TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Villanova

Villanova Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-6-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
0.67
+
Strength
of Sched
11.93
=
Rating
12.60

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Butler
W
18 - 9
+9 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Georgetown
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 11 2026
VS Denver
L
5 - 14
9 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Marquette
L
9 - 16
7
Apr 01 2026
@ UConn
W
10 - 8
+2
Mar 28 2026
VS Stanford
W
9 - 8
+1
Mar 21 2026
VS Xavier
W
14 - 8
+6
Mar 17 2026
VS Stony Brook
L
10 - 18
8 *
Mar 06 2026
@ Vermont
W
14 - 12
+2
Mar 04 2026
@ Siena
W
11 - 5
+6
Feb 28 2026
@ Binghamton
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Rutgers
L
12 - 15
3
Feb 17 2026
VS Saint Joseph's
W
13 - 9
+4
Feb 14 2026
@ Navy
L
5 - 18
13 *
Feb 09 2026
VS Towson
W
15 - 6
+9 *
* 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.