TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

John Carroll

John Carroll Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
3-8-0
Verified Games
11
Avg Goal
Diff
-2.73
+
Strength
of Sched
12.12
=
Rating
9.39

Game History

11 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Wittenberg
W
14 - 5
+9 *
Apr 22 2026
VS Wooster
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 18 2026
VS Ohio Wesleyan
L
11 - 20
9 *
Apr 11 2026
@ DePauw
W
11 - 10
+1
Apr 08 2026
@ Kenyon
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 04 2026
VS Oberlin
L
5 - 15
10 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Denison
L
8 - 16
8 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Wabash
W
17 - 10
+7
Mar 05 2026
VS Wentworth
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 03 2026
@ Colorado Col.
L
4 - 22
18 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Baldwin Wallace
L
6 - 15
9 *
* 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.