TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Mount Olive

Mount Olive Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-8-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.69
+
Strength
of Sched
8.65
=
Rating
7.96

Game History

13 Games
Apr 21 2026
@ Barton
L
12 - 16
4
Apr 17 2026
VS Belmont Abbey
L
3 - 14
11 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Virginia St.
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Lees-McRae
L
13 - 18
5
Mar 28 2026
@ North Greenville
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 21 2026
VS Emmanuel (GA)
W
15 - 9
+6
Mar 18 2026
@ Chowan
W
13 - 8
+5
Mar 14 2026
VS Young Harris
W
14 - 4
+10 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Barton
L
14 - 18
4
Feb 28 2026
@ Shorter
W
25 - 0
+25 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Lincoln Memorial
L
4 - 12
8 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Newberry
L
9 - 15
6
Feb 07 2026
VS Catawba
L
4 - 15
11 *
* 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.