TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Stony Brook

Stony Brook Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-6-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
0.73
+
Strength
of Sched
9.04
=
Rating
9.77

Game History

15 Games
May 06 2026
@ Marist
L
6 - 10
4
May 02 2026
@ Towson
W
13 - 11
+2
Apr 30 2026
@ Drexel
W
9 - 7
+2
Apr 18 2026
VS Drexel
L
13 - 17
4
Apr 11 2026
@ Monmouth
W
17 - 10
+7
Apr 04 2026
VS Marist
W
14 - 11
+3
Mar 28 2026
@ Fairfield
W
16 - 10
+6
Mar 21 2026
VS Towson
L
10 - 13
3
Mar 13 2026
VS Hofstra
W
12 - 7
+5
Mar 07 2026
@ Binghamton
W
9 - 6
+3
Feb 28 2026
VS Manhattan
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Feb 25 2026
VS Iona
W
8 - 6
+2
Feb 21 2026
VS Virginia
L
7 - 19
12 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Rutgers
L
11 - 14
3
Feb 06 2026
@ Sacred Heart
L
11 - 16
5
* 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.