TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Va. Wesleyan

Va. Wesleyan Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-8-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
1.06
+
Strength
of Sched
8.22
=
Rating
9.28

Game History

17 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Bridgewater (VA)
L
4 - 10
6
Apr 22 2026
VS Randolph-Macon
L
3 - 17
14 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Guilford
W
20 - 5
+15 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Randolph
W
21 - 0
+21 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Roanoke
L
9 - 19
10 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Sweet Briar
W
21 - 0
+21 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Wash. & Lee
L
2 - 25
23 *
Mar 25 2026
VS East. Mennonite
W
23 - 8
+15 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Shenandoah
L
6 - 22
16 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Goucher
W
15 - 9
+6
Mar 12 2026
VS Nichols
L
9 - 13
4
Mar 09 2026
VS Lycoming
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Albright
L
6 - 10
4
Feb 28 2026
VS Pfeiffer
W
13 - 4
+9 *
Feb 26 2026
@ Southern Va.
W
19 - 5
+14 *
Feb 22 2026
@ Methodist
W
12 - 6
+6
Feb 14 2026
VS Berry
L
6 - 7
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.