TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Buffalo St.

Buffalo St. Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-8-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
1.59
+
Strength
of Sched
8.18
=
Rating
9.77

Game History

17 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ SUNY New Paltz
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 22 2026
VS Fredonia
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 18 2026
@ Cortland
L
5 - 20
15 *
Apr 15 2026
@ SUNY Oneonta
L
6 - 12
6
Apr 11 2026
VS SUNY New Paltz
L
7 - 14
7
Apr 08 2026
@ Oswego St.
L
4 - 17
13 *
Apr 03 2026
VS SUNY Potsdam
W
21 - 5
+16 *
Mar 31 2026
@ SUNY Morrisville
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Mar 28 2026
VS SUNY Canton
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 24 2026
@ Alfred St.
W
14 - 1
+13 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Plattsburgh St.
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Mar 18 2026
VS Allegheny
W
16 - 2
+14 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Grove City
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 11 2026
VS Hilbert
W
23 - 0
+23 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Utica
L
9 - 10
1
Mar 04 2026
VS Nazareth
W
9 - 6
+3
Feb 28 2026
@ Geneva
W
22 - 0
+22 *
* 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.