TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Clarkson

Clarkson Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-6-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
0.36
+
Strength
of Sched
14.51
=
Rating
14.87

Game History

14 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Union (NY)
L
5 - 15
10 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Rensselaer
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 15 2026
VS St. Lawrence
W
11 - 10
+1
Apr 11 2026
VS Skidmore
L
7 - 11
4
Apr 04 2026
@ RIT
L
8 - 14
6
Mar 28 2026
@ Vassar
L
9 - 10
1
Mar 24 2026
VS SUNY Potsdam
W
10 - 6
+4
Mar 21 2026
VS Ithaca
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 17 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
L
8 - 14
6
Mar 14 2026
@ SUNY Brockport
W
12 - 6
+6
Mar 11 2026
VS Plattsburgh St.
W
22 - 6
+16 *
Mar 07 2026
@ SUNY Geneseo
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Oswego St.
W
14 - 1
+13 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Nazareth
W
7 - 6
+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.