TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

DePauw

DePauw Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-8-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.86
+
Strength
of Sched
10.25
=
Rating
9.40

Game History

14 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Denison
L
6 - 24
18 *
Apr 22 2026
VS Wittenberg
W
19 - 10
+9 *
Apr 14 2026
@ Ohio Wesleyan
L
4 - 21
17 *
Apr 11 2026
VS John Carroll
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 04 2026
@ Wabash
W
14 - 5
+9 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Wooster
L
3 - 13
10 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Oberlin
L
10 - 15
5
Mar 18 2026
@ North Central (IL)
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 14 2026
@ Transylvania
L
12 - 18
6
Mar 07 2026
@ Illinois Tech
W
7 - 2
+5
Feb 28 2026
@ Westminster (PA)
W
6 - 5
+1
Feb 25 2026
VS Ill. Wesleyan
L
6 - 7
1
Feb 21 2026
@ Carthage
L
5 - 12
7
Feb 14 2026
VS Lawrence
W
14 - 3
+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.