TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Shepherd

Shepherd Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-13-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-5.07
+
Strength
of Sched
13.51
=
Rating
8.44

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Kutztown
L
3 - 20
17 *
Apr 22 2026
@ Shippensburg
L
5 - 17
12 *
Apr 18 2026
VS East Stroudsburg
L
3 - 21
18 *
Apr 15 2026
@ West Chester
L
3 - 23
20 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Bloomsburg
L
11 - 17
6
Apr 08 2026
VS Millersville
L
9 - 13
4
Mar 28 2026
@ East Stroudsburg
L
4 - 21
17 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Shippensburg
W
19 - 15
+4
Mar 21 2026
VS West Chester
L
6 - 20
14 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Millersville
L
8 - 17
9 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Bloomsburg
L
6 - 18
12 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Belmont Abbey
L
5 - 14
9 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Frostburg St.
L
7 - 17
10 *
Feb 25 2026
@ Wheeling
W
21 - 6
+15 *
Feb 20 2026
@ Seton Hill
L
4 - 17
13 *
* 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.