TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Cal Lutheran

Cal Lutheran Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
3-12-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.00
+
Strength
of Sched
12.58
=
Rating
8.58

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Occidental
L
11 - 15
4
Apr 18 2026
@ Chapman
L
14 - 24
10 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Pomona-Pitzer
L
2 - 17
15 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Redlands
L
4 - 22
18 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Claremont-M-S
L
2 - 26
24 *
Mar 26 2026
VS Whitworth
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 23 2026
VS Linfield
W
12 - 8
+4
Mar 21 2026
VS Redlands
L
2 - 20
18 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Edgewood
W
12 - 5
+7
Mar 10 2026
VS Wash. & Jeff.
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 09 2026
VS Emerson
W
15 - 12
+3
Mar 04 2026
VS Chapman
L
8 - 21
13 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Pomona-Pitzer
L
1 - 24
23 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Occidental
L
8 - 21
13 *
Feb 11 2026
@ Claremont-M-S
L
3 - 26
23 *
* 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.