TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

St. John's

St. John's Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-12-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.36
+
Strength
of Sched
9.38
=
Rating
6.02

Game History

14 Games
Apr 24 2026
VS Providence
L
10 - 18
8 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Georgetown
L
11 - 18
7
Apr 11 2026
@ Denver
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 04 2026
VS Marquette
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 28 2026
VS Villanova
L
7 - 21
14 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Brown
L
8 - 13
5
Mar 14 2026
@ Mercer
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 10 2026
VS Rutgers
L
4 - 19
15 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Bryant
L
7 - 11
4
Feb 28 2026
@ Lafayette
L
9 - 11
2
Feb 21 2026
@ Hofstra
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 17 2026
@ Quinnipiac
W
20 - 8
+12 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Delaware
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 08 2026
VS NJIT
L
10 - 17
7
* 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.