TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

DeSales

DeSales Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-10-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.67
+
Strength
of Sched
11.22
=
Rating
10.55

Game History

18 Games
Apr 29 2026
VS Arcadia
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 25 2026
VS Stevens
L
7 - 20
13 *
Apr 22 2026
@ FDU-Florham
W
16 - 6
+10 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Misericordia
W
11 - 5
+6
Apr 15 2026
VS Delaware Valley
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Arcadia
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 08 2026
@ King's (PA)
W
13 - 3
+10 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Lebanon Valley
W
12 - 8
+4
Mar 27 2026
VS Widener
W
13 - 7
+6
Mar 21 2026
VS Colorado Col.
L
8 - 21
13 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Moravian
W
11 - 5
+6
Mar 11 2026
@ Sewanee
L
11 - 15
4
Mar 06 2026
VS Messiah
W
11 - 10
+1
Feb 27 2026
VS Ursinus
L
8 - 16
8 *
Feb 24 2026
VS Muhlenberg
L
7 - 13
6
Feb 21 2026
@ Stockton
L
6 - 16
10 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Farmingdale St.
L
15 - 18
3
Feb 05 2026
VS Eastern
L
8 - 16
8 *
* 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.