TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Springfield

Springfield Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-7-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
2.00
+
Strength
of Sched
12.76
=
Rating
14.76

Game History

18 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Coast Guard
L
8 - 12
4
Apr 25 2026
VS Wheaton (MA)
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Apr 22 2026
VS Clark (MA)
W
18 - 4
+14 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Wellesley
W
21 - 6
+15 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Emerson
W
20 - 5
+15 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Salve Regina
W
18 - 7
+11 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Smith
W
11 - 9
+2
Apr 04 2026
VS Babson
W
11 - 9
+2
Apr 01 2026
@ Mount Holyoke
W
18 - 7
+11 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Coast Guard
L
6 - 11
5
Mar 25 2026
@ Amherst
L
4 - 20
16 *
Mar 21 2026
VS MIT
L
11 - 13
2
Mar 18 2026
@ Farmingdale St.
W
12 - 4
+8 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Wheaton (MA)
W
19 - 9
+10 *
Mar 11 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
L
5 - 13
8 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Endicott
L
10 - 15
5
Mar 04 2026
VS Western New Eng.
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Feb 26 2026
VS Skidmore
L
10 - 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.