TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Westfield St.

Westfield St. Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-9-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
0.56
+
Strength
of Sched
11.28
=
Rating
11.83

Game History

18 Games
May 02 2026
@ Worcester St.
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 25 2026
VS Fitchburg St.
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Apr 21 2026
VS Worcester St.
L
14 - 19
5
Apr 17 2026
@ Salem St.
W
15 - 4
+11 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Anna Maria
W
19 - 1
+18 *
Apr 14 2026
@ Amherst
L
5 - 19
14 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Bridgewater St.
W
10 - 8
+2
Apr 07 2026
@ Williams
L
4 - 19
15 *
Apr 03 2026
@ Mass. Maritime
W
18 - 5
+13 *
Mar 31 2026
VS Eastern Conn. St.
W
17 - 10
+7
Mar 28 2026
VS Framingham St.
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Colby
L
4 - 22
18 *
Mar 19 2026
@ Hamilton
L
6 - 10
4
Mar 17 2026
@ Plymouth St.
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Mar 13 2026
@ Smith
L
13 - 14
1
Mar 10 2026
@ WestConn
L
7 - 20
13 *
Mar 07 2026
VS JWU (Providence)
W
15 - 10
+5
Mar 04 2026
VS MIT
L
10 - 24
14 *
* 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.