TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Va. Wesleyan

Va. Wesleyan Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-7-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
1.28
+
Strength
of Sched
9.94
=
Rating
11.21

Game History

18 Games
Apr 27 2026
@ Roanoke
L
4 - 17
13 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Shenandoah
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 15 2026
VS Randolph-Macon
L
7 - 19
12 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Bridgewater (VA)
W
9 - 7
+2
Apr 08 2026
@ Hampden-Sydney
L
10 - 21
11 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Roanoke
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 01 2026
VS Lynchburg
L
9 - 22
13 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Averett
W
22 - 3
+19 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Randolph
W
25 - 1
+24 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Wash. & Lee
L
5 - 24
19 *
Mar 18 2026
VS McDaniel
W
9 - 2
+7
Mar 14 2026
VS Marywood
W
16 - 3
+13 *
Mar 12 2026
VS Nichols
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Mar 10 2026
VS Muskingum
W
21 - 10
+11 *
Mar 03 2026
@ Guilford
W
24 - 5
+19 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Chatham
L
16 - 17
1
Feb 21 2026
VS Methodist
W
23 - 10
+13 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Southern Va.
W
19 - 12
+7
* For ranking purposes, the goal differential is capped at +/- 7.

How the Rankings Work

The Formula: Rating = AGD + SCHED

1. Average Goal Differential (AGD)

This measures how well a team performs on the field. It is the average margin of victory across all verified games.

  • The Cap: To discourage running up the score, the maximum credit for any win is 7 goals. Winning by 20 counts the same as winning by 7.

2. Strength of Schedule (SCHED)

This measures the quality of a team's opponents. Beating a top-ranked team is worth more than beating a lower-ranked one.

  • Iterative Math: We run the math 15 times in a loop. In the first pass, everyone is equal. In the second pass, we see who beat who. By the 15th pass, the system knows exactly how strong every opponent is.
  • The Logic: If you play a team with a Rating of 10.0, your "Schedule Score" for that game is 10.0, regardless of whether you win or lose.
Why this matters: A team that wins every game by 10 goals against weak competition might have a lower rating than a team that loses close games to the best teams in the country.