TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Villanova

Villanova Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-8-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.00
+
Strength
of Sched
11.61
=
Rating
10.61

Game History

14 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Providence
L
7 - 14
7
Apr 24 2026
VS Georgetown
L
6 - 9
3
Apr 18 2026
@ Marquette
W
16 - 15
+1
Apr 11 2026
VS Providence
L
9 - 10
1
Apr 04 2026
VS Denver
W
9 - 7
+2
Mar 28 2026
@ St. John's
W
21 - 7
+14 *
Mar 17 2026
@ Lehigh
L
7 - 14
7
Mar 14 2026
VS Towson
L
11 - 17
6
Mar 08 2026
VS Penn
L
6 - 10
4
Mar 03 2026
@ Drexel
W
11 - 10
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Delaware
W
12 - 7
+5
Feb 21 2026
@ Rutgers
L
7 - 8
1
Feb 14 2026
VS Saint Joseph's
L
9 - 11
2
Feb 07 2026
@ Penn State
W
14 - 13
+1
* 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.