Playlist synching out of order

My playlists are out of order on my iPad and iPhone.  In iTunes the playlist shows the way I want it (sorted by date added...last added shows first).  However when I open the playlist in either my iPad or iPhone they playlist order is completely messed up.  In fact, I can't figure out what the order is as it isn't date added, alphabetical, artist, etc.
I have the latest software on all devices and I use iCloud synching and iCloud matching but noticed this problem before I used iCloud but after I had upgrade to iOS5 and OSX 10.7.2.  Also, I have right moused clicked on the playlist in iTunes and selected "Copy To Play Order".
Does anyone know what to do?
Thanks

Me too, on my ipod Touch only (correct on iTunes and correct on iPod Classic).  So irritating!  It's ALMOST in reverse order (least recent at the top, rather than most recent the way I want it), but then within an artist, it's in arbitrary order.    No fixes found yet.

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