TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Denver

Denver Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-8-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
0.50
+
Strength
of Sched
12.01
=
Rating
12.51

Game History

14 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Georgetown
L
8 - 11
3
Apr 24 2026
VS Marquette
W
10 - 9
+1
Apr 18 2026
@ Providence
L
7 - 8
1
Apr 11 2026
VS St. John's
W
15 - 9
+6
Apr 04 2026
@ Villanova
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 28 2026
VS Georgetown
L
5 - 17
12 *
Mar 22 2026
@ Duke
L
7 - 8
1
Mar 16 2026
VS Syracuse
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 12 2026
@ Ohio State
L
4 - 6
2
Feb 28 2026
VS Michigan
W
15 - 9
+6
Feb 21 2026
VS Cornell
L
9 - 13
4
Feb 14 2026
@ Utah
W
8 - 7
+1
Feb 07 2026
VS Air Force
W
10 - 2
+8 *
Jan 31 2026
VS Cleveland State
W
20 - 1
+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.