TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
4-9-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.77
+
Strength
of Sched
12.40
=
Rating
10.63

Game History

13 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Princeton
L
9 - 17
8 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Cornell
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 11 2026
@ Brown
L
16 - 17
1
Apr 04 2026
VS Yale
L
7 - 18
11 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Penn
L
14 - 16
2
Mar 23 2026
@ Virginia
L
7 - 18
11 *
Mar 20 2026
@ Harvard
L
14 - 17
3
Mar 10 2026
@ Fairfield
W
16 - 10
+6
Mar 07 2026
@ Utah
L
10 - 17
7
Feb 28 2026
VS Siena
W
13 - 6
+7
Feb 24 2026
VS Merrimack
W
19 - 10
+9 *
Feb 20 2026
@ Vermont
W
14 - 10
+4
Feb 15 2026
@ Boston U
L
5 - 13
8 *
* 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.