MLS playoff clinchers and eliminators (Edition 2)

Down to the final 2 weeks of the 2008 Major League Soccer season. We see Columbus secure the Supporter's Shield as Houston could not get a better result than Columbus. Los Angeles Galaxy revived their playoff chances with a win over Colorado Rapids. There are still no teams eliminated from playoffs. Well, lets just head right into the clinchers and possible mathematical eliminated teams for the following week.

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Columbus Crew - 54 pts - 28 games played (GP) (East 1st):

Supporter's Sheild clinched, which includes East 1st seed clinched.

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Houston Dynamo - 44 pts - 27 GP (West 1st):

West 2nd seed clinched. They have 2 games as they have the make-up game vs San Jose in mid-week and a game against the Galaxy on the weekend.

To clinch 1st seed:
Win both (6 pts) - Too far ahead of Chivas
Win one, draw other (4 pts) - CHV draw or loss.
Win one, lose other (3 pts) - CHV draw or loss.
Draw both (2 pts) - CHV loss
If HOU has a 3 point lead over CHV after the weekend, HOU has a 9 goal-differential lead. So, Houston would still be in good position.

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Chicago Fire - 43 pts - 28 GP (East 2nd),
New England Revolution - 43 pts - 28 GP (East 3rd):

Both clinched East 3rd seed, which includes playoff berth. CHI and NE are confirmed to be a matchup in the first round of the playoffs. The rest of the season will just be a play to home field advantage, and Chicago owns the tiebreaker.

CHI can clinch 2nd seed, home field matchup against NE in the first round with:
CHI win and NE loss.

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Real Salt Lake - 36 pts - 28 GP (West 3rd):

To clinch West 3rd seed:
Win - gives FCD a loss, COL draw or loss (SJ could tie RSL, but RSL would take the tiebreaker).

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Kansas City Wizards - 36 pts - 28 GP (East 4th):

To clinch playoffs:
Win - 2 of the following scenarios need to happen: NY loss, FCD loss, COL draw or loss, DC draw or loss.

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New York Red Bulls - 36 pts - 28 GP (East 5th):

To clinch playoffs:
Win - (FCD loss OR RSL loss) AND COL draw or loss AND DC draw or loss

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FC Dallas - 35 pts - 28 GP (West 4th):

To be mathematically eliminated:
Loss - Gives RSL a win. KC win AND NY win.

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Colorado Rapids - 34 pts - 28 GP (West 5th):

To be mathematically eliminated:
Draw - RSL win AND KC win AND NY win.
Loss - (FCD win OR RSL win) AND KC win AND NY win.

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DC United - 34 pts - 28 GP (East 6th):

To be mathematically eliminated:
Draw or Loss - KC win AND NY win.

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Toronto FC - 32 pts - 28 GP (East 7th),
Los Angeles Galaxy - 32 pts - 28 GP (West 6th):

To be mathematically eliminated:
Loss
Draw - 2 of the following scenarios happen: KC draw or win, NY draw or win, DC win, FCD win (RSL vs COL in the last week will make one of these teams out of reach for TFC).
Win - (FCD win OR RSL win (Only RSL win will mathematically eliminate LA)) AND KC win AND NY win.

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San Jose Earthquakes - 30 pts - 27 GP (West 7th):

2 games this week. Make-up vs Houston.

To be mathematically eliminated:
Loss & Loss (0 pts) or Loss & Draw (1 pts) or Draw & Draw (2 pts) Win (HOU) & Loss (KC) (3 pts).
Loss (HOU) & Win (KC) (3 pts) - 2 of the following happen: NY win, FCD win, COL win, DC win.
Win & Draw (4 pts) - NY win AND FCD win AND COL win (RSL vs COL will make one team out of reach for SJ).

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To point out. If RSL, NY, and KC all win, while COL and DC both draw or lose, the 8 teams in the playoffs will be set.