The Colorado Rapids may just be one of the strangest sports teams in America right now...
1. Colorado Rapids (up two places)
- 37 points, 2nd in West
- 2nd in Shield race
- Last result: Colorado 1-0 KC
... but they still sit at first in our Power Rankings, after another solid, if unspectacular win over Sporting Kansas City. Defensive solidity and the ability to find goals from all over the field have given the Rapids the highest points-per-game average in the league. What one could once pass off as a fluke can be ignored no longer, apparently Pablo Mastroeni is a genius.