TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Loyola

Loyola Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.06
+
Strength
of Sched
11.86
=
Rating
11.93

Game History

16 Games
May 03 2026
@ Army
L
7 - 14
7
May 01 2026
VS Colgate
W
13 - 8
+5
Apr 24 2026
@ Navy
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 18 2026
VS Army
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 11 2026
@ Lafayette
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Boston U
W
19 - 11
+8 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Holy Cross
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 21 2026
VS Bucknell
W
13 - 12
+1
Mar 17 2026
VS Georgetown
L
7 - 14
7
Mar 14 2026
VS Lehigh
L
10 - 15
5
Mar 07 2026
VS Providence
W
15 - 9
+6
Mar 03 2026
VS Towson
W
17 - 13
+4
Feb 28 2026
@ Colgate
W
13 - 11
+2
Feb 20 2026
@ UMBC
W
12 - 8
+4
Feb 14 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
7 - 13
6
Feb 07 2026
@ Maryland
L
10 - 19
9 *
* 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.