TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Clarkson

Clarkson Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-8-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
0.89
+
Strength
of Sched
12.92
=
Rating
13.80

Game History

18 Games
Apr 28 2026
@ Ithaca
L
5 - 18
13 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Vassar
L
13 - 17
4
Apr 18 2026
VS Bard
W
21 - 0
+21 *
Apr 15 2026
VS St. Lawrence
L
8 - 13
5
Apr 13 2026
@ SUNY Canton
W
24 - 4
+20 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Rochester (NY)
L
11 - 13
2
Apr 04 2026
@ Union (NY)
L
6 - 13
7
Apr 03 2026
@ Skidmore
L
13 - 16
3
Mar 28 2026
@ RIT
W
15 - 10
+5
Mar 21 2026
VS Ithaca
W
18 - 16
+2
Mar 20 2026
VS William Smith
L
0 - 16
16 *
Mar 17 2026
@ Bridgewater St.
W
22 - 5
+17 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Rensselaer
W
11 - 5
+6
Mar 11 2026
@ Plattsburgh St.
W
22 - 1
+21 *
Mar 07 2026
VS SUNY Brockport
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Mar 04 2026
@ SUNY Potsdam
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Oswego St.
W
14 - 11
+3
Feb 25 2026
@ St. John Fisher
L
7 - 18
11 *
* 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.