It's Monday, MLS action is back, and it's time for ESPN's Power Rankings.

Who looks the strongest? Who's in for a long year? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 3 to come up with this week's order. Let's dive in.

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1. Vancouver Whitecaps

Previous ranking: 2

Brian White is notching braces. Sebastian Berhalter is scoring goals, assisting others, and setting up chances on set pieces. Tristan Blackmon is knocking them in with his face off of rebounds, offering fans the funniest goal of the weekend (hopefully his nose is fine). What could go wrong for the Whitecaps? Not much over the weekend in a 4-1 win against Portland.

2. LAFC

Previous ranking: 1

Dallas made Los Angeles work for their third win and third clean sheet of the season Saturday night in California. Hugo Lloris made five important saves, including a diving effort to halt Petar Musa in the 96th minute. At the close of a hard-fought 1-0 win, LAFC made history with their best start to the season in club history.

3. San Diego FC

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