TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Lynchburg

Lynchburg Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-6-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
1.89
+
Strength
of Sched
9.51
=
Rating
11.40

Game History

18 Games
Apr 28 2026
VS Shenandoah
L
6 - 14
8 *
Apr 22 2026
@ Randolph
W
21 - 1
+20 *
Apr 21 2026
@ Warren Wilson
W
21 - 1
+20 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Wash. & Lee
L
4 - 22
18 *
Apr 12 2026
VS Shenandoah
W
14 - 13
+1
Apr 08 2026
VS Guilford
W
22 - 4
+18 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Roanoke
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 25 2026
VS Randolph-Macon
L
8 - 12
4
Mar 21 2026
VS East. Mennonite
W
23 - 1
+22 *
Mar 19 2026
@ Marywood
L
6 - 8
2
Mar 13 2026
VS Rhodes
W
16 - 15
+1
Mar 10 2026
@ Hood
W
20 - 11
+9 *
Mar 08 2026
VS Piedmont
W
20 - 8
+12 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Chris. Newport
L
10 - 17
7
Feb 25 2026
@ Sweet Briar
W
20 - 0
+20 *
Feb 18 2026
VS St. Mary's (MD)
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 15 2026
VS Felician
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Feb 10 2026
@ Methodist
W
15 - 4
+11 *
* 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.