TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Otterbein

Otterbein Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-8-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.06
+
Strength
of Sched
8.43
=
Rating
8.36

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Mount Union
L
11 - 14
3
Apr 22 2026
VS Marietta
W
14 - 12
+2
Apr 18 2026
VS Muskingum
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 15 2026
@ Wilmington (OH)
W
22 - 16
+6
Apr 11 2026
@ Baldwin Wallace
L
6 - 28
22 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Capital
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 28 2026
@ Mount Union
W
19 - 11
+8 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Ohio Northern
L
6 - 21
15 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Heidelberg
W
17 - 3
+14 *
Mar 13 2026
VS Wittenberg
W
10 - 7
+3
Mar 10 2026
VS Hendrix
W
16 - 6
+10 *
Mar 06 2026
VS Adrian
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 03 2026
@ Trine
L
4 - 8
4
Feb 25 2026
@ Wooster
L
6 - 20
14 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Albion
L
5 - 15
10 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Allegheny
W
17 - 6
+11 *
* 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.