TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Oberlin

Oberlin Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-6-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
2.39
+
Strength
of Sched
11.71
=
Rating
14.10

Game History

18 Games
May 02 2026
VS Ohio Wesleyan
L
4 - 12
8 *
Apr 29 2026
VS Wooster
W
13 - 7
+6
Apr 25 2026
VS Wabash
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Apr 22 2026
@ Kenyon
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 18 2026
VS Denison
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 14 2026
@ Wooster
L
11 - 12
1
Apr 08 2026
VS Wittenberg
W
9 - 3
+6
Apr 04 2026
@ John Carroll
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Ohio Wesleyan
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Mar 24 2026
@ Centre
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 21 2026
@ DePauw
W
15 - 10
+5
Mar 18 2026
@ Albion
W
13 - 1
+12 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Adrian
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Elmhurst
L
6 - 9
3
Mar 04 2026
@ Baldwin Wallace
L
8 - 18
10 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Trine
W
10 - 9
+1
Feb 25 2026
VS Westminster (PA)
W
23 - 5
+18 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Ursinus
W
9 - 7
+2
* 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.