TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Wesleyan (CT)

Wesleyan (CT) Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
14-5-0
Verified Games
19
Avg Goal
Diff
2.37
+
Strength
of Sched
17.90
=
Rating
20.27

Game History

19 Games
May 17 2026
@ Tufts
L
7 - 23
16 *
May 16 2026
@ Chris. Newport
W
15 - 7
+8 *
May 10 2026
VS Williams
W
14 - 10
+4
May 09 2026
VS Ohio Northern
W
19 - 4
+15 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Hamilton
L
9 - 10
1
Apr 22 2026
VS Connecticut Col.
W
9 - 8
+1
Apr 18 2026
@ Williams
W
17 - 9
+8 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Tufts
L
14 - 19
5
Apr 08 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
W
11 - 6
+5
Apr 04 2026
VS Middlebury
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Amherst
W
16 - 4
+12 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Hamilton
W
10 - 9
+1
Mar 21 2026
VS Bowdoin
L
12 - 17
5
Mar 18 2026
VS Stevens
W
14 - 13
+1
Mar 14 2026
@ Colby
W
13 - 6
+7
Mar 10 2026
@ Scranton
W
13 - 10
+3
Mar 08 2026
VS RIT
W
12 - 11
+1
Mar 04 2026
VS Vassar
W
19 - 11
+8 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Bates
L
11 - 13
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.