TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Widener

Widener Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-8-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
+
Strength
of Sched
12.79
=
Rating
12.79

Game History

18 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Messiah
L
4 - 14
10 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Messiah
L
7 - 12
5
Apr 22 2026
@ Alvernia
W
17 - 7
+10 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Hood
W
14 - 11
+3
Apr 15 2026
VS Albright
W
17 - 3
+14 *
Apr 11 2026
@ York (PA)
L
3 - 20
17 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Stevenson
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 01 2026
@ Eastern
W
21 - 3
+18 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Arcadia
W
11 - 9
+2
Mar 25 2026
@ Ursinus
L
8 - 14
6
Mar 21 2026
VS Misericordia
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Muhlenberg
L
5 - 14
9 *
Mar 14 2026
@ St. Mary's (MD)
W
9 - 8
+1
Mar 07 2026
VS Neumann
W
11 - 7
+4
Mar 04 2026
VS Immaculata
W
18 - 5
+13 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Moravian
L
8 - 9
1
Feb 25 2026
@ Haverford
L
5 - 16
11 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Swarthmore
W
12 - 11
+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.