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| Eastern Division | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |
| 3 MetroStars | 17-12-3 | 54 | 64 | 56 | 9-4-3 | 8-8 | 7-4-1 |
| 7 New England | 13-13-6 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 9-4-3 | 4-9-3 | 7-9-4 |
| Miami | 12-15-5 | 41 | 54 | 56 | 8-5-3 | 4-10-2 | 6-4-2 |
| DC United | 8-18-6 | 30 | 44 | 63 | 6-7-3 | 2-11-3 | 3-8-1 |
| Central Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div |
| 2 Chicago | 17-9-6 | 57 | 67 | 51 | 13-2-1 | 4-7-5 | 8-3-3 |
| 4 Tampa Bay | 16-12-4 | 52 | 62 | 50 | 10-4-2 | 6-8-2 | 7-3-2 |
| 6 Dal Burn | 14-14-4 | 46 | 54 | 54 | 11-3-2 | 3-11-2 | 7-6-1 |
| Columbus | 11-16-5 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 7-6-3 | 4-10-2 | 3-11-2 |
| Western Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div |
| 1 KC Wizards | 16-7-9 | 57 | 47 | 29 | 11-4-1 | 5-3-8 | 7-1-4 |
| 5 LA Galaxy | 14-10-8 | 50 | 47 | 37 | 8-3-5 | 6-7-3 | 5-3-4 |
| 8 Colorado | 13-15-4 | 43 | 43 | 59 | 8-5-3 | 5-10-1 | 4-7-1 |
| San Jose | 7-17-8 | 29 | 35 | 50 | 5-6-5 | 2-11-3 | 2-7-3 |
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