TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Northwest Nazarene

Northwest Nazarene Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
4-9-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.23
+
Strength
of Sched
8.21
=
Rating
4.98

Game History

13 Games
Apr 24 2026
@ Westminster (UT)
L
10 - 20
10 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Westminster (UT)
L
7 - 20
13 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Colorado Mesa
L
3 - 21
18 *
Apr 09 2026
@ Adams St.
W
19 - 9
+10 *
Apr 04 2026
VS CUI
L
9 - 18
9 *
Apr 02 2026
VS Dominican (CA)
W
14 - 8
+6
Mar 28 2026
VS Colorado Mesa
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 26 2026
VS Adams St.
L
9 - 11
2
Mar 21 2026
VS Westminster (UT)
L
8 - 24
16 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Dominican (NY)
W
14 - 13
+1
Mar 06 2026
@ Dominican (CA)
W
11 - 9
+2
Feb 27 2026
@ William Jewell
L
7 - 16
9 *
Feb 26 2026
@ Quincy
L
6 - 14
8 *
* 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.