TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-8-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.57
+
Strength
of Sched
9.72
=
Rating
8.15

Game History

14 Games
Apr 24 2026
VS Boston U
L
12 - 18
6
Apr 18 2026
@ Bucknell
L
13 - 15
2
Apr 11 2026
@ Fairfield
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 04 2026
@ Navy
L
13 - 20
7
Mar 28 2026
VS Loyola
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 21 2026
@ Lehigh
L
5 - 13
8 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Lafayette
W
11 - 9
+2
Mar 07 2026
VS Colgate
W
11 - 10
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Army
L
5 - 13
8 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Le Moyne
W
12 - 5
+7
Feb 14 2026
VS Sacred Heart
L
11 - 15
4
Feb 11 2026
@ Merrimack
W
14 - 8
+6
Feb 06 2026
@ Hofstra
W
9 - 8
+1
Jan 31 2026
VS Providence
L
10 - 15
5
* 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.