TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

UMBC

UMBC Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-8-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
0.73
+
Strength
of Sched
7.36
=
Rating
8.10

Game History

15 Games
May 01 2026
@ Vermont
L
7 - 10
3
Apr 25 2026
VS New Hampshire
W
16 - 9
+7
Apr 18 2026
@ Bryant
L
6 - 22
16 *
Apr 11 2026
@ UMass Lowell
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 04 2026
VS UAlbany
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 25 2026
VS William & Mary
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 20 2026
@ Vermont
L
8 - 12
4
Mar 14 2026
VS Binghamton
W
12 - 7
+5
Mar 07 2026
@ American
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Mar 04 2026
@ Delaware
L
8 - 16
8 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Wagner
W
12 - 5
+7
Feb 25 2026
VS Youngstown St.
W
14 - 5
+9 *
Feb 18 2026
@ La Salle
W
21 - 3
+18 *
Feb 13 2026
@ Bucknell
L
10 - 18
8 *
Feb 10 2026
VS Delaware St.
W
20 - 2
+18 *
* 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.