TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Southern Va.

Southern Va. Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-7-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.13
+
Strength
of Sched
5.74
=
Rating
5.61

Game History

15 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Meredith
L
1 - 24
23 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Pfeiffer
W
12 - 7
+5
Apr 18 2026
@ Huntingdon
W
21 - 6
+15 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Brevard
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Apr 07 2026
VS Greensboro
W
20 - 3
+17 *
Apr 03 2026
@ Meredith
L
4 - 24
20 *
Mar 26 2026
@ Wilson
W
6 - 2
+4
Mar 24 2026
VS Bridgewater (VA)
L
0 - 13
13 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Methodist
L
4 - 14
10 *
Mar 14 2026
VS N.C. Wesleyan
W
20 - 0
+20 *
Mar 11 2026
@ Pfeiffer
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 07 2026
@ Piedmont
L
9 - 15
6
Mar 05 2026
@ William Peace
W
19 - 1
+18 *
Feb 26 2026
VS Va. Wesleyan
L
5 - 19
14 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Marymount (VA)
L
0 - 19
19 *
* 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.