TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Clark (MA)

Clark (MA) Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
3-12-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.53
+
Strength
of Sched
10.86
=
Rating
6.33

Game History

15 Games
Apr 22 2026
@ Springfield
L
4 - 18
14 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Salve Regina
L
6 - 13
7
Apr 15 2026
VS Coast Guard
L
1 - 17
16 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Emerson
W
14 - 13
+1
Apr 08 2026
@ Babson
L
1 - 15
14 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Wellesley
L
10 - 14
4
Apr 01 2026
VS MIT
L
0 - 23
23 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Wheaton (MA)
L
3 - 17
14 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Mount Holyoke
L
6 - 9
3
Mar 21 2026
VS Smith
L
4 - 12
8 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Rhode Island Col.
W
13 - 4
+9 *
Mar 13 2026
VS UMass Boston
W
8 - 7
+1
Mar 05 2026
@ Grove City
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 03 2026
VS Susquehanna
L
5 - 18
13 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Colby-Sawyer
L
4 - 13
9 *
* 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.