TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Hamilton

Hamilton Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-10-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.47
+
Strength
of Sched
18.06
=
Rating
17.59

Game History

15 Games
Apr 21 2026
VS Ithaca
W
21 - 9
+12 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Tufts
L
6 - 15
9 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Middlebury
L
3 - 17
14 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Trinity (CT)
L
8 - 12
4
Apr 08 2026
VS Williams
L
9 - 11
2
Apr 04 2026
@ Bates
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 28 2026
@ Wesleyan (CT)
L
3 - 8
5
Mar 21 2026
VS Colby
L
5 - 6
1
Mar 19 2026
VS Westfield St.
W
10 - 6
+4
Mar 16 2026
@ Framingham St.
W
12 - 1
+11 *
Mar 15 2026
@ Connecticut Col.
W
12 - 4
+8 *
Mar 11 2026
VS SUNY Geneseo
L
8 - 11
3
Mar 07 2026
@ Bowdoin
W
11 - 9
+2
Mar 04 2026
@ William Smith
L
9 - 10
1
Feb 28 2026
VS Amherst
L
9 - 12
3
* 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.