TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Notre Dame

Notre Dame Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-6-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
2.61
+
Strength
of Sched
13.08
=
Rating
15.69

Game History

18 Games
May 08 2026
@ James Madison
L
12 - 13
1
Apr 22 2026
@ Clemson
L
9 - 12
3
Apr 16 2026
VS Louisville
W
18 - 3
+15 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Syracuse
L
9 - 10
1
Apr 06 2026
@ Liberty
W
21 - 7
+14 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Virginia Tech
W
13 - 9
+4
Mar 28 2026
VS California
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Robert Morris
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Florida St.
W
22 - 3
+19 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Stanford
L
11 - 17
6
Mar 10 2026
@ Elon
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Mar 08 2026
@ Clemson
L
9 - 13
4
Feb 28 2026
VS Pittsburgh
W
12 - 9
+3
Feb 22 2026
VS Virginia
L
7 - 9
2
Feb 15 2026
@ Harvard
W
10 - 7
+3
Feb 13 2026
@ Boston College
W
12 - 9
+3
Feb 08 2026
VS Central Mich.
W
25 - 0
+25 *
Feb 06 2026
VS Michigan
W
12 - 10
+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.