TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Brown

Brown Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-7-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
0.60
+
Strength
of Sched
12.78
=
Rating
13.38

Game History

15 Games
May 01 2026
@ Yale
L
6 - 11
5
Apr 26 2026
@ Penn
W
14 - 13
+1
Apr 18 2026
VS Princeton
L
9 - 11
2
Apr 11 2026
VS Dartmouth
W
12 - 9
+3
Apr 04 2026
@ Columbia
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 01 2026
VS Vermont
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Harvard
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 22 2026
@ Yale
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 17 2026
VS Bryant
W
12 - 6
+6
Mar 10 2026
@ Boston U
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 07 2026
VS Cornell
W
10 - 6
+4
Mar 01 2026
@ South Fla.
L
10 - 13
3
Feb 27 2026
@ Jacksonville
L
10 - 16
6
Feb 19 2026
VS Holy Cross
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Feb 15 2026
@ Southern California
L
8 - 9
1
* 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.