TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Wheaton (MA)

Wheaton (MA) Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-6-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
1.33
+
Strength
of Sched
11.93
=
Rating
13.27

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Coast Guard
L
8 - 10
2
Apr 18 2026
VS MIT
L
11 - 20
9 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Springfield
L
12 - 14
2
Apr 04 2026
VS Salve Regina
L
7 - 9
2
Mar 28 2026
@ Clark (MA)
W
11 - 6
+5
Mar 21 2026
VS Emerson
W
10 - 2
+8 *
Mar 17 2026
VS Eastern Conn. St.
W
12 - 6
+6
Mar 14 2026
VS Babson
L
8 - 19
11 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Mass. Maritime
W
17 - 10
+7
Mar 08 2026
@ Bates
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 05 2026
@ U New England
W
6 - 5
+1
Feb 28 2026
VS Saint Joseph (CT)
W
17 - 7
+10 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Roger Williams
W
10 - 6
+4
Feb 18 2026
VS Lasell
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Feb 14 2026
VS Hartford
W
12 - 9
+3
* 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.