TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Ill. Wesleyan

Ill. Wesleyan Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-11-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.06
+
Strength
of Sched
8.42
=
Rating
5.36

Game History

17 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Carroll (WI)
L
2 - 22
20 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Elmhurst
W
10 - 9
+1
Apr 22 2026
VS Augustana (IL)
L
8 - 15
7
Apr 18 2026
VS Carthage
L
2 - 22
20 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Carroll (WI)
L
3 - 22
19 *
Apr 04 2026
VS North Central (IL)
W
16 - 12
+4
Mar 29 2026
VS Hanover
W
21 - 12
+9 *
Mar 25 2026
@ UChicago
L
4 - 23
19 *
Mar 20 2026
@ Meredith
L
1 - 24
23 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Methodist
L
0 - 20
20 *
Mar 10 2026
VS DePauw
L
5 - 24
19 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Wis.-La Crosse
L
6 - 23
17 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Cornell College
W
11 - 10
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Lake Forest
L
6 - 21
15 *
Feb 25 2026
VS Aurora
L
9 - 14
5
Feb 22 2026
VS Augsburg
W
20 - 10
+10 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Illinois Tech
W
15 - 12
+3
* 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.