TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Denison

Denison Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-9-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
1.82
+
Strength
of Sched
13.83
=
Rating
15.66

Game History

17 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Ohio Wesleyan
L
12 - 14
2
Apr 25 2026
VS DePauw
W
24 - 6
+18 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Oberlin
L
12 - 13
1
Apr 14 2026
VS Kenyon
W
10 - 5
+5
Apr 11 2026
VS Wooster
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Wabash
W
19 - 4
+15 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Wittenberg
W
28 - 1
+27 *
Mar 28 2026
VS John Carroll
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Ohio Wesleyan
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 14 2026
@ Dickinson
L
5 - 8
3
Mar 13 2026
@ Tufts
L
6 - 16
10 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Lynchburg
L
13 - 14
1
Mar 03 2026
VS Adrian
W
23 - 4
+19 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Wash. & Lee
L
13 - 14
1
Feb 24 2026
VS Baldwin Wallace
W
14 - 7
+7
Feb 21 2026
VS Elmhurst
L
10 - 11
1
Feb 14 2026
VS RIT
L
7 - 11
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.