TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Wooster

Wooster Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-6-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
1.67
+
Strength
of Sched
10.99
=
Rating
12.66

Game History

18 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Oberlin
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 25 2026
VS Kenyon
W
13 - 6
+7
Apr 22 2026
@ John Carroll
W
11 - 10
+1
Apr 18 2026
@ Wabash
W
10 - 7
+3
Apr 14 2026
VS Oberlin
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 11 2026
@ Denison
L
3 - 15
12 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Ohio Wesleyan
L
9 - 21
12 *
Mar 28 2026
VS DePauw
W
13 - 3
+10 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Elmhurst
L
6 - 10
4
Mar 21 2026
@ Wittenberg
W
19 - 1
+18 *
Mar 17 2026
@ Southwestern (TX)
W
14 - 13
+1
Mar 15 2026
@ UMass Boston
W
17 - 10
+7
Mar 07 2026
@ Hope
L
6 - 14
8 *
Mar 06 2026
@ Calvin
L
13 - 14
1
Feb 28 2026
@ Capital
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Feb 25 2026
VS Otterbein
W
20 - 6
+14 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Adrian
W
23 - 8
+15 *
Feb 18 2026
@ Hiram
W
25 - 3
+22 *
* 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.