TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Mars Hill

Mars Hill Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-12-0
Verified Games
14
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.43
+
Strength
of Sched
11.36
=
Rating
6.93

Game History

14 Games
Apr 22 2026
VS Lincoln Memorial
L
9 - 21
12 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Catawba
L
4 - 26
22 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Coker
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 01 2026
@ Emory & Henry
W
17 - 9
+8 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Lenoir-Rhyne
L
4 - 29
25 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Wingate
L
5 - 24
19 *
Mar 18 2026
VS Tusculum
L
10 - 17
7
Mar 14 2026
@ Newberry
L
6 - 21
15 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Lees-McRae
L
9 - 19
10 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Anderson (SC)
L
9 - 23
14 *
Feb 25 2026
@ North Greenville
L
7 - 17
10 *
Feb 18 2026
@ Montevallo
L
10 - 18
8 *
Feb 11 2026
VS Young Harris
W
13 - 10
+3
Feb 07 2026
@ Belmont Abbey
L
11 - 12
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.