TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

LIU

LIU Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.94
+
Strength
of Sched
4.94
=
Rating
5.87

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Mercyhurst
W
17 - 10
+7
Apr 18 2026
@ Stonehill
L
7 - 14
7
Apr 12 2026
VS Le Moyne
W
10 - 7
+3
Apr 08 2026
@ Central Conn. St.
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Delaware St.
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Mar 28 2026
@ New Haven
W
11 - 9
+2
Mar 25 2026
VS Wagner
L
8 - 9
1
Mar 21 2026
VS FDU
W
13 - 8
+5
Mar 14 2026
VS Howard
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Bryant
L
5 - 13
8 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Iona
W
11 - 7
+4
Feb 28 2026
@ Vermont
L
7 - 22
15 *
Feb 25 2026
VS Manhattan
W
12 - 6
+6
Feb 21 2026
VS UMass
L
2 - 18
16 *
Feb 13 2026
@ St. Bonaventure
L
2 - 12
10 *
Feb 09 2026
VS George Mason
W
9 - 6
+3
* 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.