TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Richmond

Richmond Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
13-4-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
4.06
+
Strength
of Sched
10.25
=
Rating
14.30

Game History

17 Games
May 01 2026
VS Davidson
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 25 2026
@ Duquesne
W
21 - 6
+15 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Davidson
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Apr 14 2026
VS James Madison
L
9 - 14
5
Apr 11 2026
VS George Washington
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Apr 04 2026
@ La Salle
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Mar 30 2026
VS South Fla.
W
15 - 14
+1
Mar 28 2026
VS St. Bonaventure
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Saint Joseph's
W
16 - 6
+10 *
Mar 18 2026
@ George Mason
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Rhode Island
W
14 - 2
+12 *
Mar 07 2026
@ VCU
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Liberty
W
16 - 6
+10 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Duke
L
14 - 15
1
Feb 18 2026
@ William & Mary
W
16 - 11
+5
Feb 11 2026
@ Virginia
W
12 - 11
+1
Feb 07 2026
VS Penn State
L
9 - 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.