TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Albion

Albion Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
3-12-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.40
+
Strength
of Sched
8.00
=
Rating
3.60

Game History

15 Games
Apr 21 2026
VS Kalamazoo
L
9 - 22
13 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Adrian
L
7 - 20
13 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Hope
L
4 - 19
15 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Alma
W
14 - 10
+4
Apr 07 2026
@ Calvin
L
10 - 19
9 *
Apr 04 2026
VS St. Mary's (IN)
L
5 - 19
14 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Trine
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Baldwin Wallace
L
2 - 16
14 *
Mar 23 2026
VS Augustana (IL)
L
8 - 17
9 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Oberlin
L
3 - 17
14 *
Mar 11 2026
@ Notre Dame (MD)
W
23 - 1
+22 *
Mar 06 2026
@ Otterbein
L
5 - 21
16 *
Mar 03 2026
VS Bethel (IN)
L
9 - 10
1
Feb 24 2026
VS Aquinas
W
16 - 15
+1
Feb 18 2026
@ Ohio Northern
L
5 - 16
11 *
* 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.