TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Old Dominion

Old Dominion Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-12-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
-2.35
+
Strength
of Sched
8.07
=
Rating
5.72

Game History

17 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS James Madison
L
7 - 19
12 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Monmouth
L
5 - 9
4
Apr 11 2026
@ East Carolina
L
7 - 8
1
Apr 04 2026
@ Temple
L
7 - 17
10 *
Mar 28 2026
VS South Fla.
L
3 - 21
18 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Coastal Carolina
L
10 - 13
3
Mar 21 2026
VS Vanderbilt
L
2 - 17
15 *
Mar 17 2026
@ Longwood
L
7 - 12
5
Mar 14 2026
@ Charlotte
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 10 2026
VS Xavier
W
5 - 4
+1
Mar 08 2026
@ Winthrop
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 06 2026
VS Furman
W
12 - 11
+1
Feb 28 2026
VS Rider
W
10 - 8
+2
Feb 25 2026
VS Gardner-Webb
W
12 - 8
+4
Feb 21 2026
VS VCU
L
10 - 12
2
Feb 14 2026
@ Elon
L
6 - 11
5
Feb 08 2026
@ Youngstown St.
W
14 - 12
+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.