TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

UC Davis

UC Davis Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-9-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.12
+
Strength
of Sched
11.25
=
Rating
11.12

Game History

16 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Florida
L
7 - 22
15 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Florida
L
6 - 19
13 *
Apr 19 2026
VS Colorado
L
6 - 13
7
Apr 11 2026
@ Arizona St.
L
11 - 19
8 *
Apr 04 2026
VS San Diego St.
W
18 - 8
+10 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Cincinnati
W
15 - 8
+7
Mar 23 2026
@ Marquette
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 13 2026
VS Marist
W
15 - 4
+11 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Stonehill
W
19 - 7
+12 *
Mar 02 2026
@ Delaware St.
W
20 - 5
+15 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Oregon
L
9 - 10
1
Feb 23 2026
@ California
W
13 - 12
+1
Feb 20 2026
VS Southern California
L
11 - 12
1
Feb 17 2026
VS Cornell
L
4 - 20
16 *
Feb 15 2026
VS Florida St.
W
13 - 6
+7
Feb 07 2026
VS Stanford
L
7 - 23
16 *
* 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.