TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Ohio State

Ohio State Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-4-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
1.79
+
Strength
of Sched
11.83
=
Rating
13.61

Game History

14 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Michigan
L
8 - 11
3
Apr 17 2026
VS Michigan
W
9 - 8
+1
Apr 11 2026
VS Johns Hopkins
W
7 - 6
+1
Apr 04 2026
@ Maryland
L
7 - 8
1
Mar 28 2026
VS Penn State
L
6 - 13
7
Mar 21 2026
@ Rutgers
W
6 - 5
+1
Mar 12 2026
VS Denver
W
6 - 4
+2
Mar 07 2026
VS Notre Dame
L
8 - 9
1
Feb 28 2026
@ Georgetown
W
10 - 9
+1
Feb 21 2026
VS High Point
W
13 - 5
+8 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Air Force
W
14 - 9
+5
Feb 10 2026
VS Bellarmine
W
11 - 6
+5
Feb 07 2026
VS Cleveland State
W
17 - 7
+10 *
Feb 01 2026
VS Detroit Mercy
W
19 - 3
+16 *
* 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.