After the Dynamo dropped bad points on Wednesday night against LA and FC Dallas won their first match since July 22nd, this is what the Western Conference standings look like:
This is one heck of a tight race. Houston are essentially battling with FC Dallas for that final playoff spot, both on the heels of Real Salt Lake (who are playing really well right now) and being trailed by the Jekyll and Hyde San Jose Earthquakes, who are close but have some work to do.
On August 15th, Vancouver were seventh, the Dynamo were first(!