TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Salem St.

Salem St. Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-7-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
0.40
+
Strength
of Sched
7.43
=
Rating
7.83

Game History

15 Games
Apr 24 2026
VS UMass Boston
L
6 - 9
3
Apr 21 2026
VS Southern Me.
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Plymouth St.
L
8 - 20
12 *
Apr 11 2026
VS WestConn
L
10 - 15
5
Apr 07 2026
@ Mass. Maritime
L
6 - 25
19 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Eastern Conn. St.
W
7 - 6
+1
Apr 02 2026
@ Thomas (ME)
W
24 - 8
+16 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Husson
W
16 - 12
+4
Mar 28 2026
@ VTSU Castleton
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Keene St.
L
8 - 16
8 *
Mar 17 2026
@ Rivier
L
4 - 18
14 *
Mar 14 2026
VS UMSV
W
19 - 8
+11 *
Mar 11 2026
@ MCLA
W
26 - 6
+20 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Anna Maria
W
27 - 5
+22 *
Feb 20 2026
@ St. Joseph's (ME)
L
7 - 12
5
* 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.