TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Michigan

Michigan Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-9-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.73
+
Strength
of Sched
12.55
=
Rating
11.81

Game History

15 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
12 - 14
2
Apr 25 2026
@ Ohio State
W
11 - 8
+3
Apr 17 2026
@ Ohio State
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 11 2026
@ Penn State
W
9 - 8
+1
Apr 05 2026
VS Rutgers
W
13 - 10
+3
Mar 28 2026
VS Maryland
L
8 - 14
6
Mar 21 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
8 - 14
6
Mar 14 2026
@ Notre Dame
L
4 - 9
5
Mar 07 2026
VS Harvard
L
7 - 17
10 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Denver
L
9 - 15
6
Feb 21 2026
VS Army
L
11 - 13
2
Feb 14 2026
VS Lehigh
L
13 - 14
1
Feb 10 2026
VS Detroit Mercy
W
11 - 7
+4
Feb 07 2026
@ Marquette
W
14 - 7
+7
Jan 31 2026
VS Mercyhurst
W
24 - 2
+22 *
* 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.