TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Bates

Bates Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-6-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
1.76
+
Strength
of Sched
17.22
=
Rating
18.98

Game History

17 Games
May 09 2026
VS Hope
L
12 - 14
2
May 08 2026
VS Cortland
W
17 - 9
+8 *
May 02 2026
@ Tufts
L
7 - 15
8 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Amherst
W
12 - 7
+5
Apr 11 2026
VS Connecticut Col.
W
19 - 11
+8 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Tufts
L
10 - 14
4
Apr 04 2026
@ Hamilton
W
17 - 13
+4
Apr 01 2026
VS Bowdoin
L
10 - 13
3
Mar 28 2026
VS Williams
W
13 - 12
+1
Mar 21 2026
@ Middlebury
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 14 2026
@ Amherst
L
8 - 20
12 *
Mar 08 2026
VS Wheaton (MA)
W
17 - 6
+11 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Trinity (CT)
W
14 - 8
+6
Mar 03 2026
VS Emerson
W
22 - 6
+16 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Wesleyan (CT)
W
13 - 11
+2
Feb 20 2026
@ Kean
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Feb 18 2026
@ Union (NY)
W
14 - 13
+1
* 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.