TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Northwood

Northwood Women's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
2-13-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-4.80
+
Strength
of Sched
7.62
=
Rating
2.82

Game History

15 Games
Apr 18 2026
@ Tiffin
L
9 - 20
11 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Ashland
L
4 - 22
18 *
Apr 10 2026
@ Findlay
L
2 - 19
17 *
Apr 09 2026
VS Thomas More
L
15 - 24
9 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Ursuline
W
18 - 1
+17 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Lake Erie
W
13 - 7
+6
Mar 26 2026
VS McKendree
L
3 - 26
23 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Malone
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 19 2026
VS Walsh
L
14 - 18
4
Mar 17 2026
@ Calvin
L
7 - 15
8 *
Feb 28 2026
@ Lewis
L
7 - 17
10 *
Feb 24 2026
@ Saginaw Valley
L
8 - 13
5
Feb 22 2026
VS Davenport
L
8 - 15
7
Feb 15 2026
@ Northern Mich.
L
4 - 20
16 *
Feb 13 2026
@ Concordia-St. Paul
L
2 - 21
19 *
* 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.