 2002 Standings |
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| | | home | | away |
| team | gp | w | l | t | pts | gf | ga | +/- | | w | l | t | gf | ga | | w | l | t | gf | ga |
| y - New England | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 0 | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 22 | | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 27 |
| x - Columbus | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 1 | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | | 5 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| x - Chicago | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | | 6 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 19 |
| MetroStars | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 35 | 41 | 47 | -6 | | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 22 | | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 25 |
| D.C. United | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 40 | -9 | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 20 | | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| | | home | | away |
| team | gp | w | l | t | pts | gf | ga | +/- | | w | l | t | gf | ga | | w | l | t | gf | ga |
| y - Los Angeles | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 44 | 33 | 11 | | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | | 5 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 23 |
| x - San Jose | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 10 | | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| x - Dallas | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 1 | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 28 |
| x - Colorado | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 48 | -5 | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 19 | | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| x - Kansas City | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 45 | -7 | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 21 | | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 |
x = Clinched playoff berth
y = Clinched home field for Conf. Champ.
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