TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Garden City 34 (GC34)

U14 2031 Boys
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-7-0
Verified Games
9
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.11
+
Strength
of Sched
9.24
=
Rating
6.13

Game History

9 Games
May 30 2026
@ Long Island Express U14 2031 Meisse
L
4 - 6
2
May 30 2026
VS Legacy East Lacrosse U14 2031
L
0 - 3
3
May 30 2026
@ Legacy Lacrosse U14 2031 Moose
L
2 - 11
9 *
May 10 2026
@ Express East U14 2031 Espey
W
7 - 4
+3
May 10 2026
VS LAXACHUSETTS (LXC) Minutemen U14 2031 Navy
L
1 - 6
5
May 10 2026
@ 4 Leaf LC U14 2031 Air Force
L
6 - 7
1
Mar 15 2026
@ Albany (ADK) Power U14 2031
L
0 - 8
8 *
Mar 15 2026
VS Stars and Stripes U14 2031
W
3 - 2
+1
Mar 15 2026
@ Prime Time (PT) U14 2031 World Series
L
0 - 15
15 *
* 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.