TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Wis.-La Crosse

Wis.-La Crosse Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
13-5-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
2.44
+
Strength
of Sched
9.90
=
Rating
12.34

Game History

18 Games
May 01 2026
@ UW-River Falls
L
6 - 12
6
Apr 29 2026
VS Hamline
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Hamline
W
17 - 7
+10 *
Apr 22 2026
VS Wis.-Eau Claire
W
12 - 9
+3
Apr 18 2026
VS Saint Benedict
W
8 - 7
+1
Apr 15 2026
VS Augsburg
W
22 - 3
+19 *
Apr 10 2026
@ UChicago
L
7 - 20
13 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Wis.-Stevens Point
W
18 - 3
+15 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Colorado Col.
L
4 - 15
11 *
Apr 01 2026
@ UW-River Falls
L
10 - 17
7
Mar 28 2026
@ Wis.-Stout
W
21 - 5
+16 *
Mar 22 2026
@ Illinois Tech
W
13 - 3
+10 *
Mar 20 2026
@ Aurora
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Carroll (WI)
L
8 - 12
4
Mar 11 2026
VS Edgewood
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Ill. Wesleyan
W
23 - 6
+17 *
Mar 04 2026
@ MSOE
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Carthage
W
9 - 8
+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.