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points above draw pace · through Friday, October 23
2026 MLS Eastern Conference standings
Nashville SC leads the 2026 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 67 points, 12 points ahead of Inter Miami CF.
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Eastern standings, 2026
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Nashville SC (NSH) b | 20 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 6-1-3 | T1 |
| Inter Miami CF (MIA) b | 15 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 4-2-4 | W3 |
| New England Revolution (NE) b | 16 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 6-3-1 | W2 |
| Chicago Fire FC (CHI) | 14 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 3-4-3 | L2 |
| Charlotte FC (CLT) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 5-2-3 | T1 |
| Philadelphia Union (PHI) | 13 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 8-0-2 | T1 |
| Orlando City (ORL) | 12 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 6-2-2 | W1 |
| FC Cincinnati (CIN) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 2-5-3 | W1 |
| Red Bull New York (RBNY) | 10 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 3-5-2 | L2 |
| Toronto FC (TOR) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 4-3-3 | W1 |
| Columbus Crew (CLB) | 10 | 15 | 5 | 35 | 5-5-0 | W2 |
| New York City Football Club (NYC) | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 1-4-5 | T1 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 2-5-3 | L2 |
| Atlanta United (ATL) | 8 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 3-4-3 | L1 |
| CF Montréal (MTL) | 6 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 1-7-2 | T1 |
Through October 23, 2026.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- b
- clinched a bye past the opening round
- s
- clinched the Supporters' Shield
- e
- eliminated from the postseason
Turning points
- The lead has changed hands once.
- Nashville SC had clinched a playoff place by September 19, 2026 and a bye past the opening round by September 26, 2026.
- Inter Miami CF had clinched a playoff place by October 14, 2026 and a bye past the opening round by October 17, 2026.
- New England Revolution had clinched a playoff place by October 17, 2026 and a bye past the opening round by October 18, 2026.
- Nashville SC trailed by as many as 2 points on February 28, 2026.
- Nashville SC has led alone since March 21, 2026.
- 30 games in, only three Eastern Conference leads have been bigger since 1996.
- Nashville SC needs 1 more point to put the race beyond Inter Miami CF.
- Nashville SC has spent 238 of the season's 245 charted days so far in first place. The season's charted days include the World Cup break.