TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Eastern Conn. St.

Eastern Conn. St. Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-8-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.00
+
Strength
of Sched
9.21
=
Rating
8.21

Game History

13 Games
Apr 28 2026
@ UMass Boston
L
9 - 13
4
Apr 24 2026
VS Keene St.
L
8 - 11
3
Apr 21 2026
@ Mass. Maritime
L
8 - 19
11 *
Apr 18 2026
VS VTSU Castleton
W
19 - 3
+16 *
Apr 15 2026
@ WestConn
L
5 - 20
15 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Southern Me.
W
24 - 2
+22 *
Apr 07 2026
@ Anna Maria
W
21 - 1
+20 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Salem St.
L
6 - 7
1
Mar 28 2026
VS Plymouth St.
W
11 - 7
+4
Mar 23 2026
VS UMass Boston
L
10 - 14
4
Mar 17 2026
@ Wheaton (MA)
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 14 2026
VS Roger Williams
W
6 - 5
+1
Mar 06 2026
@ Farmingdale St.
L
4 - 20
16 *
* 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.