TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Ithaca

Ithaca Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-7-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
0.67
+
Strength
of Sched
15.12
=
Rating
15.79

Game History

18 Games
May 08 2026
@ Hope
L
11 - 14
3
May 01 2026
VS Union (NY)
L
4 - 10
6
Apr 25 2026
VS Skidmore
W
14 - 9
+5
Apr 18 2026
@ Vassar
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 15 2026
VS Cortland
L
5 - 16
11 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Rensselaer
W
11 - 10
+1
Apr 08 2026
VS RIT
W
9 - 8
+1
Apr 04 2026
@ Union (NY)
W
9 - 8
+1
Mar 28 2026
VS St. Lawrence
W
14 - 5
+9 *
Mar 24 2026
@ Hamilton
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 21 2026
@ Clarkson
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 17 2026
@ SUNY Brockport
W
14 - 2
+12 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Ohio Northern
W
10 - 6
+4
Mar 07 2026
@ Widener
W
21 - 8
+13 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Nazareth
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Scranton
W
13 - 10
+3
Feb 25 2026
@ SUNY Geneseo
L
7 - 8
1
Feb 21 2026
VS St. John Fisher
L
12 - 18
6
* 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.