And so, with the conclusion of Decision Day, Major League Soccer's 30th regular season is in the books.

Let's do our usual thing: In place of my typical Sunday night column, following Decision Day we look at where everybody stands heading into the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. As usual, these teams are mostly in the order of what I think is their likelihood of winning, but what really matters is the tier designation.

For teams that didn't make the postseason, post-mortems have been trickling out over the past 10 days, with another big batch coming later this week. But here and now, into the playoffs we go…

Bracket Challenge: Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs

Tier 1: I Will Be Shocked if it’s Not One of these Teams

Inter Miami CF

Decision Day result: 5-2 win at Nashville

Seed: 3rd in Eastern Co

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