TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Harvard

Harvard Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-4-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
1.77
+
Strength
of Sched
13.10
=
Rating
14.87

Game History

13 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Cornell
L
9 - 11
2
Apr 18 2026
VS Princeton
L
14 - 15
1
Apr 11 2026
@ Yale
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 04 2026
VS Brown
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 29 2026
@ North Carolina
L
7 - 17
10 *
Mar 24 2026
@ Boston U
W
14 - 11
+3
Mar 20 2026
VS Dartmouth
W
17 - 14
+3
Mar 14 2026
@ Penn
W
12 - 9
+3
Mar 07 2026
@ Michigan
W
17 - 7
+10 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Marquette
W
19 - 10
+9 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Syracuse
W
13 - 12
+1
Feb 17 2026
VS Colgate
W
17 - 8
+9 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Providence
W
10 - 4
+6
* 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.