TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Stockton

Stockton Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
12-5-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
2.71
+
Strength
of Sched
13.01
=
Rating
15.71

Game History

17 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Salisbury
L
5 - 18
13 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Kean
W
19 - 7
+12 *
Apr 14 2026
@ Neumann
W
28 - 4
+24 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Mary Washington
W
16 - 12
+4
Apr 04 2026
VS Montclair St.
W
13 - 7
+6
Apr 01 2026
@ Salisbury
L
11 - 18
7
Mar 28 2026
@ Chris. Newport
L
3 - 12
9 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Arcadia
W
11 - 10
+1
Mar 21 2026
VS Messiah
W
19 - 5
+14 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Washington Col.
L
9 - 10
1
Mar 14 2026
@ Ursinus
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 11 2026
VS Elizabethtown
W
17 - 10
+7
Mar 07 2026
VS SUNY New Paltz
W
27 - 5
+22 *
Mar 04 2026
VS Swarthmore
W
16 - 9
+7
Feb 28 2026
VS Haverford
W
11 - 8
+3
Feb 21 2026
VS DeSales
W
16 - 6
+10 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Misericordia
W
17 - 4
+13 *
* 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.