TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Maryland

Maryland Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-6-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
1.31
+
Strength
of Sched
14.29
=
Rating
15.60

Game History

13 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Penn State
L
6 - 8
2
Apr 25 2026
VS Rutgers
W
13 - 10
+3
Apr 18 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 11 2026
VS Rutgers
W
12 - 2
+10 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Ohio State
W
8 - 7
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ Michigan
W
14 - 8
+6
Mar 21 2026
@ Penn State
L
6 - 10
4
Mar 14 2026
VS Virginia
W
13 - 12
+1
Mar 06 2026
@ Delaware
W
13 - 8
+5
Feb 28 2026
VS Notre Dame
L
8 - 11
3
Feb 21 2026
VS Princeton
L
12 - 13
1
Feb 13 2026
@ Syracuse
L
9 - 11
2
Feb 07 2026
VS Loyola
W
19 - 10
+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.