The San Jose Earthquakes, who have failed to make the playoffs since MLS’s first year, have three first round picks (#1, #8, #10 overall) and four second-round picks (#14, #16, #20, #23 overall) in this year’s SuperDraft. The Tampa Bay Mutiny (#2 & #6 overall), Los Angeles Galaxy (#9 & #11 overall) and Dallas Burn (#5 & #7 overall) each have two first round picks, while the Columbus Crew (#3), Miami Fusion (#4) and defending MLS champion Kansas City Wizards (#12) have one first-round pick apiece. The Central Division champion Chicago Fire, Eastern Division champion MetroStars as well as the New England Revolution, Colorado Rapids and D.C. United do not have a first round selection. The Metros select twice in the second round (#13 & #15 overall), Colorado has two early second round choices (#17 and #18 overall), D.C. United’s first overall pick will come in the third round (#26), Chicago’s first choice is in the third round (#29 overall), while New England’s initial selection comes in the fourth round (#42 overall). The current 2001 MLS SuperDraft order is as follows:
| Pos. | Original | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round |
| 1 | SJ | San Jose | MetroStars (from San Jose) | Dallas (from KC, SJ) |
| 2 | DC | TB (from D.C.) | San Jose (from D.C.) | D.C. |
| 3 | CB | Columbus | NY (from Columbus) | Columbus |
| 4 | MI | Miami | San Jose (from CHI, from MIA)* | Miami |
| 5 | CO | Dallas (from Colorado) | Colorado | Chicago (from Colorado) |
| 6 | NE | TB (From DC, COL, NE) | Colorado (from New England) | Columbus (from New England) |
| 7 | DA | Dallas | Dallas | San Jose (from Dallas) |
| 8 | TB | SJ (from NE, TB) | San Jose (from CHI, from TB)* | Colorado (from Tampa Bay) |
| 9 | LA | Los Angeles | Miami (from Los Angeles) | Chicago (from Los Angeles) |
| 10 | NY | San Jose (from MetroStars) | LA (from MetroStars) | San Jose (from MetroStars) |
| 11 | CH | Los Angeles (from Chicago) | San Jose (from Chicago)* | Kansas City (from Chicago) |
| 12 | KC | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City |
| Pos. | Original | 4th Round | 5th Round | 6th Round |
| 1 | SJ | San Jose | San Jose | San Jose |
| 2 | DC | Miami (from D.C.) | D.C. | D.C. |
| 3 | CB | Columbus | Columbus | Columbus |
| 4 | MI | Miami | Miami | Miami |
| 5 | CO | Colorado | New England (from Colorado) | Colorado |
| 6 | NE | New England | New England | New England |
| 7 | DA | Dallas | Dallas | Dallas |
| 8 | TB | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | Chicago (from Tampa Bay) |
| 9 | LA | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
| 10 | NY | MetroStars | MetroStars | MetroStars |
| 11 | CH | New England (from Chicago) | Kansas City (from Chicago) | Chicago |
| 12 | KC | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City |