TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Pfeiffer

Pfeiffer Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-6-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
2.18
+
Strength
of Sched
3.87
=
Rating
6.04

Game History

17 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Southern Va.
L
7 - 12
5
Apr 18 2026
VS N.C. Wesleyan
W
24 - 5
+19 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Meredith
L
1 - 24
23 *
Apr 11 2026
@ William Peace
W
23 - 1
+22 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Brevard
W
22 - 3
+19 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Methodist
L
5 - 18
13 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Greensboro
W
20 - 4
+16 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Piedmont
L
3 - 23
20 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Southern Va.
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 07 2026
VS Huntingdon
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Warren Wilson
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Va. Wesleyan
L
4 - 13
9 *
Feb 25 2026
VS Randolph
W
16 - 0
+16 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Sweet Briar
W
24 - 0
+24 *
Feb 20 2026
@ East. Mennonite
W
13 - 8
+5
Feb 14 2026
VS Guilford
W
17 - 13
+4
Feb 11 2026
@ Montreat
W
19 - 3
+16 *
* 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.