TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-10-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.29
+
Strength
of Sched
11.32
=
Rating
10.03

Game History

17 Games
Apr 26 2026
@ Bucknell
L
13 - 14
1
Apr 23 2026
VS Boston U
W
12 - 8
+4
Apr 18 2026
VS Loyola
W
14 - 9
+5
Apr 15 2026
@ Army
L
6 - 17
11 *
Apr 11 2026
@ American
L
7 - 14
7
Apr 04 2026
VS Bucknell
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 28 2026
@ Colgate
W
17 - 13
+4
Mar 24 2026
@ Harvard
L
9 - 17
8 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Navy
L
3 - 18
15 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Lehigh
W
12 - 9
+3
Mar 07 2026
@ Lafayette
W
18 - 7
+11 *
Mar 02 2026
@ Dartmouth
L
8 - 16
8 *
Feb 27 2026
VS Bryant
W
13 - 11
+2
Feb 19 2026
@ Brown
L
5 - 15
10 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Stonehill
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Feb 10 2026
VS UAlbany
L
6 - 9
3
Feb 06 2026
@ UMass
L
8 - 17
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.