TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

JWU (Providence)

JWU (Providence) Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
4-9-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.62
+
Strength
of Sched
9.37
=
Rating
5.75

Game History

13 Games
Apr 22 2026
@ Roger Williams
L
5 - 15
10 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Gordon
W
11 - 8
+3
Apr 14 2026
@ Western New Eng.
L
4 - 12
8 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Wentworth
L
12 - 18
6
Apr 08 2026
@ Endicott
L
5 - 23
18 *
Apr 04 2026
VS U New England
W
9 - 7
+2
Mar 31 2026
VS Curry
W
10 - 7
+3
Mar 28 2026
@ Nichols
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Hartford
L
4 - 20
16 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Plymouth St.
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 11 2026
@ Anna Maria
W
19 - 3
+16 *
Mar 05 2026
VS Mass. Maritime
L
7 - 19
12 *
Mar 01 2026
@ Keene St.
L
10 - 18
8 *
* 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.