TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Centenary (LA)

Centenary (LA) Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-4-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
2.64
+
Strength
of Sched
5.72
=
Rating
8.36

Game History

14 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Colorado Col.
L
4 - 27
23 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Rhodes
L
6 - 26
20 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Hanover
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Mar 20 2026
@ Trine
L
4 - 20
16 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Keene St.
L
10 - 22
12 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Spalding
W
28 - 1
+27 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Heidelberg
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Cornell College
W
21 - 7
+14 *
Mar 06 2026
@ Augustana (IL)
W
22 - 4
+18 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Huntingdon
W
13 - 11
+2
Feb 15 2026
@ Brevard
W
28 - 2
+26 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Warren Wilson
W
29 - 7
+22 *
Feb 07 2026
VS Hendrix
W
21 - 11
+10 *
Jan 31 2026
VS LaGrange
W
27 - 10
+17 *
* 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.