TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

UMass

UMass Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.81
+
Strength
of Sched
9.88
=
Rating
10.69

Game History

16 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Richmond
L
7 - 11
4
Apr 24 2026
VS Penn
L
11 - 13
2
Apr 18 2026
@ Hobart
W
13 - 12
+1
Apr 11 2026
VS Delaware
L
7 - 8
1
Apr 04 2026
VS Saint Joseph's
W
14 - 12
+2
Mar 28 2026
@ St. Bonaventure
W
9 - 7
+2
Mar 21 2026
VS Richmond
L
7 - 21
14 *
Mar 14 2026
@ High Point
L
7 - 15
8 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Vermont
W
7 - 6
+1
Mar 03 2026
VS UMass Lowell
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Feb 28 2026
VS UAlbany
W
15 - 9
+6
Feb 25 2026
@ Brown
W
11 - 8
+3
Feb 21 2026
@ NJIT
W
18 - 14
+4
Feb 13 2026
@ Quinnipiac
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Feb 07 2026
VS Merrimack
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Jan 31 2026
@ Army
L
8 - 14
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.