TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Skidmore

Skidmore Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
1.44
+
Strength
of Sched
14.85
=
Rating
16.29

Game History

16 Games
Apr 28 2026
@ Union (NY)
L
9 - 13
4
Apr 25 2026
@ Ithaca
L
9 - 14
5
Apr 18 2026
VS St. Lawrence
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 15 2026
@ Union (NY)
L
10 - 12
2
Apr 11 2026
@ Clarkson
W
11 - 7
+4
Apr 06 2026
VS SUNY Oneonta
W
15 - 9
+6
Apr 04 2026
@ Vassar
W
15 - 11
+4
Mar 28 2026
VS RIT
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 25 2026
@ Trinity (CT)
L
4 - 8
4
Mar 21 2026
VS Rensselaer
W
16 - 12
+4
Mar 14 2026
VS Hartford
W
13 - 9
+4
Mar 12 2026
@ UMass Boston
W
13 - 6
+7
Mar 07 2026
@ Cortland
W
10 - 9
+1
Feb 28 2026
VS Coast Guard
W
10 - 5
+5
Feb 21 2026
@ MIT
W
14 - 11
+3
Feb 17 2026
VS Hartwick
W
23 - 6
+17 *
* 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.