TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Fitchburg St.

Fitchburg St. Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-10-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.94
+
Strength
of Sched
6.75
=
Rating
5.81

Game History

18 Games
Apr 28 2026
@ Framingham St.
L
3 - 18
15 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Westfield St.
L
4 - 17
13 *
Apr 21 2026
VS Anna Maria
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Bridgewater St.
L
4 - 16
12 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Salem St.
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 10 2026
VS Mass. Maritime
W
16 - 10
+6
Apr 08 2026
VS Simmons
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Framingham St.
L
2 - 15
13 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Rhode Island Col.
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Mar 31 2026
VS UMass Dartmouth
W
14 - 10
+4
Mar 28 2026
VS Worcester St.
L
3 - 17
14 *
Mar 25 2026
@ UMass Boston
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 23 2026
VS Lasell
L
8 - 11
3
Mar 19 2026
VS Suffolk
L
11 - 22
11 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Rivier
L
4 - 9
5
Mar 04 2026
VS Colby-Sawyer
L
11 - 13
2
Feb 21 2026
@ Saint Joseph (CT)
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 18 2026
@ Wentworth
W
12 - 8
+4
* 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.