The following are the results of the poll in which 1,699 fans picked the MLS Cup 2001 champion and this year’s last-place team.
Best
Chicago 611 (36.0 percent) Los Angeles 257 (15.1 percent) MetroStars 245 (14.4 percent) D.C. United 131 (7.7 percent) Kansas City 93 (5.5 percent) Columbus 75 (4.4 percent) Miami 65 (3.8 percent) Dallas 63 (3.7 percent) San Jose 43 (2.5 percent) Tampa Bay 37 (2.2 percent) New England 35 (2.1 percent) Colorado 29 (1.7 percent)
Worst
San Jose 449 (26.4 percent) New England 281 (16.5 percent) Colorado 235 (13.8 percent) D.C. United 228 (13.4 percent) Miami 151 (8.9 percent) Tampa Bay 86 (5.1 percent) Dallas 81 (4.8 percent) Columbus 80 (4.7 percent) MetroStars 30 (1.8 percent) Kansas City 29 (1.7 percent) Los Angeles 22 (1.3 percent) Chicago 9 (0.5 percent)