TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Loyola

Loyola Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-8-0
Verified Games
20
Avg Goal
Diff
1.40
+
Strength
of Sched
12.94
=
Rating
14.34

Game History

20 Games
May 08 2026
@ Syracuse
L
6 - 8
2
Apr 30 2026
@ Army
L
11 - 13
2
Apr 26 2026
VS Boston U
W
13 - 7
+6
Apr 23 2026
VS Bucknell
W
15 - 9
+6
Apr 18 2026
@ Holy Cross
L
9 - 14
5
Apr 11 2026
VS Colgate
W
18 - 11
+7
Apr 04 2026
VS Boston College
L
8 - 11
3
Apr 01 2026
@ Lafayette
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Navy
W
19 - 14
+5
Mar 25 2026
@ American
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Boston U
W
13 - 8
+5
Mar 18 2026
VS Towson
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Army
L
10 - 18
8 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Georgetown
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Penn
W
10 - 8
+2
Feb 24 2026
@ Syracuse
L
7 - 15
8 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Princeton
W
14 - 10
+4
Feb 17 2026
VS Florida
L
13 - 17
4
Feb 14 2026
@ Lehigh
W
21 - 11
+10 *
Feb 11 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
8 - 14
6
* 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.