TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Cleveland State

Cleveland State Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-8-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.85
+
Strength
of Sched
7.01
=
Rating
6.17

Game History

13 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ LIU
L
14 - 15
1
Apr 25 2026
@ LIU
L
8 - 12
4
Apr 11 2026
@ Detroit Mercy
L
8 - 10
2
Apr 04 2026
@ Wagner
W
10 - 9
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ VMI
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Robert Morris
L
6 - 11
5
Mar 14 2026
VS Mercyhurst
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Mar 07 2026
VS St. Bonaventure
W
12 - 11
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Canisius
W
13 - 9
+4
Feb 21 2026
VS Marquette
L
7 - 9
2
Feb 14 2026
@ Bellarmine
L
7 - 10
3
Feb 07 2026
@ Ohio State
L
7 - 17
10 *
Jan 31 2026
@ Denver
L
1 - 20
19 *
* 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.