1's Are Done To paraphrase John Belushi as John Blutarsky in the classic film comedy "Animal House," 36 games of soccer down the drain. That is the only reaction there can be for the players and fans of Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes after each No. 1 seed in the Eastern and Western conferences of Major League Soccer were bounced from the postseason Wednesday night. Kansas City fell to the conference wild card, Houston, 2-1 on aggregate, after losing Game 1, 2-0, and winning, 1-0, at home. San Jose took a 1-0 lead back to Buck Shaw Stadium, but was thumped by No. 4 Los Angeles, 3-1, on two goals by Robbie Keane and one by Mike Magee. In most leagues around the world, San Jose, winner of the Supporters' Shield as the No. 1 team overall in the regular season, would have been declared the champion. Season over. But M.L.S. is not most leagues in the world. Perhaps the only person the least bit happy about the demise of the top two regular-season teams in M.L.S. this season is United States national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who now could include K.C.'s Graham Zusi and San Jose's Chris Wondolowski in his roster for next week's friendly at Russia. Zusi led the league in assists and Wondolowski tied Roy Lassiter's league record of 27 regular-season goals. Never one to mince words, Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena did not after the match. "We've been the best team in this league since July," he told MLSsoccer.com. We actually were very comfortable we could come in here and win. I'm happy nobody's noticed that, which is always good, and so we were able to hide under the radar a little bit. We certainly screwed up the other night at home, but we played quite well, and actually the game the other night gave us the confidence we could come in here and win. It was a good matchup for us. For the second consecutive year, Houston Coach Dominic Kinnear proved to possess a superior soccer mind when his Dynamo beat Kansas City at its own game -- pressure -- and came away with the series upset. Sporting dominated the ball in Game 2, holding a 20-3 edge in shots, but ultimately could not poke more than one goal past goalkeeper Tally Hall. "I think it's just that attitude that it's important to give everything you have, not just for yourself but for the team," Hall said asked about what leads to the club's playoff success. I think guys do an excellent job of embodying that mentality. That's what's drilled into us and that's what the Dynamo are about. It's fun being on a team like that. Kinnear has now taken his club to the conference championships six times, winning two league titles in Houston. "The one thing that impresses me, especially this year, is to get to the conference final we knew it was going to be a tough road and it would be on the road," Kinnear told the news media after Wednesday's match. We knew when we got the fifth spot if we get to the final we're really gonna earn it with hard work and now we're one step closer. Five conference finals in seven years is something the team should be proud of. To advance, both Houston and Los Angeles has to win wild-card matches, with the Dynamo eliminating Chicago and the Galaxy ousting Vancouver. Road to M.L.S. Cup The victories by Houston, the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference, and Los Angeles, the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, have thrown the locale for the league's championship game into flux. This year, for the first time in league history, the finalist that accumulated the most points during the regular season will get to host M.L.S. Cup on Saturday, Dec. 1. The match was previously played at neutral sites. And depending on how things break in the Eastern Conference finals, either D.C. United or the Red Bulls would host the game if either team is able to defeat the Dynamo (that series will begin Sunday afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston). United and the Red Bulls were scheduled to complete (finally) their semifinal series Thursday night at Red Bull Arena after the match was postponed because of a snowstorm Wednesday night. The other Western Conference finalist will be determined Thursday night when Real Salt Lake hosts Seattle in Game 2 of their series. The match last week ended in a 0-0 tie. D.C. had the most regular-season points (58) of the teams still alive. Salt Lake and the Red Bulls each finished with 57 points, but the Red Bulls own the first tiebreaker, goals scored (57-46). Then again, if Houston and the defending champion Galaxy should somehow make it to the final, Los Angeles would again host the Dynamo in a rematch of last season's championship game, won by David Beckham & Company. The Home Depot Center was the "neutral" site for that game. After a compressed and rerigged schedule in the conference semifinals, the conference finalists will have a respite of sorts. Because of next week's FIFA international date (when the United States will play at Russia), teams will have at least six days off between matches. There will be a two-week break between games before the title match.