TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Lake Forest

Lake Forest Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-5-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
2.27
+
Strength
of Sched
6.88
=
Rating
9.15

Game History

15 Games
Apr 29 2026
VS MSOE
L
15 - 16
1
Apr 21 2026
VS Illinois Tech
W
22 - 5
+17 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Aurora
W
11 - 9
+2
Apr 11 2026
@ Concordia Wisconsin
W
15 - 9
+6
Apr 08 2026
@ Edgewood
W
16 - 6
+10 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Lawrence
W
21 - 3
+18 *
Apr 02 2026
@ Beloit
W
20 - 1
+19 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Carthage
L
3 - 14
11 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Marian (WI)
W
19 - 2
+17 *
Mar 25 2026
VS MSOE
W
16 - 10
+6
Mar 23 2026
@ Carroll (WI)
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 13 2026
@ UW-River Falls
L
1 - 22
21 *
Mar 10 2026
@ Sewanee
L
9 - 19
10 *
Mar 08 2026
VS Wittenberg
W
20 - 6
+14 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Ill. Wesleyan
W
21 - 6
+15 *
* 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.