TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Centre

Centre Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-3-0
Verified Games
12
Avg Goal
Diff
2.42
+
Strength
of Sched
11.17
=
Rating
13.58

Game History

12 Games
Apr 30 2026
VS Rhodes
L
11 - 12
1
Apr 12 2026
@ Berry
W
14 - 6
+8 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Oglethorpe
W
21 - 2
+19 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Rhodes
W
14 - 12
+2
Mar 24 2026
VS Oberlin
W
12 - 11
+1
Mar 22 2026
@ Southwestern (TX)
W
9 - 5
+4
Mar 15 2026
@ Sewanee
L
5 - 12
7
Mar 10 2026
VS North Central (IL)
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Capital
W
11 - 6
+5
Feb 28 2026
VS Baldwin Wallace
W
14 - 11
+3
Feb 21 2026
@ Southern Va.
W
20 - 12
+8 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Elmhurst
L
11 - 17
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.