TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Shorter

Shorter Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-11-0
Verified Games
13
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.69
+
Strength
of Sched
8.70
=
Rating
4.01

Game History

13 Games
Apr 16 2026
@ Emmanuel (GA)
L
5 - 21
16 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Mount Olive
L
7 - 24
17 *
Apr 04 2026
@ North Greenville
L
10 - 20
10 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Lees-McRae
W
20 - 14
+6
Mar 25 2026
@ Young Harris
L
7 - 18
11 *
Mar 23 2026
@ Tusculum
L
4 - 19
15 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Southern Wesleyan
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 03 2026
VS Converse
L
6 - 19
13 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Catawba
L
9 - 19
10 *
Feb 18 2026
VS Piedmont
L
11 - 15
4
Feb 14 2026
VS Belmont Abbey
L
1 - 23
22 *
Feb 13 2026
VS SCAD Savannah
L
3 - 24
21 *
Feb 07 2026
VS Montevallo
L
4 - 18
14 *
* 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.