Standings
| EASTERN | GP | W | L | T | P | GF | GA | STREAKS | LAST 10 |
| MetroStars | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 12 | Lost 1 | 6-2-1 |
| Miami | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | Won 1 | 5-1-1 |
| D.C. United | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 13 | Lost 2 | 3-4-0 |
| New England | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 16 | Won 3 | 3-6-0 |
| CENTRAL | GP | W | L | T | P | GF | GA | STREAKS | LAST 10 |
| Chicago | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | Won 1 | 4-2-1 |
| Dallas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | Tied 1 | 3-3-1 |
| Columbus | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | Won 1 | 2-3-2 |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | Lost 2 | 2-5-1 |
| WESTERN | GP | W | L | T | P | GF | GA | STREAKS | LAST 10 |
| San Jose | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Won 3 | 4-2-1 |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | Tied 1 | 3-3-2 |
| Kansas City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | Lost 3 | 3-4-1 |
| Colorado | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Lost 2 | 2-5-1 |
SCHEDULE (all times Eastern) Wednesday, May 23 San Jose @ Dallas, 8:30 PM Miami @ Colorado, 9:00 PM Thursday, May 24 MetroStars @ Kansas City, 8:30 PM Saturday, May 26 Miami @ Tampa Bay, 7:00 PM Colorado @ Columbus, 7:30 PM San Jose @ Chicago, 4:00 PM — Telemundo New England @ Los Angeles, 10:00 PM
LEADING SCORERS | PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | P |
| Clint Mathis | MET | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| Mamadou Diallo | TB | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Abdul Thompson Conteh | DC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Alex Pineda Chacon | MIA | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| John Spencer | COL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Dema Kovalenko | CHI | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Steve Ralston | TB | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Jason Kreis | DAL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Jorge Rodriguez | DAL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Carlos Valderrama | TB | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Cate | NE | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Bobby Rhine | DAL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Chris Brown | KC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Greg Vanney | LA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Matt McKeon | KC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Jaime Moreno | DC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Diego Serna | MIA | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Bobby Convey | DC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Lisi | DC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Ian Russell | SJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Ariel Graziani | DAL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Dwayne DeRosario | SJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Alex Comas | MET | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Manuel Lagos | SJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Petter Villegas | MET | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Cobi Jones | LA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Matt Okoh | NE | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sasha Victorine | LA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
LEADING GOALKEEPERS (Minimum 45 minutes)
| NAME | TEAM | GP | MIN | SHTS | SVS | C/P | GA | GAA | Record | SO |
| Nick Rimando | MIA | 7 | 640 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 5 | 0.70 | 5-1-1 | 3 |
| Zach Thornton | CHI | 7 | 647 | 41 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 0.83 | 4-2-1 | 4 |
| David Kramer | COL | 1 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Adin Brown | COL | 7 | 640 | 43 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 1.27 | 2-4-1 | 1 |
| Joe Cannon | SJ | 7 | 640 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 1.27 | 4-2-1 | 2 |
| Matt Reis | LA | 6 | 485 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1.30 | 3-0-2 | 2 |
| Tim Howard | MET | 9 | 820 | 58 | 42 | 38 | 12 | 1.32 | 6-2-1 | 2 |
| Matt Jordan | DAL | 7 | 646 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 1.39 | 3-3-1 | 3 |
| Tony Meola | KC | 8 | 736 | 53 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 1.59 | 3-4-1 | 2 |
| Tom Presthus | CLB | 7 | 659 | 55 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 1.64 | 2-3-2 | 1 |
| Juergen Sommer | NE | 8 | 721 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 1.75 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| Mike Ammann | DC | 6 | 549 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 1.80 | 2-4-0 | 1 |
| Mark Simpson | DC | 1 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1-0-0 | 0 |
| Jeff Causey | NE | 1 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Scott Garlick | TB | 8 | 730 | 65 | 45 | 36 | 17 | 2.10 | 2-5-1 | 0 |
| Kevin Hartman | LA | 3 | 261 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2.41 | 0-3-0 | 0 |
ATTENDANCE | TEAM | W-L-T | GP | HOME TOTAL | AVERAGE | GP | AWAY TOTAL | AVERAGE |
| D.C. United | 3-4-0 | 4 | 85,038 | 21,260 | 3 | 58,609 | 19,536 |
| MetroStars | 6-2-1 | 7 | 127,389 | 18,198 | 2 | 25,374 | 12,687 |
| Chicago | 4-2-1 | 3 | 52,666 | 17,555 | 4 | 53,493 | 13,373 |
| Columbus | 2-3-2 | 4 | 64,901 | 16,225 | 3 | 38,774 | 12,925 |
| Colorado | 2-5-1 | 4 | 59,861 | 14,965 | 4 | 47,745 | 11,936 |
| Los Angeles | 3-3-2 | 4 | 59,487 | 14,872 | 4 | 48,968 | 12,242 |
| Dallas | 3-3-1 | 4 | 53,500 | 13,375 | 3 | 47,343 | 15,781 |
| New England | 3-6-0 | 3 | 38,599 | 12,866 | 6 | 99,570 | 16,595 |
| Miami | 5-1-1 | 4 | 45,300 | 11,325 | 3 | 33,971 | 11,324 |
| Tampa Bay | 2-5-1 | 3 | 33,481 | 11,160 | 5 | 70,964 | 14,193 |
| Kansas Citys | 3-4-1 | 3 | 31,983 | 10,661 | 5 | 79,798 | 15,960 |
| San Jose | 4-2-1 | 3 | 28,935 | 9,645 | 4 | 76,531 | 19,133 |
| OVERALL | 46 | 681,140 | 14,807 |
