TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Penn State

Penn State Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
2.81
+
Strength
of Sched
14.25
=
Rating
17.06

Game History

16 Games
May 17 2026
@ Princeton
L
10 - 14
4
May 09 2026
VS Army
W
10 - 6
+4
May 02 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Apr 30 2026
VS Maryland
W
8 - 6
+2
Apr 17 2026
@ Rutgers
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Michigan
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 04 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 28 2026
@ Ohio State
W
13 - 6
+7
Mar 21 2026
VS Maryland
W
10 - 6
+4
Mar 14 2026
VS North Carolina
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 07 2026
VS Cornell
W
19 - 7
+12 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Yale
W
17 - 7
+10 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Navy
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 14 2026
@ Princeton
W
13 - 7
+6
Feb 07 2026
VS Villanova
L
13 - 14
1
Feb 01 2026
VS Colgate
W
18 - 14
+4
* 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.