TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Pacific Lutheran

Pacific Lutheran Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
3-13-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.44
+
Strength
of Sched
6.80
=
Rating
2.36

Game History

16 Games
Apr 26 2026
@ Whitworth
L
4 - 23
19 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Whitman
L
1 - 21
20 *
Apr 18 2026
VS George Fox
L
3 - 23
20 *
Apr 17 2026
VS Pacific (OR)
L
3 - 5
2
Apr 11 2026
VS Lewis & Clark
L
3 - 22
19 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Puget Sound
W
11 - 7
+4
Apr 04 2026
@ Willamette
L
1 - 20
19 *
Apr 03 2026
@ Linfield
L
4 - 18
14 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Kalamazoo
L
3 - 21
18 *
Mar 23 2026
VS Lawrence
W
7 - 5
+2
Mar 15 2026
@ Lewis & Clark
L
0 - 22
22 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Linfield
L
2 - 13
11 *
Mar 08 2026
@ Pacific (OR)
L
0 - 17
17 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Puget Sound
L
10 - 14
4
Feb 27 2026
VS Eastern Ore.
W
12 - 10
+2
Feb 20 2026
VS Southwestern (TX)
L
5 - 8
3
* 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.