TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Bowdoin

Bowdoin Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-9-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.07
+
Strength
of Sched
17.89
=
Rating
17.82

Game History

15 Games
Apr 22 2026
VS Tufts
L
11 - 14
3
Apr 18 2026
VS Connecticut Col.
W
13 - 9
+4
Apr 14 2026
@ Babson
W
10 - 9
+1
Apr 12 2026
VS Endicott
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Colby
L
12 - 13
1
Apr 04 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
L
5 - 17
12 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Bates
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 28 2026
@ Amherst
L
6 - 16
10 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Southern Me.
W
20 - 3
+17 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Wesleyan (CT)
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 17 2026
@ Montclair St.
W
20 - 1
+19 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Williams
L
6 - 9
3
Mar 07 2026
VS Hamilton
L
9 - 11
2
Mar 01 2026
VS Roger Williams
W
17 - 1
+16 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Middlebury
L
6 - 11
5
* 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.