TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
4-11-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-2.27
+
Strength
of Sched
9.57
=
Rating
7.30

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Roberts Wesleyan
L
9 - 11
2
Apr 18 2026
@ Mercy
L
5 - 22
17 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Dist. Columbia
W
20 - 3
+17 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Bridgeport
L
10 - 13
3
Apr 04 2026
@ Frostburg St.
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 31 2026
@ Dominican (NY)
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Molloy
L
6 - 10
4
Mar 25 2026
VS Georgian Court
L
10 - 20
10 *
Mar 21 2026
VS D'Youville
L
13 - 19
6
Mar 14 2026
@ Virginia St.
W
21 - 2
+19 *
Mar 10 2026
@ Pace
L
10 - 20
10 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Bentley
L
3 - 18
15 *
Mar 02 2026
@ Southern N.H.
L
8 - 15
7
Feb 28 2026
@ Emory & Henry
W
13 - 2
+11 *
Feb 18 2026
@ Adelphi
L
8 - 20
12 *
* 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.