TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Salem St.

Salem St. Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-7-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
0.27
+
Strength
of Sched
6.36
=
Rating
6.62

Game History

15 Games
Apr 28 2026
@ Bridgewater St.
L
9 - 12
3
Apr 25 2026
@ Worcester St.
L
6 - 15
9 *
Apr 21 2026
@ Bridgewater St.
L
5 - 15
10 *
Apr 17 2026
VS Westfield St.
L
4 - 15
11 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Fitchburg St.
L
12 - 13
1
Apr 10 2026
@ Framingham St.
L
5 - 8
3
Apr 06 2026
@ JWU (Providence)
L
4 - 17
13 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Anna Maria
W
20 - 0
+20 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Me.-Farmington
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Mass. Maritime
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Maine Maritime
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 19 2026
@ Gordon
W
15 - 0
+15 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Wentworth
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 11 2026
VS UMass Boston
W
12 - 7
+5
Feb 28 2026
@ Rivier
W
8 - 6
+2
* 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.