MLS 2026
The MLS 2026 playoff field if the season ended today. Pick winners, save your bracket and compete with friends.
Eastern Conference
- Nashville SC (23-8-3)
- Inter Miami CF (16-12-6)
- New England Revolution (18-4-12)
- Chicago Fire FC (16-7-11)
- Charlotte FC (15-9-10)
- Philadelphia Union (14-8-12)
- Columbus Crew (14-5-15)
- Orlando City SC (13-7-14)
- FC Cincinnati (12-10-12)
Western Conference
- Vancouver Whitecaps (19-7-8)
- FC Dallas (16-10-8)
- St. Louis CITY SC (15-9-10)
- San Jose Earthquakes (14-10-10)
- Houston Dynamo FC (14-9-11)
- LAFC (12-11-11)
- Portland Timbers (13-7-14)
- Seattle Sounders FC (12-10-12)
- Real Salt Lake (13-6-15)
How the MLS playoffs work
- Nine teams from each conference (East and West) make the playoffs. Standings use points: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw.
- Seeds 8 and 9 meet in a one-game Wild Card match; the winner faces the 1 seed.
- Round One is a best-of-three series (1 vs 8/9, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5); drawn games go straight to penalties. After that, each round is a single game: Conference Semifinals, Conference Finals and MLS Cup.
- The higher seed hosts. The team with the most points overall wins the Supporters’ Shield.
Tiebreakers
Total wins, then goal differential and goals scored.
How the odds work
The odds come from playing out the rest of the season thousands of times. Each simulated game is decided by the two teams’ records so far, pulled toward average early in the season, and teams that finish level are separated with the league’s official tiebreakers.