TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Colgate

Colgate Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-9-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-2.00
+
Strength
of Sched
12.18
=
Rating
10.18

Game History

15 Games
May 01 2026
@ Loyola
L
8 - 13
5
Apr 28 2026
@ Bucknell
W
6 - 5
+1
Apr 24 2026
@ Army
L
6 - 17
11 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Syracuse
L
7 - 14
7
Apr 10 2026
VS Lehigh
W
9 - 7
+2
Apr 04 2026
VS Lafayette
W
11 - 8
+3
Mar 28 2026
@ Navy
W
16 - 15
+1
Mar 21 2026
VS Boston U
W
14 - 12
+2
Mar 14 2026
@ Bucknell
L
12 - 14
2
Mar 07 2026
@ Holy Cross
L
10 - 11
1
Feb 28 2026
VS Loyola
L
11 - 13
2
Feb 17 2026
@ Harvard
L
8 - 17
9 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Hobart
W
7 - 6
+1
Feb 08 2026
@ Virginia
L
14 - 19
5
Feb 01 2026
@ Penn State
L
14 - 18
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.