TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Illinois Tech

Illinois Tech Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-11-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.06
+
Strength
of Sched
8.56
=
Rating
7.50

Game History

18 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ MSOE
L
10 - 15
5
Apr 22 2026
VS Lake Forest
L
10 - 15
5
Apr 18 2026
VS Dubuque
W
10 - 9
+1
Apr 15 2026
@ Benedictine (IL)
L
4 - 11
7
Apr 11 2026
@ Cornell College
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Aurora
L
4 - 22
18 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Marian (WI)
W
14 - 2
+12 *
Apr 01 2026
VS MSOE
W
6 - 5
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ Lawrence
W
10 - 5
+5
Mar 25 2026
@ Concordia Wisconsin
L
5 - 12
7
Mar 21 2026
VS Edgewood
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Beloit
W
13 - 4
+9 *
Mar 11 2026
@ Hope
L
2 - 13
11 *
Mar 07 2026
VS DePauw
L
2 - 7
5
Feb 28 2026
@ Kalamazoo
L
9 - 10
1
Feb 21 2026
VS Calvin
L
5 - 8
3
Feb 14 2026
@ Transylvania
L
4 - 10
6
Feb 13 2026
@ Bridgewater (VA)
L
10 - 11
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.