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| Eastern Division | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div | |
| 1 Miami | 16-5-5 | 53 | 57 | 36 | 10-2-2 | 6-3-3 | 5-3-2 |
| 6 MetroStars | 13-10-3 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 9-3-1 | 4-7-2 | 8-1-1 |
| New England | 7-14-6 | 27 | 35 | 52 | 6-5-2 | 1-9-4 | 4-9-4 |
| DC United | 8-16-2 | 26 | 42 | 50 | 6-4-2 | 2-12 | 4-6-1 |
| Central Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div |
| 2 Chicago | 16-6-5 | 53 | 50 | 30 | 9-2-3 | 7-4-2 | 3-3-3 |
| 4 Columbus | 13-7-6 | 45 | 49 | 36 | 7-1-5 | 6-6-1 | 4-4-2 |
| 7 Dal Burn | 10-11-5 | 35 | 48 | 47 | 6-5-2 | 4-6-3 | 2-4-3 |
| Tampa Bay | 4-21-2 | 14 | 32 | 68 | 2-10-2 | 2-11 | 0-0 |
| Western Division | W-L-T | Pts | GF | GA | Home | Away | Div |
| 3 LA Galaxy | 14-7-5 | 47 | 52 | 36 | 9-3-1 | 5-4-4 | 7-3 |
| 5 San Jose | 13-7-6 | 45 | 47 | 29 | 8-2-3 | 5-5-3 | 6-2-2 |
| 8 KC Wizards | 11-13-3 | 36 | 33 | 53 | 8-4-1 | 3-9-2 | 3-5-3 |
| Colorado | 5-13-8 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 3-6-4 | 2-7-4 | 1-7-3 |
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