I already put together my MLS Power Rankings for week 23, but as I was doing it, I wondered where the top USL1 sides would fit. Now that their season is over and they’re headed into the post season, here’s where I’d slot the USL playoff teams in the MLS:

1. DC United
2. Chivas USA
3. New England Revolution
4. Houston Dynamo
5. FC Dallas
6. Chicago Fire
7. New York Red Bull
8. KC Wizards
9. Columbus Crew
10. Seattle Sounders
11. Portland Timbers
12. Colorado Rapids
13. Real Salt Lake
14. LA Galaxy
15. Montreal Impact
16. Toronoto FC
17. Atlanta Silverbacks
18. Rochester Raging Rhinos
19. Puerto Rico Islanders
20. Vancouver Whitecaps
21. Carolina Railhawks

The top three USL1 teams would probably play at competitively against the lower end of the MLS table. After that, I think there’s enough of a drop-off that we’d see a new ‘bottom-tier’ of teams beneath TFC.