TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Washington Col.

Washington Col. Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-7-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
0.35
+
Strength
of Sched
15.50
=
Rating
15.85

Game History

17 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Swarthmore
L
7 - 16
9 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Gettysburg
L
7 - 19
12 *
Apr 22 2026
@ Haverford
L
12 - 13
1
Apr 18 2026
@ Franklin & Marshall
L
8 - 17
9 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Muhlenberg
W
14 - 12
+2
Apr 06 2026
@ Ursinus
W
17 - 13
+4
Apr 04 2026
@ McDaniel
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Swarthmore
L
9 - 17
8 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Chris. Newport
W
20 - 16
+4
Mar 21 2026
VS Dickinson
W
13 - 9
+4
Mar 17 2026
VS St. Mary's (MD)
W
15 - 13
+2
Mar 12 2026
VS Bridgewater St.
W
19 - 4
+15 *
Mar 11 2026
@ Merchant Marine
W
20 - 11
+9 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Messiah
L
18 - 25
7
Feb 28 2026
VS Salisbury
L
10 - 16
6
Feb 26 2026
VS Stockton
W
19 - 11
+8 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Stevenson
W
14 - 10
+4
* 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.