TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Towson

Towson Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-4-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
3.27
+
Strength
of Sched
9.59
=
Rating
12.86

Game History

15 Games
May 02 2026
VS Stony Brook
L
11 - 13
2
Apr 30 2026
VS Monmouth
W
14 - 7
+7
Apr 25 2026
VS Hofstra
W
20 - 3
+17 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Fairfield
W
12 - 5
+7
Apr 11 2026
@ Hampton
W
21 - 5
+16 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Monmouth
W
15 - 10
+5
Mar 28 2026
VS Drexel
W
14 - 10
+4
Mar 21 2026
@ Stony Brook
W
13 - 10
+3
Mar 14 2026
@ Villanova
W
17 - 11
+6
Mar 07 2026
@ Virginia
W
13 - 9
+4
Mar 03 2026
@ Loyola
L
13 - 17
4
Feb 27 2026
VS UMBC
W
14 - 10
+4
Feb 20 2026
@ Saint Joseph's
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 14 2026
VS Navy
W
12 - 8
+4
Feb 10 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
11 - 13
2
* 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.