The Colorado Rapids are in eighth place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference, 11 points out of a playoff spot. With just nine more regular season games left on Colorado's schedule, the Rapids need to turn things around quickly.
The full Western Conference standings:
| # | Club | PTS | GP | PPG | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 47 | 24 | 1.96 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 29 | 18 | ||||
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 42 | 25 | 1.68 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 30 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 37 | 23 | 1.61 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 37 | 24 | 1.54 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | ||||
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 36 | 25 | 1.44 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | FC Dallas | 26 | 25 | 1.04 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 34 | -5 | ||||
| 7 | Chivas USA | 26 | 21 | 1.24 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -10 | ||||
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | 24 | 1.04 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 35 | -4 | ||||
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 20 | 22 | 0.91 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 37 | -17 |
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