TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

UMass Boston

UMass Boston Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-8-0
Verified Games
19
Avg Goal
Diff
0.63
+
Strength
of Sched
11.27
=
Rating
11.91

Game History

19 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Mass. Maritime
L
10 - 15
5
Apr 28 2026
VS Eastern Conn. St.
W
13 - 9
+4
Apr 24 2026
@ Salem St.
W
9 - 6
+3
Apr 21 2026
VS WestConn
L
6 - 9
3
Apr 18 2026
VS Keene St.
W
19 - 10
+9 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Southern Me.
W
29 - 6
+23 *
Apr 13 2026
@ Lasell
W
16 - 10
+6
Apr 11 2026
@ Bowdoin
L
4 - 25
21 *
Apr 08 2026
VS VTSU Castleton
W
30 - 8
+22 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Plymouth St.
W
11 - 6
+5
Mar 31 2026
VS Babson
L
5 - 18
13 *
Mar 27 2026
@ Mass. Maritime
L
15 - 16
1
Mar 23 2026
@ Eastern Conn. St.
W
14 - 10
+4
Mar 18 2026
@ Southwestern (TX)
W
9 - 7
+2
Mar 15 2026
VS Wooster
L
10 - 17
7
Mar 12 2026
VS Skidmore
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 10 2026
VS MIT
L
11 - 18
7
Mar 07 2026
VS Nichols
W
18 - 9
+9 *
Feb 27 2026
@ U New England
W
15 - 11
+4
* 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.