TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Southern California

Southern California Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-9-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.88
+
Strength
of Sched
13.49
=
Rating
12.61

Game History

17 Games
Apr 18 2026
@ Oregon
W
15 - 10
+5
Apr 11 2026
VS Ohio State
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 06 2026
@ Central Mich.
W
15 - 4
+11 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Northwestern
L
5 - 11
6
Mar 28 2026
VS Rutgers
L
8 - 15
7
Mar 22 2026
@ Maryland
L
7 - 13
6
Mar 19 2026
@ Johns Hopkins
L
5 - 20
15 *
Mar 15 2026
VS Michigan
L
11 - 15
4
Mar 12 2026
VS Penn State
L
8 - 19
11 *
Mar 08 2026
VS Niagara
W
19 - 10
+9 *
Mar 04 2026
VS San Diego St.
W
13 - 3
+10 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Arizona St.
W
16 - 14
+2
Feb 22 2026
@ Stanford
L
4 - 18
14 *
Feb 20 2026
@ UC Davis
W
12 - 11
+1
Feb 15 2026
VS Brown
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 12 2026
VS Denver
L
4 - 15
11 *
Feb 08 2026
VS California
W
16 - 9
+7
* 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.