TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Howard

Howard Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
3-13-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.00
+
Strength
of Sched
4.66
=
Rating
0.66

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Stonehill
L
5 - 13
8 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Wagner
L
5 - 13
8 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Mercyhurst
L
7 - 12
5
Apr 08 2026
@ New Haven
L
9 - 11
2
Apr 04 2026
@ Central Conn. St.
W
10 - 9
+1
Mar 28 2026
VS FDU
L
7 - 8
1
Mar 25 2026
@ Delaware St.
W
13 - 3
+10 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Le Moyne
L
12 - 14
2
Mar 14 2026
@ LIU
L
7 - 15
8 *
Mar 10 2026
@ George Mason
L
6 - 15
9 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Columbia
L
6 - 23
17 *
Mar 01 2026
VS Radford
W
11 - 10
+1
Feb 22 2026
VS American
L
5 - 16
11 *
Feb 14 2026
@ La Salle
L
6 - 16
10 *
Feb 10 2026
@ VCU
L
3 - 18
15 *
Feb 06 2026
@ George Washington
L
7 - 22
15 *
* 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.