TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Louisville

Louisville Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-9-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.53
+
Strength
of Sched
13.22
=
Rating
12.69

Game History

15 Games
Apr 16 2026
@ Notre Dame
L
3 - 18
15 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Pittsburgh
L
14 - 15
1
Apr 04 2026
@ Stanford
L
5 - 22
17 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Virginia
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 25 2026
VS Vanderbilt
W
5 - 4
+1
Mar 21 2026
VS California
W
12 - 5
+7
Mar 14 2026
@ Duke
L
14 - 16
2
Mar 12 2026
@ Cincinnati
W
11 - 10
+1
Mar 04 2026
VS Florida St.
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Syracuse
L
10 - 13
3
Feb 25 2026
VS Canisius
W
20 - 13
+7
Feb 22 2026
@ North Carolina
L
3 - 24
21 *
Feb 18 2026
VS Kent St.
W
9 - 5
+4
Feb 14 2026
@ Virginia Tech
L
11 - 16
5
Feb 10 2026
VS Ohio State
L
10 - 11
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.