TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-7-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.62
+
Strength
of Sched
13.38
=
Rating
14.01

Game History

16 Games
Apr 15 2026
VS Robert Morris
W
15 - 10
+5
Apr 11 2026
@ Louisville
W
15 - 14
+1
Apr 05 2026
VS Florida St.
W
14 - 11
+3
Mar 31 2026
VS James Madison
W
12 - 11
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ Syracuse
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 24 2026
VS Youngstown St.
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Clemson
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 14 2026
@ Boston College
L
8 - 12
4
Mar 11 2026
VS American
W
17 - 5
+12 *
Mar 07 2026
@ North Carolina
L
3 - 19
16 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Virginia
L
7 - 10
3
Feb 28 2026
@ Notre Dame
L
9 - 12
3
Feb 22 2026
VS Virginia Tech
W
10 - 8
+2
Feb 18 2026
@ Penn State
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 12 2026
VS Duke
W
17 - 10
+7
Feb 07 2026
@ Ohio State
W
13 - 10
+3
* 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.