TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

SUNY Poly

SUNY Poly Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-9-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.73
+
Strength
of Sched
8.02
=
Rating
6.29

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Alfred
L
13 - 26
13 *
Apr 22 2026
@ Russell Sage
W
11 - 10
+1
Apr 15 2026
VS Hartwick
L
10 - 16
6
Apr 11 2026
@ St. John Fisher
L
7 - 22
15 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Utica
L
10 - 17
7
Apr 04 2026
@ SUNY Brockport
L
8 - 14
6
Apr 01 2026
VS Nazareth
L
5 - 26
21 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Keuka
W
15 - 2
+13 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Elmira
W
17 - 3
+14 *
Mar 21 2026
@ SUNY Potsdam
L
6 - 19
13 *
Mar 18 2026
VS SUNY Morrisville
L
10 - 13
3
Mar 14 2026
VS Oswego St.
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 11 2026
VS Hilbert
W
18 - 3
+15 *
Mar 07 2026
@ SUNY Canton
W
11 - 9
+2
Feb 28 2026
@ Alfred St.
W
19 - 5
+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.