TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Swarthmore

Swarthmore Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
13-5-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
3.11
+
Strength
of Sched
13.17
=
Rating
16.28

Game History

18 Games
May 01 2026
@ Haverford
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 29 2026
VS Washington Col.
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Haverford
L
5 - 17
12 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Gettysburg
L
9 - 18
9 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Ursinus
W
10 - 9
+1
Apr 11 2026
@ McDaniel
W
14 - 8
+6
Apr 04 2026
VS Dickinson
W
14 - 8
+6
Apr 01 2026
VS Muhlenberg
W
14 - 12
+2
Mar 28 2026
@ Washington Col.
W
17 - 9
+8 *
Mar 25 2026
VS DeSales
W
20 - 5
+15 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Franklin & Marshall
L
12 - 18
6
Mar 18 2026
VS Immaculata
W
18 - 2
+16 *
Mar 13 2026
@ Cornell College
W
19 - 3
+16 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Berry
W
18 - 2
+16 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Rensselaer
W
17 - 10
+7
Feb 28 2026
VS St. Joseph's (L.I.)
W
20 - 4
+16 *
Feb 25 2026
@ Alvernia
W
15 - 1
+14 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Widener
L
11 - 12
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.