TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

JWU (Providence)

JWU (Providence) Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-8-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
0.78
+
Strength
of Sched
9.34
=
Rating
10.12

Game History

18 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Roger Williams
L
10 - 12
2
Apr 25 2026
VS Suffolk
W
19 - 12
+7
Apr 22 2026
@ Nichols
W
22 - 9
+13 *
Apr 17 2026
VS Wheaton (MA)
L
11 - 19
8 *
Apr 14 2026
@ Western New Eng.
W
12 - 9
+3
Apr 11 2026
VS Curry
W
22 - 3
+19 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Endicott
L
5 - 21
16 *
Apr 06 2026
VS Salem St.
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Apr 02 2026
VS Gordon
W
24 - 7
+17 *
Mar 31 2026
VS Wentworth
W
19 - 3
+16 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Suffolk
W
20 - 9
+11 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Hartford
W
16 - 15
+1
Mar 21 2026
VS U New England
L
7 - 14
7
Mar 17 2026
@ Roger Williams
L
11 - 15
4
Mar 10 2026
@ Worcester St.
L
9 - 23
14 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Westfield St.
L
10 - 15
5
Mar 01 2026
@ Colorado Col.
L
3 - 19
16 *
Feb 17 2026
@ Wellesley
W
15 - 8
+7
* 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.