TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Piedmont

Piedmont Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-8-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
0.35
+
Strength
of Sched
7.58
=
Rating
7.94

Game History

17 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Southern Va.
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 25 2026
VS Huntingdon
W
17 - 11
+6
Apr 17 2026
VS Greensboro
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Huntingdon
W
22 - 10
+12 *
Apr 10 2026
@ Brevard
W
27 - 3
+24 *
Apr 04 2026
VS William Peace
W
21 - 4
+17 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Pfeiffer
L
6 - 23
17 *
Mar 26 2026
VS Hendrix
W
19 - 9
+10 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Oglethorpe
W
23 - 2
+21 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Methodist
W
18 - 5
+13 *
Mar 11 2026
VS LaGrange
W
24 - 3
+21 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Southern Va.
L
9 - 16
7
Mar 04 2026
@ Sewanee
L
6 - 20
14 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Berry
L
7 - 15
8 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Rhodes
L
11 - 22
11 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Bridgewater (VA)
L
7 - 14
7
Feb 13 2026
VS Transylvania
L
10 - 18
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.