TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Saint Michael's

Saint Michael's Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
1.88
+
Strength
of Sched
11.66
=
Rating
13.53

Game History

16 Games
May 13 2026
@ Molloy
L
7 - 12
5
May 10 2026
@ Saint Anselm
W
9 - 8
+1
Apr 25 2026
@ Assumption
L
9 - 10
1
Apr 18 2026
VS Bentley
W
13 - 9
+4
Apr 14 2026
VS Franklin Pierce
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Apr 11 2026
@ American Int'l
W
12 - 5
+7
Apr 04 2026
@ Assumption
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 01 2026
@ Saint Anselm
L
11 - 13
2
Mar 28 2026
VS Pace
L
5 - 6
1
Mar 21 2026
VS Southern N.H.
W
11 - 10
+1
Mar 17 2026
@ Dominican (NY)
W
14 - 3
+11 *
Mar 15 2026
@ Adelphi
L
2 - 18
16 *
Mar 08 2026
VS D'Youville
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Feb 27 2026
VS Roberts Wesleyan
W
13 - 5
+8 *
Feb 15 2026
@ Walsh
W
12 - 8
+4
Feb 13 2026
@ Frostburg St.
W
11 - 9
+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.