TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Merchant Marine

Merchant Marine Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-4-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
3.47
+
Strength
of Sched
6.32
=
Rating
9.78

Game History

15 Games
May 02 2026
VS Farmingdale St.
L
8 - 10
2
Apr 29 2026
VS St. Joseph's (L.I.)
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Apr 21 2026
@ Manhattanville
W
16 - 4
+12 *
Apr 18 2026
VS SUNY Maritime
W
23 - 1
+22 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Mt. St. Mary (NY)
W
19 - 2
+17 *
Apr 11 2026
@ UMSV
W
17 - 2
+15 *
Apr 07 2026
VS Purchase
W
26 - 0
+26 *
Apr 01 2026
VS St. Joseph's (L.I.)
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Mar 30 2026
@ Ramapo
W
17 - 1
+16 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Farmingdale St.
W
11 - 6
+5
Mar 21 2026
VS Cedar Crest
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Coast Guard
L
5 - 15
10 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Washington Col.
L
11 - 20
9 *
Mar 09 2026
@ RIT
L
7 - 15
8 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Old Westbury
W
23 - 0
+23 *
* 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.