TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Penn

Penn Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-6-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
+
Strength
of Sched
13.27
=
Rating
13.27

Game History

13 Games
Apr 24 2026
@ UMass
W
13 - 11
+2
Apr 18 2026
@ Brown
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 11 2026
@ Princeton
L
8 - 20
12 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Cornell
L
8 - 16
8 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Dartmouth
W
16 - 14
+2
Mar 21 2026
@ Yale
W
9 - 7
+2
Mar 14 2026
VS Harvard
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 08 2026
@ Villanova
W
10 - 6
+4
Mar 01 2026
VS Syracuse
L
8 - 9
1
Feb 27 2026
VS North Carolina
L
9 - 11
2
Feb 21 2026
VS Delaware
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Feb 17 2026
@ UAlbany
W
15 - 10
+5
Feb 14 2026
VS Georgetown
L
9 - 12
3
* 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.