As much as everyone is checking the standings this time of year, that still only tells part of the story as the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs come into clearer focus.
Disparities in the number of games remaining, strength of schedule and other factors will also play into who ultimately finishes above the playoff line in both conferences, which could obviously be different from who is sitting there right now after Week 27.
FiveThirtyEight.com provides playoff probabilities using forecasts and SPI ratings, which you can read more about here, and they differ slightly from the current standings.