TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Bucknell

Bucknell Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-7-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.41
+
Strength
of Sched
10.60
=
Rating
10.19

Game History

17 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ Navy
L
8 - 18
10 *
Apr 26 2026
VS Holy Cross
W
14 - 13
+1
Apr 23 2026
@ Loyola
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 18 2026
VS Boston U
L
4 - 13
9 *
Apr 15 2026
@ American
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 10 2026
VS Lafayette
W
15 - 8
+7
Apr 04 2026
@ Holy Cross
W
12 - 11
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ Lehigh
W
16 - 3
+13 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Colgate
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 21 2026
VS Army
L
7 - 16
9 *
Mar 14 2026
@ Navy
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 08 2026
@ Arizona St.
L
12 - 19
7
Feb 25 2026
VS Rider
W
21 - 7
+14 *
Feb 21 2026
VS St. Bonaventure
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 15 2026
@ Penn State
L
9 - 21
12 *
Feb 13 2026
VS UMBC
W
18 - 10
+8 *
Feb 06 2026
@ Youngstown St.
W
20 - 6
+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.