TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Amherst

Amherst Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-8-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.31
+
Strength
of Sched
18.23
=
Rating
17.92

Game History

16 Games
May 09 2026
@ Stevens
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 25 2026
VS Bates
L
7 - 12
5
Apr 22 2026
VS Trinity (CT)
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Middlebury
L
5 - 12
7
Apr 15 2026
VS Rensselaer
W
21 - 9
+12 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Williams
W
10 - 9
+1
Apr 08 2026
@ Connecticut Col.
W
11 - 8
+3
Apr 04 2026
VS Colby
W
11 - 10
+1
Apr 01 2026
@ Wesleyan (CT)
L
4 - 16
12 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Bowdoin
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 21 2026
@ Chris. Newport
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 18 2026
VS Swarthmore
W
13 - 11
+2
Mar 14 2026
VS Bates
W
20 - 8
+12 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Babson
L
11 - 15
4
Mar 07 2026
@ Tufts
L
8 - 15
7
Feb 28 2026
VS Hamilton
W
9 - 5
+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.