TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

UMass

UMass Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
16-3-0
Verified Games
19
Avg Goal
Diff
5.00
+
Strength
of Sched
8.59
=
Rating
13.59

Game History

19 Games
May 08 2026
@ Navy
L
16 - 17
1
May 02 2026
VS Akron
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Apr 30 2026
VS Robert Morris
W
14 - 5
+9 *
Apr 25 2026
VS Kent St.
W
19 - 5
+14 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Detroit Mercy
W
22 - 3
+19 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Eastern Mich.
W
14 - 4
+10 *
Apr 07 2026
VS Columbia
W
20 - 9
+11 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Akron
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Bryant
W
23 - 7
+16 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Robert Morris
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Mar 19 2026
VS Central Mich.
W
22 - 1
+21 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Youngstown St.
W
21 - 3
+18 *
Mar 10 2026
@ Dartmouth
W
17 - 14
+3
Mar 07 2026
VS UConn
L
8 - 12
4
Feb 25 2026
VS UMass Lowell
W
12 - 6
+6
Feb 21 2026
@ LIU
W
18 - 2
+16 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Vermont
W
17 - 10
+7
Feb 11 2026
@ Penn State
L
9 - 17
8 *
Feb 06 2026
VS Holy Cross
W
17 - 8
+9 *
* 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.