TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Garden City 34 (GC34)

2029 Boys
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-1-0
Verified Games
9
Avg Goal
Diff
4.22
+
Strength
of Sched
9.93
=
Rating
14.16

Game History

9 Games
Jul 01 2026
VS Southshore Lacrosse Club 2029 JV
L
0 - 1
1
Jul 01 2026
@ East Coast Elite (ECE) 2029 Diamond
W
8 - 0
+8 *
Jul 01 2026
@ Shore 2 Shore (S2S) 2028 - JV
W
6 - 1
+5
Jul 01 2026
VS Southshore Lacrosse Club 2029 JV
W
6 - 2
+4
May 30 2026
VS Team 91 Long Island 2029 Havoc
W
6 - 3
+3
May 30 2026
@ True Long Island 2029 Black Knights
W
10 - 2
+8 *
May 30 2026
VS True Long Island EAST 2029
W
8 - 0
+8 *
May 30 2026
@ True Long Island 2029 Byrns
W
9 - 4
+5
Nov 11 2025
Club / Travel
VS East Coast Elite (ECE) 2029 Diamond
W
1 - 0
+1
* 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.