TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Bridgewater (VA)

Bridgewater (VA) Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-8-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
-0.17
+
Strength
of Sched
10.24
=
Rating
10.07

Game History

18 Games
Apr 27 2026
@ Lynchburg
L
8 - 25
17 *
Apr 22 2026
VS Randolph-Macon
L
7 - 15
8 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Guilford
W
24 - 2
+22 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Roanoke
L
5 - 12
7
Apr 11 2026
@ Va. Wesleyan
L
7 - 9
2
Apr 04 2026
VS Averett
W
17 - 6
+11 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Wash. & Lee
L
8 - 20
12 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Randolph
W
17 - 2
+15 *
Mar 25 2026
VS Shenandoah
W
10 - 5
+5
Mar 21 2026
@ Lynchburg
L
5 - 26
21 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Hampden-Sydney
L
1 - 16
15 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Marietta
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Catholic
L
4 - 12
8 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Berry
W
11 - 8
+3
Feb 25 2026
VS Greensboro
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 21 2026
@ Marymount (VA)
W
11 - 8
+3
Feb 14 2026
@ Piedmont
W
14 - 7
+7
Feb 13 2026
VS Illinois Tech
W
11 - 10
+1
* 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.