MLS: Week 33 Power Rankings – Winter is coming

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney (9) and midfielder Luciano Acosta (10) with goalscorer forward Paul Arriola (7) during a MLS game between D.C. United and the Montreal Impact, on September 29, 2018, at Audi Field, in Washington, D.C.DC United defeated the Montreal Impact 5-0.(Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney (9) and midfielder Luciano Acosta (10) with goalscorer forward Paul Arriola (7) during a MLS game between D.C. United and the Montreal Impact, on September 29, 2018, at Audi Field, in Washington, D.C.DC United defeated the Montreal Impact 5-0.(Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 29: D.C. United forward Wayne Rooney (9) and midfielder Luciano Acosta (10) with goalscorer forward Paul Arriola (7) during a MLS game between D.C. United and the Montreal Impact, on September 29, 2018, at Audi Field, in Washington, D.C.DC United defeated the Montreal Impact 5-0.(Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

MLS is 33 weeks old. The league is entering its final stages with teams scrapping for playoff berths, postseason seeds, and the Supporters’ Shield. Here are the Week 33 MLS Power Rankings.

The winter is here. We all know what that means. The games are that much more important, the points are oh so precious, and the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. For MLS, this is crunch time.

There is just a handful of games to be played with some MLS teams looking to fight their way into the playoffs, others vying for seeds in the postseason, two fighting in an ongoing Supporters’ Shield race, and still more simply trying to avoid the Wooden Spoon.

Here are the Week 33 MLS Power Rankings.

August 8th, 2014 – San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski (8) warms up during the MLS western conference match Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX. (Photo by Robert Chambliss/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)
August 8th, 2014 – San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski (8) warms up during the MLS western conference match Houston Dynamo vs San Jose Earthquakes at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, TX. (Photo by Robert Chambliss/Icon Sportswire/Corbis via Getty Images)

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