TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Bates

Bates Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-9-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.88
+
Strength
of Sched
17.79
=
Rating
16.92

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Middlebury
L
6 - 18
12 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Colby
L
10 - 14
4
Apr 11 2026
@ Connecticut Col.
W
14 - 9
+5
Apr 08 2026
@ Tufts
L
8 - 16
8 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Hamilton
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 01 2026
@ Bowdoin
W
13 - 12
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ Williams
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 24 2026
@ Plymouth St.
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Middlebury
L
8 - 11
3
Mar 15 2026
VS UMass Dartmouth
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Amherst
L
4 - 12
8 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
L
5 - 9
4
Mar 04 2026
VS St. Joseph's (ME)
W
20 - 3
+17 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Wesleyan (CT)
L
5 - 15
10 *
Feb 20 2026
@ Redlands
W
19 - 8
+11 *
Feb 18 2026
@ Claremont-M-S
L
15 - 19
4
* 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.