TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Wellesley

Wellesley Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
4-11-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.53
+
Strength
of Sched
10.68
=
Rating
7.15

Game History

15 Games
Apr 18 2026
@ Springfield
L
6 - 21
15 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Mount Holyoke
L
12 - 16
4
Apr 11 2026
VS Smith
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 08 2026
@ Coast Guard
L
4 - 21
17 *
Apr 03 2026
@ Clark (MA)
W
14 - 10
+4
Apr 01 2026
VS Wheaton (MA)
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Salve Regina
L
8 - 16
8 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Babson
L
3 - 18
15 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Emerson
W
15 - 12
+3
Mar 18 2026
@ Cortland
L
1 - 20
19 *
Mar 14 2026
@ MIT
L
4 - 24
20 *
Mar 10 2026
VS Hartford
L
3 - 17
14 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Mass. Maritime
W
17 - 0
+17 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Me.-Farmington
W
18 - 1
+17 *
Feb 17 2026
VS JWU (Providence)
L
8 - 15
7
* 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.