TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Boston U

Boston U Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-10-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.06
+
Strength
of Sched
10.76
=
Rating
10.71

Game History

18 Games
Apr 26 2026
@ Loyola
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 23 2026
@ Holy Cross
L
8 - 12
4
Apr 18 2026
@ Bucknell
W
13 - 4
+9 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Colgate
W
15 - 10
+5
Apr 11 2026
VS Lehigh
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 04 2026
@ Navy
L
5 - 16
11 *
Mar 28 2026
VS American
W
16 - 3
+13 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Loyola
L
8 - 13
5
Mar 17 2026
VS Cornell
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 14 2026
VS Lafayette
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 10 2026
VS Brown
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 07 2026
VS Army
L
11 - 15
4
Feb 28 2026
@ Stetson
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Yale
L
5 - 17
12 *
Feb 17 2026
VS Marist
W
11 - 8
+3
Feb 14 2026
@ Fairfield
L
5 - 9
4
Feb 11 2026
@ Stonehill
W
21 - 14
+7
Feb 06 2026
VS New Hampshire
W
16 - 7
+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.