TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Transylvania

Transylvania Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-5-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
2.65
+
Strength
of Sched
8.41
=
Rating
11.06

Game History

17 Games
May 06 2026
@ Pfeiffer
L
8 - 15
7
Apr 26 2026
VS Hanover
W
23 - 0
+23 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Spalding
W
27 - 1
+26 *
Apr 19 2026
@ Earlham
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Hanover
W
25 - 6
+19 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Ohio Northern
L
6 - 9
3
Apr 08 2026
@ Spalding
W
27 - 2
+25 *
Mar 31 2026
VS Hope
L
7 - 14
7
Mar 28 2026
VS Carthage
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Mar 20 2026
VS Kalamazoo
W
13 - 5
+8 *
Mar 14 2026
VS DePauw
W
18 - 12
+6
Mar 11 2026
VS Penn College
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 28 2026
@ Mount Union
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Sewanee
L
6 - 14
8 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Illinois Tech
W
10 - 4
+6
Feb 13 2026
@ Piedmont
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Feb 08 2026
@ Kenyon
L
4 - 14
10 *
* 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.