TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

McDaniel

McDaniel Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-11-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
-3.06
+
Strength
of Sched
11.37
=
Rating
8.31

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
VS Ursinus
L
6 - 15
9 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Gettysburg
L
3 - 25
22 *
Apr 11 2026
VS Swarthmore
L
1 - 18
17 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Washington Col.
L
3 - 18
15 *
Apr 04 2026
@ Franklin & Marshall
L
4 - 22
18 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Dickinson
L
2 - 15
13 *
Mar 21 2026
VS Haverford
L
5 - 10
5
Mar 18 2026
@ Va. Wesleyan
L
2 - 9
7
Mar 11 2026
@ Alvernia
W
10 - 7
+3
Mar 07 2026
VS Greensboro
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 04 2026
@ Marywood
W
12 - 3
+9 *
Mar 01 2026
VS New England Col.
W
11 - 5
+6
Feb 26 2026
@ Moravian
L
3 - 11
8 *
Feb 21 2026
@ Goucher
W
13 - 10
+3
Feb 18 2026
VS Randolph-Macon
L
1 - 17
16 *
Feb 11 2026
@ Juniata
W
11 - 9
+2
* 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.