Overview
- Decision Day on Saturday, Nov. 7 ended the regular season and confirmed the Eastern Conference bracket with Nashville, Inter Miami, New England and Chicago as the top four seeds.
- Nashville beat FC Cincinnati to surpass the single‑season points mark and secure the Supporters’ Shield top seed for the playoffs.
- FC Cincinnati fell to ninth after the loss and will travel to Orlando for a one‑off wild‑card play‑in on Nov. 19, with the winner meeting Nashville in the best‑of‑three Round One series.
- The league released the postseason calendar that runs from wild‑card games on Nov. 19 through Round One starting Nov. 20, conference semifinals in early December and MLS Cup on Dec. 18.
- Western seeding remained tightly contested on Decision Day with multiple clubs battling for the two wild‑card slots and final home‑field seeds, leaving some Western outcomes subject to immediate post‑day confirmation.