002-08-17 | Colorado Rapids | W 4-0 | 1519.63 | 1480.37 | 60.22% | 13.71% | 26.07% | +4.77 | 36 |
| 2002-08-21 | Kansas City Wizards | W 2-1 | 1524.40 | 1472.25 | 61.92% | 13.25% | 24.83% | +1.19 | 39 |
| 2002-08-24 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-1 | 1525.59 | 1502.07 | 32.91% | 15.46% | 51.63% | -1.68 | 39 |
| 2002-08-31 | MetroStars | W 3-0 | 1523.91 | 1501.64 | 57.95% | 14.27% | 27.78% | +3.90 | 42 |
| 2002-09-07 | @ Chicago Fire | W 2-1 | 1527.81 | 1533.59 | 29.54% | 14.76% | 55.70% | +2.50 | 45 |
| 2002-09-14 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 1-0 | 1530.31 | 1537.14 | 53.96% | 15.09% | 30.95% | +1.59 | 48 |
| 2002-09-21 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | W 1-0 | 1531.90 | 1535.55 | 29.77% | 14.81% | 55.41% | +2.64 | 51 |
| 2002-03-23 | New England Revolution | W 3-1 | 1503.74 | 1477.13 | 58.54% | 14.13% | 27.33% | +2.29 | 3 |
| 2002-03-27 | Columbus Crew | L 0-1 | 1506.03 | 1500.17 | 55.71% | 14.75% | 29.53% | -2.65 | 3 |
| 2002-04-06 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-1 | 1503.38 | 1502.82 | 30.24% | 14.93% | 54.83% | +2.46 | 6 |
| 2002-04-13 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1505.84 | 1487.84 | 32.25% | 15.35% | 52.40% | +2.37 | 9 |
| 2002-04-20 | Chicago Fire | L 0-2 | 1508.21 | 1525.97 | 52.44% | 15.34% | 32.22% | -4.74 | 9 |
| 2002-04-27 | San Jose Earthquakes | T 1-1 | 1503.47 | 1527.84 | 51.51% | 15.48% | 33.02% | -0.21 | 10 |
| 2002-05-04 | Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1503.26 | 1491.59 | 56.51% | 14.59% | 28.90% | -2.53 | 10 |
| 2002-05-11 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 1-2 | 1500.73 | 1529.28 | 27.14% | 14.07% | 58.80% | -1.31 | 10 |
| 2002-05-18 | @ DC United | L 2-4 | 1499.42 | 1478.05 | 32.65% | 15.42% | 51.93% | -2.43 | 10 |
| 2002-05-25 | Kansas City Wizards | T 1-1 | 1496.99 | 1478.91 | 57.38% | 14.40% | 28.22% | -0.33 | 11 |
| 2002-06-15 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 5-0 | 1496.66 | 1519.81 | 51.68% | 15.45% | 32.87% | +7.40 | 14 |
| 2002-06-22 | @ Chicago Fire | W 1-0 | 1504.06 | 1532.49 | 27.15% | 14.07% | 58.78% | +2.77 | 17 |
| 2002-06-26 | Colorado Rapids | L 0-1 | 1506.83 | 1477.08 | 58.96% | 14.03% | 27.01% | -2.78 | 17 |
| 2002-06-29 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-0 | 1504.05 | 1470.24 | 34.17% | 15.66% | 50.17% | +4.57 | 20 |
| 2002-07-04 | @ Dallas Burn | L 0-2 | 1508.62 | 1499.65 | 31.20% | 15.14% | 53.66% | -3.01 | 20 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ Columbus Crew | W 3-2 | 1505.61 | 1495.54 | 31.32% | 15.16% | 53.51% | +2.29 | 23 |
| 2002-07-13 | Chicago Fire | L 2-3 | 1507.90 | 1529.29 | 51.93% | 15.42% | 32.66% | -2.23 | 23 |
| 2002-07-20 | New England Revolution | W 4-3 | 1505.67 | 1468.97 | 59.88% | 13.80% | 26.32% | +1.18 | 26 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ Kansas City Wizards | W 3-1 | 1506.85 | 1484.42 | 32.78% | 15.44% | 51.78% | +4.06 | 29 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Chicago Fire | L 0-3 | 1510.91 | 1529.56 | 28.16% | 14.38% | 57.46% | -3.95 | 29 |
| 2002-07-31 | Columbus Crew | L 2-3 | 1506.96 | 1497.13 | 56.26% | 14.64% | 29.10% | -2.39 | 29 |
| 2002-08-17 | Dallas Burn | L 1-3 | 1504.57 | 1499.95 | 55.54% | 14.79% | 29.67% | -4.32 | 29 |
| 2002-08-25 | DC United | W 1-0 | 1500.25 | 1471.87 | 58.77% | 14.07% | 27.15% | +1.39 | 32 |
| 2002-08-31 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-3 | 1501.64 | 1523.91 | 27.78% | 14.27% | 57.95% | -3.90 | 32 |
| 2002-09-05 | @ Dallas Burn | W 3-1 | 1497.74 | 1502.24 | 29.68% | 14.79% | 55.53% | +4.32 | 35 |
| 2002-09-12 | DC United | L 0-1 | 1502.06 | 1469.01 | 59.40% | 13.92% | 26.68% | -2.80 | 35 |
| 2002-09-14 | @ DC United | L 1-2 | 1499.26 | 1471.81 | 33.39% | 15.54% | 51.07% | -1.61 | 35 |
| 2002-09-21 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-3 | 1497.65 | 1475.61 | 32.73% | 15.43% | 51.83% | -4.57 | 35 |
| 2002-03-23 | @ MetroStars | L 1-3 | 1477.13 | 1503.74 | 27.33% | 14.13% | 58.54% | -2.29 | 0 |
| 2002-04-06 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | L 1-2 | 1474.84 | 1527.59 | 24.78% | 13.23% | 62.00% | -1.19 | 0 |
| 2002-04-20 | @ Columbus Crew | W 2-0 | 1473.65 | 1500.36 | 27.32% | 14.13% | 58.55% | +5.21 | 3 |
| 2002-04-27 | @ Chicago Fire | T 2-2 | 1478.86 | 1530.72 | 24.86% | 13.26% | 61.88% | +0.32 | 4 |
| 2002-05-11 | Dallas Burn | W 2-0 | 1479.18 | 1494.12 | 52.83% | 15.28% | 31.89% | +3.07 | 7 |
| 2002-05-19 | Chicago Fire | L 1-3 | 1482.25 | 1534.15 | 47.60% | 15.92% | 36.48% | -3.78 | 7 |
| 2002-05-22 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 2-5 | 1478.47 | 1486.14 | 29.33% | 14.70% | 55.96% | -3.01 | 7 |
| 2002-05-25 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 3-2 | 1475.46 | 1521.30 | 48.46% | 15.84% | 35.70% | +1.62 | 10 |
| 2002-06-01 | San Jose Earthquakes | L 0-2 | 1477.08 | 1527.60 | 47.79% | 15.91% | 36.30% | -4.39 | 10 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ DC United | L 2-3 | 1472.69 | 1480.49 | 29.32% | 14.70% | 55.98% | -1.34 | 10 |
| 2002-06-12 | Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1471.35 | 1497.49 | 51.26% | 15.51% | 33.23% | -2.33 | 10 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 2-1 | 1469.02 | 1487.16 | 28.21% | 14.40% | 57.39% | +2.56 | 13 |
| 2002-06-22 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 2-3 | 1471.58 | 1478.93 | 29.37% | 14.71% | 55.92% | -1.34 | 13 |
| 2002-06-29 | MetroStars | L 0-2 | 1470.24 | 1504.05 | 50.17% | 15.66% | 34.17% | -4.57 | 13 |
| 2002-07-04 | Columbus Crew | W 4-1 | 1465.67 | 1499.56 | 50.16% | 15.66% | 34.18% | +4.02 | 16 |
| 2002-07-06 | DC United | W 2-0 | 1469.69 | 1482.09 | 53.18% | 15.22% | 31.60% | +3.04 | 19 |
| 2002-07-13 | Kansas City Wizards | L 2-4 | 1472.73 | 1480.38 | 53.85% | 15.11% | 31.05% | -3.76 | 19 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ MetroStars | L 3-4 | 1468.97 | 1505.67 | 26.32% | 13.80% | 59.88% | -1.17 | 19 |
| 2002-07-24 | Colorado Rapids | L 2-3 | 1467.80 | 1476.67 | 53.68% | 15.14% | 31.19% | -2.30 | 19 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ DC United | W 1-0 | 1465.50 | 1473.96 | 29.25% | 14.68% | 56.07% | +2.67 | 22 |
| 2002-08-10 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1468.17 | 1519.93 | 24.87% | 13.26% | 61.87% | -1.20 | 22 |
| 2002-08-18 | Chicago Fire | L 0-2 | 1466.97 | 1534.04 | 45.42% | 16.07% | 38.51% | -4.20 | 22 |
| 2002-08-24 | @ Chicago Fire | W 2-1 | 1462.77 | 1538.24 | 22.73% | 12.35% | 64.92% | +2.84 | 25 |
| 2002-08-28 | Colorado Rapids | W 3-1 | 1465.61 | 1480.93 | 52.78% | 15.29% | 31.94% | +2.66 | 28 |
| 2002-08-31 | @ Columbus Crew | T 0-0 | 1468.27 | 1508.45 | 25.98% | 13.68% | 60.35% | +0.44 | 29 |
| 2002-09-07 | DC United | W 3-0 | 1468.71 | 1473.32 | 54.27% | 15.03% | 30.70% | +4.31 | 32 |
| 2002-09-14 | @ Dallas Burn | W 2-1 | 1473.02 | 1497.93 | 27.51% | 14.19% | 58.31% | +2.59 | 35 |
| 2002-09-21 | MetroStars | W 3-0 | 1475.61 | 1497.65 | 51.83% | 15.43% | 32.73% | +4.58 | 38 |
| 2002-03-23 | @ Dallas Burn | W 2-0 | 1524.79 | 1494.91 | 33.69% | 15.58% | 50.73% | +4.61 | 3 |
| 2002-03-30 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-1 | 1529.40 | 1483.07 | 35.76% | 15.85% | 48.39% | -1.81 | 3 |
| 2002-04-06 | New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1527.59 | 1474.84 | 62.00% | 13.23% | 24.78% | +1.19 | 6 |
| 2002-04-13 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 0-2 | 1528.78 | 1480.03 | 36.07% | 15.88% | 48.05% | -3.45 | 6 |
| 2002-04-20 | Colorado Rapids | W 2-0 | 1525.33 | 1485.47 | 60.30% | 13.69% | 26.01% | +2.51 | 9 |
| 2002-04-27 | @ MetroStars | T 1-1 | 1527.84 | 1503.47 | 33.02% | 15.48% | 51.51% | +0.21 | 10 |
| 2002-05-04 | Columbus Crew | W 3-2 | 1528.05 | 1496.64 | 59.18% | 13.97% | 26.85% | +1.23 | 13 |
| 2002-05-11 | MetroStars | W 2-1 | 1529.28 | 1500.73 | 58.80% | 14.07% | 27.14% | +1.31 | 16 |
| 2002-05-18 | @ Columbus Crew | L 0-2 | 1530.59 | 1495.64 | 34.31% | 15.67% | 50.01% | -3.30 | 16 |
| 2002-05-26 | @ Chicago Fire | T 1-1 | 1527.29 | 1537.93 | 29.01% | 14.62% | 56.37% | +0.31 | 17 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ New England Revolution | W 2-0 | 1527.60 | 1477.08 | 36.30% | 15.91% | 47.79% | +4.39 | 20 |
| 2002-06-08 | Kansas City Wizards | W 3-0 | 1531.99 | 1479.06 | 62.02% | 13.22% | 24.76% | +3.46 | 23 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1535.45 | 1499.82 | 34.40% | 15.69% | 49.91% | -1.65 | 23 |
| 2002-06-22 | Colorado Rapids | W 4-0 | 1533.80 | 1481.62 | 61.92% | 13.25% | 24.83% | +4.53 | 26 |
| 2002-06-29 | Kansas City Wizards | W 2-1 | 1538.33 | 1480.27 | 62.69% | 13.03% | 24.28% | +1.17 | 29 |
| 2002-07-04 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 1-2 | 1539.50 | 1514.74 | 33.06% | 15.49% | 51.45% | -1.59 | 29 |
| 2002-07-07 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 1-0 | 1537.91 | 1516.33 | 57.86% | 14.29% | 27.85% | +1.43 | 32 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ Dallas Burn | L 1-2 | 1539.34 | 1502.87 | 34.50% | 15.70% | 49.80% | -1.66 | 32 |
| 2002-07-20 | Dallas Burn | W 4-0 | 1537.68 | 1504.53 | 59.41% | 13.92% | 26.67% | +4.89 | 35 |
| 2002-07-24 | Chicago Fire | W 1-0 | 1542.57 | 1531.04 | 56.49% | 14.59% | 28.92% | +1.48 | 38 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 1-2 | 1544.05 | 1480.35 | 38.05% | 16.05% | 45.90% | -1.81 | 38 |
| 2002-08-17 | DC United | T 2-2 | 1542.24 | 1471.52 | 64.31% | 12.54% | 23.15% | -0.34 | 39 |
| 2002-08-21 | Dallas Burn | W 3-1 | 1541.90 | 1504.27 | 60.01% | 13.76% | 26.23% | +2.19 | 42 |
| 2002-08-24 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-3 | 1544.09 | 1475.60 | 38.70% | 16.08% | 45.21% | -5.33 | 42 |
| 2002-08-31 | @ DC United | L 2-4 | 1538.76 | 1470.48 | 38.67% | 16.08% | 45.24% | -2.84 | 42 |
| 2002-09-07 | Columbus Crew | W 4-3 | 1535.92 | 1508.02 | 58.71% | 14.09% | 27.20% | +1.22 | 45 |
| 2002-09-14 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1537.14 | 1530.31 | 30.95% | 15.09% | 53.96% | -1.59 | 45 |
| 2002-09-21 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1535.55 | 1531.90 | 55.41% | 14.81% | 29.77% | -2.63 | 45 |
Playoff Games
Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Tie % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-26 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1529.28 | 1480.19 | 43.94% | 0.00% | 56.06% | -3.45 | 0-1 |
| 2002-09-29 | New England Revolution | W 2-1 | 1525.83 | 1483.64 | 68.33% | 0.00% | 31.67% | +1.24 | 1-1 |
| 2002-10-02 | @ New England Revolution | L 0-2 | 1527.07 | 1482.40 | 43.32% | 0.00% | 56.68% | -3.40 | 1-2 |
| 2002-09-25 | @ Dallas Burn | L 2-4 | 1481.89 | 1497.51 | 35.07% | 0.00% | 64.93% | -2.13 | 0-1 |
| 2002-09-28 | Dallas Burn | W 1-0 | 1479.76 | 1499.64 | 60.15% | 0.00% | 39.85% | +1.66 | 1-1 |
| 2002-10-02 | @ Dallas Burn | W 2-1 | 1481.42 | 1497.98 | 34.95% | 0.00% | 65.05% | +2.55 | 2-1 |
| 2002-10-05 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-4 | 1483.97 | 1533.65 | 30.75% | 0.00% | 69.25% | -4.58 | 2-2 |
| 2002-10-09 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1479.39 | 1538.23 | 54.67% | 0.00% | 45.33% | -2.27 | 2-3 |
| 2002-09-25 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-1 | 1508.61 | 1532.92 | 33.94% | 0.00% | 66.06% | +2.60 | 1-0 |
| 2002-09-28 | San Jose Earthquakes | W 2-1 | 1511.21 | 1530.32 | 60.25% | 0.00% | 39.75% | +1.56 | 2-0 |
| 2002-10-06 | @ New England Revolution | T 0-0 | 1512.77 | 1485.80 | 40.83% | 0.00% | 59.17% | +0.22 | 2-0 |
| 2002-10-09 | New England Revolution | L 0-1 | 1512.99 | 1485.58 | 66.46% | 0.00% | 33.54% | -2.77 | 2-1 |
| 2002-10-12 | @ New England Revolution | T 2-2 | 1510.22 | 1488.35 | 40.13% | 0.00% | 59.87% | +0.16 | 2-1 |
| 2002-09-25 | Colorado Rapids | W 4-2 | 1497.51 | 1481.89 | 64.93% | 0.00% | 35.07% | +2.13 | 1-0 |
| 2002-09-28 | @ Colorado Rapids | L 0-1 | 1499.64 | 1479.76 | 39.85% | 0.00% | 60.15% | -1.66 | 1-1 |
| 2002-10-02 | Colorado Rapids | L 1-2 | 1497.98 | 1481.42 | 65.05% | 0.00% | 34.95% | -2.55 | 1-2 |
| 2002-09-25 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-3 | 1470.75 | 1534.54 | 29.04% | 0.00% | 70.96% | -1.08 | 0-1 |
| 2002-09-28 | Los Angeles Galaxy | W 4-1 | 1469.67 | 1535.62 | 53.65% | 0.00% | 46.35% | +4.45 | 1-1 |
| 2002-10-02 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | L 2-5 | 1474.12 | 1531.16 | 29.85% | 0.00% | 70.15% | -2.48 | 1-2 |
| 2002-09-25 | Kansas City Wizards | W 3-2 | 1534.54 | 1470.75 | 70.96% | 0.00% | 29.04% | +1.08 | 1-0 |
| 2002-09-28 | @ Kansas City Wizards | L 1-4 | 1535.62 | 1469.67 | 46.35% | 0.00% | 53.65% | -4.46 | 1-1 |
| 2002-10-02 | Kansas City Wizards | W 5-2 | 1531.16 | 1474.12 | 70.15% | 0.00% | 29.85% | +2.49 | 2-1 |
| 2002-10-05 | Colorado Rapids | W 4-0 | 1533.65 | 1483.97 | 69.25% | 0.00% | 30.75% | +4.58 | 3-1 |
| 2002-10-09 | @ Colorado Rapids | W 1-0 | 1538.23 | 1479.39 | 45.33% | 0.00% | 54.67% | +2.27 | 4-1 |
| 2002-10-20 | @ New England Revolution | W 1-0 | 1540.50 | 1488.19 | 44.40% | 0.00% | 55.60% | +2.32 | 5-1 |
| 2002-09-26 | Chicago Fire | W 2-0 | 1480.19 | 1529.28 | 56.06% | 0.00% | 43.94% | +3.45 | 1-0 |
| 2002-09-29 | @ Chicago Fire | L 1-2 | 1483.64 | 1525.83 | 31.67% | 0.00% | 68.33% | -1.24 | 1-1 |
| 2002-10-02 | Chicago Fire | W 2-0 | 1482.40 | 1527.07 | 56.68% | 0.00% | 43.32% | +3.40 | 2-1 |
| 2002-10-06 | Columbus Crew | T 0-0 | 1485.80 | 1512.77 | 59.17% | 0.00% | 40.83% | -0.22 | 2-1 |
| 2002-10-09 | @ Columbus Crew | W 1-0 | 1485.58 | 1512.99 | 33.54% | 0.00% | 66.46% | +2.77 | 3-1 |
| 2002-10-12 | Columbus Crew | T 2-2 | 1488.35 | 1510.22 | 59.87% | 0.00% | 40.13% | -0.16 | 3-1 |
| 2002-10-20 | Los Angeles Galaxy | L 0-1 | 1488.19 | 1540.50 | 55.60% | 0.00% | 44.40% | -2.32 | 3-2 |
| 2002-09-25 | Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1532.92 | 1508.61 | 66.06% | 0.00% | 33.94% | -2.60 | 0-1 |
| 2002-09-28 | @ Columbus Crew | L 1-2 | 1530.32 | 1511.21 | 39.75% | 0.00% | 60.25% | -1.56 | 0-2 |
Biggest Upsets
The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Underdog Win % | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Elo | Score | Team | Elo | Score | |||
| 1 | 2002-08-24 | 22.73% | New England Revolution | 1462.77 | 2 | @ Chicago Fire | 1538.24 | 1 |
| 2 | 2002-06-15 | 26.04% | Dallas Burn | 1497.54 | 3 | @ Chicago Fire | 1537.11 | 1 |
| 3 | 2002-04-27 | 26.20% | Colorado Rapids | 1482.96 | 1 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 1520.85 | 0 |
| 4 | 2002-09-12 | 26.68% | DC United | 1469.01 | 1 | @ MetroStars | 1502.06 | 0 |
| 5 | 2002-06-26 | 27.01% | Colorado Rapids | 1477.08 | 1 | @ MetroStars | 1506.83 | 0 |
| 6 | 2002-06-22 | 27.15% | MetroStars | 1504.06 | 1 | @ Chicago Fire | 1532.49 | 0 |
| 7 | 2002-04-20 | 27.32% | New England Revolution | 1473.65 | 2 | @ Columbus Crew | 1500.36 | 0 |
| 8 | 2002-09-14 | 27.51% | New England Revolution | 1473.02 | 2 | @ Dallas Burn | 1497.93 | 1 |
| 9 | 2002-06-15 | 28.21% | New England Revolution | 1469.02 | 2 | @ Colorado Rapids | 1487.16 | 1 |
| 10 | 2002-07-31 | 28.26% | Kansas City Wizards | 1482.16 | 1 | @ Dallas Burn | 1499.80 | 0 |
| 11 | 2002-05-11 | 28.38% | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1520.30 | 1 | @ Chicago Fire | 1536.85 | 0 |
| 12 | 2002-05-04 | 28.90% | Dallas Burn | 1491.59 | 2 | @ MetroStars | 1503.26 | 1 |
| 13 | 2002-07-31 | 29.10% | Columbus Crew | 1497.13 | 3 | @ MetroStars | 1506.96 | 2 |
| 14 | 2002-07-27 | 29.25% | New England Revolution | 1465.50 | 1 | @ DC United | 1473.96 | 0 |
| 15 | 2002-03-27 | 29.53% | Columbus Crew | 1500.17 | 1 | @ MetroStars | 1506.03 | 0 |
| 16 | 2002-09-07 | 29.54% | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1527.81 | 2 | @ Chicago Fire | 1533.59 | 1 |
| 17 | 2002-08-17 | 29.67% | Dallas Burn | 1499.95 | 3 | @ MetroStars | 1504.57 | 1 |
| 18 | 2002-09-05 | 29.68% | MetroStars | 1497.74 | 3 | @ Dallas Burn | 1502.24 | 1 |
| 19 | 2002-09-21 | 29.77% | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1531.90 | 1 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | 1535.55 | 0 |
| 20 | 2002-04-06 | 30.24% | MetroStars | 1503.38 | 2 | @ Columbus Crew | 1502.82 | 1 |
| 21 | 2002-09-14 | 30.96% | Colorado Rapids | 1479.77 | 2 | @ Kansas City Wizards | 1472.87 | 1 |
| 22 | 2002-07-13 | 31.05% | Kansas City Wizards | 1480.38 | 4 | @ New England Revolution | 1472.73 | 2 |
| 23 | 2002-07-24 | 31.19% | Colorado Rapids | 1476.67 | 3 | @ New England Revolution | 1467.80 | 2 |
| 24 | 2002-07-06 | 31.32% | MetroStars | 1505.61 | 3 | @ Columbus Crew | 1495.54 | 2 |
| 25 | 2002-07-13 | 31.81% | Columbus Crew | 1493.25 | 3 | @ DC United | 1479.04 | 1 |
Biggest Elo Changes
The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Elo Δ | Winning Team | Losing Team | Tie % | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Elo | Win % | Team | Score | Elo | Win % | ||||
| 1 | 2002-08-18 | 9.00 | Columbus Crew | 4 | 1499.46 | 32.28% | @ Kansas City Wizards | 0 | 1481.25 | 52.37% | 15.35% |
| 2 | 2002-06-15 | 7.40 | @ MetroStars | 5 | 1496.66 | 51.68% | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | 1519.81 | 32.87% | 15.45% |
| 3 | 2002-05-04 | 6.45 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 1530.41 | 35.67% | @ DC United | 0 | 1484.73 | 48.48% | 15.84% |
| 4 | 2002-08-24 | 5.33 | @ Colorado Rapids | 3 | 1475.60 | 45.21% | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | 1544.09 | 38.70% | 16.08% |
| 5 | 2002-04-20 | 5.21 | New England Revolution | 2 | 1473.65 | 27.32% | @ Columbus Crew | 0 | 1500.36 | 58.55% | 14.13% |
| 6 | 2002-07-20 | 4.89 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 1537.68 | 59.41% | Dallas Burn | 0 | 1504.53 | 26.67% | 13.92% |
| 7 | 2002-08-17 | 4.77 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | 1519.63 | 60.22% | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1480.37 | 26.07% | 13.71% |
| 8 | 2002-04-20 | 4.75 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 1525.97 | 32.22% | @ MetroStars | 0 | 1508.21 | 52.44% | 15.34% |
| 9 | 2002-03-23 | 4.71 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 1526.17 | 32.64% | @ Columbus Crew | 0 | 1504.88 | 51.94% | 15.42% |
| 10 | 2002-06-15 | 4.63 | Dallas Burn | 3 | 1497.54 | 26.04% | @ Chicago Fire | 1 | 1537.11 | 60.27% | 13.70% |
| 11 | 2002-03-23 | 4.62 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 1524.79 | 33.69% | @ Dallas Burn | 0 | 1494.91 | 50.73% | 15.58% |
| 12 | 2002-09-21 | 4.58 | @ New England Revolution | 3 | 1475.61 | 51.83% | MetroStars | 0 | 1497.65 | 32.73% | 15.43% |
| 13 | 2002-10-05 * | 4.58 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 4 | 1533.65 | 69.25% | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1483.97 | 30.75% | 0.00% |
| 14 | 2002-06-29 | 4.57 | MetroStars | 2 | 1504.05 | 34.17% | @ New England Revolution | 0 | 1470.24 | 50.17% | 15.66% |
| 15 | 2002-06-22 | 4.54 | @ San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 1533.80 | 61.92% | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 1481.62 | 24.83% | 13.25% |
| 16 | 2002-09-28 * | 4.46 | @ Kansas City Wizards | 4 | 1469.67 | 53.65% | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | 1535.62 | 46.35% | 0.00% |
| 17 | 2002-06-01 | 4.39 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 1527.60 | 36.30% | @ New England Revolution | 0 | 1477.08 | 47.79% | 15.91% |
| 18 | 2002-08-17 | 4.32 | Dallas Burn | 3 | 1499.95 | 29.67% | @ MetroStars | 1 | 1504.57 | 55.54% | 14.79% |
| 19 | 2002-09-05 | 4.32 | MetroStars | 3 | 1497.74 | 29.68% | @ Dallas Burn | 1 | 1502.24 | 55.53% | 14.79% |
| 20 | 2002-09-07 | 4.31 | @ New England Revolution | 3 | 1468.71 | 54.27% | DC United | 0 | 1473.32 | 30.70% | 15.03% |
| 21 | 2002-08-18 | 4.20 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 1534.04 | 38.51% | @ New England Revolution | 0 | 1466.97 | 45.42% | 16.07% |
| 22 | 2002-07-13 | 4.15 | Columbus Crew | 3 | 1493.25 | 31.81% | @ DC United | 1 | 1479.04 | 52.93% | 15.26% |
| 23 | 2002-06-22 | 4.08 | @ Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | 1512.41 | 56.32% | Dallas Burn | 0 | 1502.17 | 29.05% | 14.63% |
| 24 | 2002-07-24 | 4.07 | MetroStars | 3 | 1506.85 | 32.78% | @ Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 1484.42 | 51.78% | 15.44% |
| 25 | 2002-07-04 | 4.02 | @ New England Revolution | 4 | 1465.67 | 50.16% | Columbus Crew | 1 | 1499.56 | 34.18% | 15.66% |