TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Lehigh

Lehigh Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-8-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.50
+
Strength
of Sched
11.45
=
Rating
11.95

Game History

16 Games
May 01 2026
@ Army
L
6 - 13
7
Apr 28 2026
@ Boston U
W
16 - 15
+1
Apr 24 2026
@ Lafayette
W
14 - 12
+2
Apr 18 2026
VS Navy
W
19 - 7
+12 *
Apr 10 2026
@ Colgate
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 31 2026
@ Princeton
L
8 - 15
7
Mar 28 2026
@ Army
L
11 - 14
3
Mar 21 2026
VS Holy Cross
W
13 - 5
+8 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Villanova
W
14 - 7
+7
Mar 14 2026
@ Loyola
W
15 - 10
+5
Mar 07 2026
VS Boston U
L
13 - 14
1
Feb 28 2026
VS Bucknell
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 21 2026
@ Richmond
L
7 - 16
9 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Michigan
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 10 2026
@ Iona
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Feb 06 2026
VS Fairfield
L
13 - 14
1
* 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.