TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Saginaw Valley

Saginaw Valley Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
1-13-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-6.14
+
Strength
of Sched
9.76
=
Rating
3.62

Game History

14 Games
Apr 26 2026
@ Grand Valley St.
L
1 - 21
20 *
Apr 24 2026
@ Davenport
L
6 - 17
11 *
Apr 19 2026
VS Northern Mich.
L
1 - 22
21 *
Apr 17 2026
VS Concordia-St. Paul
L
5 - 19
14 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Grand Valley St.
L
4 - 20
16 *
Mar 28 2026
VS McKendree
L
1 - 22
21 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Davenport
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 22 2026
@ Concordia-St. Paul
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 20 2026
@ Northern Mich.
L
1 - 23
22 *
Mar 06 2026
@ Dominican (CA)
L
5 - 13
8 *
Feb 24 2026
VS Northwood
W
13 - 8
+5
Feb 21 2026
VS Findlay
L
4 - 15
11 *
Feb 17 2026
@ Lewis
L
2 - 23
21 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Malone
L
5 - 17
12 *
* 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.