TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Virginia

Virginia Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-9-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.06
+
Strength
of Sched
15.31
=
Rating
15.25

Game History

17 Games
Apr 22 2026
@ Syracuse
L
9 - 11
2
Apr 16 2026
@ Virginia Tech
W
13 - 10
+3
Apr 11 2026
VS Boston College
W
17 - 14
+3
Apr 03 2026
VS North Carolina
L
4 - 19
15 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Louisville
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 25 2026
VS James Madison
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 21 2026
VS Syracuse
L
5 - 6
1
Mar 14 2026
VS Clemson
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 11 2026
VS Princeton
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 08 2026
@ Florida St.
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Pittsburgh
W
10 - 7
+3
Feb 28 2026
VS Stanford
L
8 - 16
8 *
Feb 22 2026
@ Notre Dame
W
9 - 7
+2
Feb 18 2026
@ Liberty
W
17 - 8
+9 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Maryland
L
9 - 17
8 *
Feb 11 2026
VS Richmond
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 06 2026
VS Navy
L
10 - 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.