TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Ithaca

Ithaca Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-6-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
1.17
+
Strength
of Sched
14.89
=
Rating
16.05

Game History

18 Games
May 01 2026
@ Union (NY)
L
12 - 16
4
Apr 28 2026
VS Clarkson
W
18 - 5
+13 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Skidmore
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 21 2026
@ Hamilton
L
9 - 21
12 *
Apr 17 2026
VS St. John Fisher
W
15 - 11
+4
Apr 11 2026
VS Rensselaer
W
20 - 8
+12 *
Apr 08 2026
VS William Smith
L
5 - 18
13 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Vassar
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Bard
W
22 - 1
+21 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Union (NY)
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 25 2026
@ Rochester (NY)
W
15 - 14
+1
Mar 21 2026
@ Clarkson
L
16 - 18
2
Mar 20 2026
@ St. Lawrence
W
10 - 7
+3
Mar 14 2026
@ RIT
W
13 - 12
+1
Mar 07 2026
VS Scranton
L
14 - 15
1
Feb 28 2026
@ Cortland
W
16 - 15
+1
Feb 21 2026
@ Montclair St.
W
11 - 10
+1
Feb 14 2026
@ SUNY Brockport
W
13 - 10
+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.