TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Williams

Williams Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-10-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.67
+
Strength
of Sched
18.09
=
Rating
17.42

Game History

18 Games
May 10 2026
@ Wesleyan (CT)
L
10 - 14
4
May 09 2026
@ St. John Fisher
W
6 - 5
+1
Apr 25 2026
@ Bowdoin
L
4 - 22
18 *
Apr 22 2026
@ Middlebury
W
8 - 7
+1
Apr 18 2026
VS Wesleyan (CT)
L
9 - 17
8 *
Apr 14 2026
@ MIT
W
14 - 13
+1
Apr 11 2026
@ Amherst
L
9 - 10
1
Apr 08 2026
VS Hamilton
L
9 - 10
1
Apr 01 2026
VS Tufts
L
12 - 26
14 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Bates
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 24 2026
@ Salisbury
W
14 - 10
+4
Mar 21 2026
VS Connecticut Col.
W
12 - 8
+4
Mar 18 2026
@ Rensselaer
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 14 2026
@ Bowdoin
L
7 - 17
10 *
Mar 10 2026
VS Vassar
W
15 - 9
+6
Mar 07 2026
VS Colby
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Union (NY)
W
10 - 8
+2
Feb 28 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
L
11 - 13
2
* 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.