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MLS Topside Rankings

2026 season · Eastern · Topside ratings (goal-diff, cap 7)

Match Predictor
Conference
Model
Topside
Ratings Elo
Ratings Model
Divergence

How models work

Topside Ratings (Margins & Dominance)
Focuses on scoring margins and margin of victory. It rewards teams that blow out their opponents and severely punishes heavy defeats. An average team sits at a baseline rating of 10.
Elo Ratings (Results & Difficulty)
Focuses purely on official match results and opponent difficulty. It rewards teams for securing wins against tough opponents, even if the matches were incredibly close or ugly. An average team sits at a baseline rating of 1500.
Model Divergence
Highlights the difference between winning close games vs. padding stats. Elo-favored teams are winning tight matchups against good teams. Topside-favored teams have massive scoring margins but may be losing tight matches to top-tier opponents.
Rank Team Topside Conf GP W D L
1
NSH
11.26 Eastern Conference 28 19 6 3
2
MIA
10.59 Eastern Conference 28 13 10 5
3
CHI
10.38 Eastern Conference 28 14 6 8
4
CLT
10.35 Eastern Conference 28 13 7 8
5
PHI
10.25 Eastern Conference 28 12 6 10
6
NYC
10.21 Eastern Conference 28 8 9 11
7
NE
10.18 Eastern Conference 28 14 4 10
8
CLB
9.76 Eastern Conference 28 8 5 15
9
TOR
9.74 Eastern Conference 28 7 11 10
10
CIN
9.73 Eastern Conference 27 9 9 9
11
DC
9.70 Eastern Conference 27 6 12 9
12
RBNY
9.49 Eastern Conference 28 10 6 12
13
ORL
9.48 Eastern Conference 28 11 4 13
14
ATL
9.44 Eastern Conference 28 7 6 15
15
MTL
9.22 Eastern Conference 28 6 6 16

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