TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Wittenberg

Wittenberg Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
1-15-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-5.25
+
Strength
of Sched
10.99
=
Rating
5.74

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS John Carroll
L
5 - 14
9 *
Apr 22 2026
@ DePauw
L
10 - 19
9 *
Apr 19 2026
@ Albion
L
8 - 15
7
Apr 14 2026
VS Wabash
L
7 - 8
1
Apr 11 2026
@ Ohio Wesleyan
L
8 - 21
13 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Oberlin
L
3 - 9
6
Apr 04 2026
VS Denison
L
1 - 28
27 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Kenyon
L
2 - 17
15 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Wooster
L
1 - 19
18 *
Mar 13 2026
@ Otterbein
L
7 - 10
3
Mar 10 2026
@ Rhodes
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Muskingum
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 04 2026
@ Chatham
L
8 - 17
9 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Adrian
L
7 - 13
6
Feb 21 2026
@ Marietta
L
10 - 11
1
Feb 14 2026
VS Trine
L
9 - 15
6
* 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.