TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Nichols

Nichols Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-7-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.54
+
Strength
of Sched
8.96
=
Rating
7.42

Game History

13 Games
Apr 22 2026
VS JWU (Providence)
L
9 - 22
13 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Suffolk
L
6 - 18
12 *
Apr 14 2026
@ Endicott
L
6 - 24
18 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Western New Eng.
L
8 - 20
12 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Hartford
L
9 - 19
10 *
Apr 04 2026
VS U New England
W
13 - 10
+3
Mar 31 2026
@ Roger Williams
L
3 - 12
9 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Curry
W
14 - 7
+7
Mar 21 2026
@ Wentworth
W
13 - 3
+10 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Gordon
W
18 - 4
+14 *
Mar 12 2026
@ Va. Wesleyan
W
13 - 9
+4
Mar 08 2026
@ Mary Washington
L
2 - 21
19 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Rivier
W
8 - 7
+1
* 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.