TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Boston U

Boston U Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-6-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
0.79
+
Strength
of Sched
11.72
=
Rating
12.51

Game History

14 Games
Apr 28 2026
VS Lehigh
L
15 - 16
1
Apr 24 2026
@ Holy Cross
W
18 - 12
+6
Apr 18 2026
VS Lafayette
W
13 - 2
+11 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Bucknell
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 04 2026
@ Loyola
L
11 - 19
8 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Harvard
L
11 - 14
3
Mar 21 2026
@ Colgate
L
12 - 14
2
Mar 14 2026
VS Army
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 07 2026
@ Lehigh
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 28 2026
VS Navy
W
15 - 10
+5
Feb 21 2026
@ Yale
L
11 - 16
5
Feb 15 2026
VS Dartmouth
W
13 - 5
+8 *
Feb 06 2026
VS Siena
W
23 - 7
+16 *
Feb 01 2026
@ Syracuse
L
6 - 13
7
* 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.