TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Montclair St.

Montclair St. Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-3-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
3.27
+
Strength
of Sched
9.61
=
Rating
12.88

Game History

15 Games
Apr 15 2026
VS Immaculata
W
17 - 6
+11 *
Apr 13 2026
@ SUNY Delhi
W
13 - 9
+4
Apr 04 2026
@ Stockton
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 01 2026
VS Marywood
W
15 - 9
+6
Mar 28 2026
VS SUNY Maritime
W
15 - 9
+6
Mar 26 2026
VS WestConn
L
7 - 8
1
Mar 21 2026
@ Penn College
L
12 - 16
4
Mar 18 2026
VS Kean
W
11 - 6
+5
Mar 14 2026
@ Widener
W
13 - 6
+7
Mar 11 2026
VS Manhattanville
W
16 - 9
+7
Mar 08 2026
@ Drew
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Mar 06 2026
VS Emerson
W
7 - 5
+2
Mar 03 2026
@ Scranton
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 15 2026
VS Gwynedd Mercy
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Goucher
W
10 - 9
+1
* 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.