TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Southwestern (TX)

Southwestern (TX) Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
6-10-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.25
+
Strength
of Sched
11.35
=
Rating
11.10

Game History

16 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Sewanee
L
11 - 13
2
Apr 25 2026
VS Berry
W
17 - 8
+9 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Hendrix
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Rhodes
L
11 - 19
8 *
Mar 29 2026
VS Colorado Col.
L
5 - 18
13 *
Mar 27 2026
VS Sewanee
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 22 2026
VS Centre
L
5 - 9
4
Mar 18 2026
VS UMass Boston
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 17 2026
VS Wooster
L
13 - 14
1
Mar 11 2026
VS Muhlenberg
L
8 - 18
10 *
Mar 08 2026
@ Albion
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 06 2026
@ Kalamazoo
W
11 - 4
+7
Mar 01 2026
@ Pfeiffer
L
12 - 13
1
Feb 27 2026
@ Methodist
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Feb 15 2026
@ Ill. Wesleyan
W
13 - 12
+1
Feb 13 2026
@ Dubuque
W
11 - 10
+1
* 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.