TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

John Carroll

John Carroll Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-7-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
1.69
+
Strength
of Sched
12.89
=
Rating
14.58

Game History

16 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Denison
L
7 - 19
12 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Denison
L
6 - 10
4
Apr 21 2026
@ Ohio Wesleyan
W
11 - 3
+8 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Wittenberg
W
18 - 3
+15 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Kenyon
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 11 2026
@ Wooster
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 07 2026
@ Oberlin
W
10 - 5
+5
Apr 04 2026
VS DePauw
W
18 - 4
+14 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Lewis & Clark
W
19 - 5
+14 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Fredonia
W
16 - 9
+7
Mar 18 2026
VS Nazareth
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Hope
W
13 - 12
+1
Mar 06 2026
VS Sewanee
L
11 - 20
9 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Rhodes
L
12 - 13
1
Feb 28 2026
@ Centre
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Feb 25 2026
VS Baldwin Wallace
L
6 - 8
2
* 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.