TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Colby

Colby Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
4-9-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.77
+
Strength
of Sched
16.54
=
Rating
14.77

Game History

13 Games
Apr 18 2026
VS Trinity (CT)
L
11 - 13
2
Apr 11 2026
VS Middlebury
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 08 2026
@ Bowdoin
L
12 - 19
7
Apr 04 2026
@ Amherst
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 01 2026
@ Maine Maritime
W
28 - 7
+21 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Connecticut Col.
W
12 - 4
+8 *
Mar 24 2026
VS MIT
L
9 - 15
6
Mar 21 2026
VS Hamilton
L
10 - 18
8 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Clark (MA)
W
19 - 4
+15 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Wesleyan (CT)
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 08 2026
@ Springfield
W
15 - 8
+7
Mar 07 2026
@ Williams
L
10 - 18
8 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Tufts
L
8 - 17
9 *
* 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.