MLS Power Rankings, Week 15: Seattle Sounders starting to lap the pack after dominant display

Note: Only MLS league games will be reflected in the rankings. The Power Rankings are voted on by the editorial staff at MLSsoccer.com, and remarks are written by Senior Editor Matt Doyle. All times Eastern.

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Last: 1

Starting to look like Secretariat at the Belmont. They're on nearly 2 ppg despite rotating through back-ups at just about every spot on the field since Day 1, and at this point have to favorites to repeat as Shield champs.

• Last Week: Won vs. FC Dallas, 3-0
• Last Five: D-W-W-L-W
• This Week: Saturday vs. San Jose (4 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 2

And the only team to take points off of Seattle in the past month? That'd be Sporting, who haven't lost since mid-April.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: D-W-D-W-W
• This Week: Sunday at Real Salt Lake (10 pm; FOX Sports 1/FOX Deportes/FOX Sports GO)

Last: 3

Suddenly, they're just fractionally behind D.C. on points per game. Just watch that home-heavy second half of the season bring TFC to the playoffs.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: L-D-W-W-W
• This Week: Saturday vs. NYCFC (7 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 4

Can't punish them too much for a 1-0 road loss against a streaking team. D.C. are disciplined, but lack the attacking flair of the top three.

• Last Week: Lost at Orlando City, 1-0
• Last Five: L-W-W-L-L
• This Week: Sunday vs. New England (5 pm; ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/TSN2)

Last: 5

And now we get to the peloton. The 'Caps have more consistently put together results than the rest of the pack, even if their 90-minute performances have felt hollow over the past two months.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: L-L-W-L-W
• This Week: Saturday at New York (7 pm; TSN2/MLS LIVE)

Last:: 7

Looked like a team with answers for the first time in a while, though that may have had more to do with the venue and competition. Full disclosure: We're worried about their lack of defensive depth.

• Last Week: Won vs. Chicago, 2-0
• Last Five: L-D-D-L-W
• This Week: Sunday at D.C. (5 pm; ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/TSN2)

Last: 8

 LA are far from great, but there they are, getting a road point and hanging in the playoff race. The "Robbie & Stevie G Show" starts in three weeks, by the way.

• Last Week: Drew at Columbus, 1-1
• Last Five: W-W-D-L-D
• This Week: Saturday vs. Philadelphia (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 6

One goal in their last five for a team with Blas Perez, Mauro Diaz and Fabian Castillo? Things look broken in Dallas, and the annual spring cleaning is called for from Oscar Pareja.

• Last Week: Lost at Seattle, 3-0
• Last Five: D-L-L-D-L
• This Week: Friday at Colorado (9 pm; UniMás/UDN/UnivisionDeportes.com)

Last: 9

Last time they played Houston they got thumped, 3-1. They follow that up with a two-game week: at LA and vs. Seattle. This is going to be a "What are you really made of?" next 14 days.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: L-L-W-W-W
• This Week: Saturday vs. Houston (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 10

Entering a long stretch without Giles Barnes, who is on international duty with Jamaica. Will Bruin has to stay hot and Alex Lopez has to start building on the flashes of talent he's shown.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: W-W-L-D-W
• This Week: Saturday at Portland (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 12

Expansion teams don't often rip off five-game unbeaten runs. Tip of the cap to OCSC.

• Last Week: Won vs. D.C., 1-0
• Last Five: W-D-D-W-W
• This Week: Saturday at Montreal (8 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 11

Could the solution to their offensive woes come from within? Derrick Etienne has been ripping it  up with NYRB II, and plays a position of apparent need.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: W-D-L-L-L
• This Week: Saturday vs. Vancouver (7 pm; TSN2/MLS LIVE)

Last: 13

#DubNation

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: D-W-D-L-D
• This Week: Saturday at Seattle (4 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 14

The second half of the LA game was the liveliest Columbus have looked since the win over Seattle. A mirage, or more to come?

• Last Week: Drew vs. LA, 1-1
• Last Five: D-D-L-L-D
• Next MLS Game: June 24 vs. New England (7:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 15

Painful loss to suffer, especially since this year's Achilles' heel (right back) was exposed once again. But we'll keep them here on the strength of their last five.

• Last Week: Lost at NYCFC, 3-1
• Last Five: W-L-W-W-L
• This Week: Saturday vs. Orlando City (8 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 16

The Power Rankings Politburo is looking forward to Jordan Allen's return. He wasn't great with the US U-20s, but absolutely shone with RSL before heading to New Zealand.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: L-W-L-L-D
• This Week: Sunday vs. Sporting KC (10 pm; FOX Sports 1/FOX Deportes/FOX Sports GO)

Last: 19

A winning streak! It was the kids (Tommy McNamara, Kwadwo Poku & Patrick Mullins) who led them – and who should stay in the lineup.

• Last Week: Won vs. Montreal, 3-1
• Last Five: D-L-D-W-W
• This Week: Saturday at Toronto FC (7 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 18

Injuries on the back line and no goals from the forwards is not a good combo.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: D-W-L-L-D
• This Week: Friday vs. FC Dallas (9 pm; UniMás/UDN/UnivisionDeportes.com)

Last: 17

Got run off the field in the second half of yet another game. Chicago have been unable to make the correct adjustments.

• Last Week: Lost at New England, 2-0
• Last Five: D-W-L-L-L
• Next MLS Game: June 24 vs. D.C. (8:30 pm; MLS LIVE)

Last: 20

At LA, then they host Seattle. Not the easiest way to shake off the lingering memories of those three home points dropped the last time out.

• Last Week: Bye
• Last Five: W-W-L-W-L
• This Week: Saturday at LA (10:30 pm; MLS LIVE)