TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

UChicago

UChicago Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-6-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
2.29
+
Strength
of Sched
16.31
=
Rating
18.61

Game History

17 Games
May 16 2026
@ Wesleyan (CT)
L
7 - 14
7
May 09 2026
VS Hope
W
23 - 7
+16 *
Apr 24 2026
VS Hope
W
24 - 10
+14 *
Apr 16 2026
VS Colorado Col.
L
14 - 15
1
Apr 10 2026
VS Wis.-La Crosse
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Carthage
W
17 - 6
+11 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Carroll (WI)
W
19 - 8
+11 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Ill. Wesleyan
W
23 - 4
+19 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Middlebury
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 22 2026
VS Saint Benedict
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Mar 17 2026
@ MIT
L
9 - 10
1
Mar 15 2026
@ Tufts
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 13 2026
VS Catholic
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Denison
W
18 - 15
+3
Mar 01 2026
@ Claremont-M-S
W
17 - 14
+3
Feb 27 2026
@ Pomona-Pitzer
L
10 - 17
7
Feb 21 2026
VS UW-River Falls
W
21 - 8
+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.