TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Duke

Duke Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-5-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
2.88
+
Strength
of Sched
13.60
=
Rating
16.48

Game History

16 Games
May 23 2026
@ Princeton
L
7 - 14
7
May 17 2026
VS Georgetown
W
16 - 6
+10 *
May 09 2026
@ Richmond
W
14 - 12
+2
Apr 25 2026
@ North Carolina
W
16 - 12
+4
Apr 18 2026
VS Notre Dame
L
6 - 7
1
Apr 11 2026
@ Cornell
L
7 - 9
2
Apr 04 2026
VS Virginia
L
10 - 14
4
Mar 28 2026
@ Syracuse
L
15 - 16
1
Mar 22 2026
VS Denver
W
8 - 7
+1
Mar 14 2026
@ Providence
W
21 - 5
+16 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Air Force
W
21 - 6
+15 *
Mar 01 2026
VS Saint Joseph's
W
12 - 6
+6
Feb 21 2026
VS Jacksonville
W
16 - 10
+6
Feb 15 2026
VS Vermont
W
22 - 6
+16 *
Feb 06 2026
VS Utah
W
14 - 7
+7
Feb 02 2026
VS Bellarmine
W
23 - 8
+15 *
* 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.