TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

William & Mary

William & Mary Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-9-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.69
+
Strength
of Sched
9.48
=
Rating
7.79

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Hofstra
L
2 - 15
13 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Campbell
L
8 - 10
2
Apr 12 2026
VS Stony Brook
L
9 - 18
9 *
Apr 08 2026
VS East Carolina
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 04 2026
@ Elon
L
4 - 9
5
Mar 28 2026
@ Monmouth
W
13 - 10
+3
Mar 25 2026
@ UMBC
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 21 2026
VS Towson
L
6 - 10
4
Mar 14 2026
VS Drexel
W
13 - 7
+6
Mar 08 2026
VS Xavier
W
8 - 7
+1
Mar 04 2026
@ VCU
L
11 - 20
9 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Coastal Carolina
W
9 - 7
+2
Feb 21 2026
@ George Mason
W
14 - 12
+2
Feb 18 2026
VS Richmond
L
11 - 16
5
Feb 14 2026
VS Longwood
W
20 - 5
+15 *
Feb 10 2026
@ George Washington
L
8 - 14
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.