TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Hope

Hope Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
15-4-0
Verified Games
19
Avg Goal
Diff
3.63
+
Strength
of Sched
10.80
=
Rating
14.43

Game History

19 Games
May 09 2026
@ UChicago
L
7 - 23
16 *
May 08 2026
VS Aurora
W
20 - 5
+15 *
May 01 2026
VS Calvin
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Apr 28 2026
VS Kalamazoo
W
18 - 13
+5
Apr 24 2026
@ UChicago
L
10 - 24
14 *
Apr 21 2026
VS Alma
W
24 - 3
+21 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Trine
W
20 - 8
+12 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Albion
W
19 - 4
+15 *
Apr 11 2026
@ St. Mary's (IN)
W
22 - 4
+18 *
Apr 07 2026
VS Kalamazoo
L
10 - 12
2
Apr 04 2026
@ Adrian
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 01 2026
@ Calvin
W
17 - 15
+2
Mar 30 2026
@ Piedmont
W
23 - 9
+14 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Mount Union
W
18 - 9
+9 *
Mar 14 2026
VS John Carroll
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 11 2026
VS Kenyon
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Mar 07 2026
VS DePauw
W
20 - 11
+9 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Aurora
W
14 - 7
+7
Feb 20 2026
VS Grove City
W
10 - 9
+1
* 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.