TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Berry

Berry Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-8-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.43
+
Strength
of Sched
9.84
=
Rating
8.41

Game History

14 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Southwestern (TX)
L
8 - 17
9 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Hendrix
W
9 - 6
+3
Apr 12 2026
VS Centre
L
6 - 14
8 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Sewanee
L
8 - 14
6
Mar 28 2026
@ Southern Va.
W
10 - 7
+3
Mar 25 2026
VS Oglethorpe
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Rhodes
L
9 - 18
9 *
Mar 12 2026
@ Marymount (VA)
L
7 - 11
4
Mar 10 2026
@ Washington Col.
L
5 - 21
16 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Bridgewater (VA)
L
8 - 11
3
Feb 28 2026
VS Piedmont
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Hampden-Sydney
L
9 - 19
10 *
Feb 11 2026
@ Huntingdon
W
14 - 9
+5
Feb 07 2026
@ Methodist
W
12 - 9
+3
* 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.