TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Thiel

Thiel Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
1-14-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-5.60
+
Strength
of Sched
4.83
=
Rating
-0.77

Game History

15 Games
Apr 18 2026
@ Grove City
L
2 - 25
23 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Westminster (PA)
L
0 - 27
27 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Chatham
L
1 - 32
31 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Allegheny
L
4 - 21
17 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Hiram
L
6 - 16
10 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Wash. & Jeff.
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 28 2026
@ Franciscan
L
5 - 20
15 *
Mar 18 2026
VS Heidelberg
L
4 - 25
21 *
Mar 13 2026
VS Gordon
L
3 - 24
21 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Hilbert
L
6 - 11
5
Feb 26 2026
VS Keuka
L
4 - 26
22 *
Feb 24 2026
VS La Roche
W
20 - 2
+18 *
Feb 18 2026
VS Pitt.-Bradford
L
4 - 18
14 *
Feb 15 2026
@ Marietta
L
0 - 23
23 *
Feb 10 2026
VS Saint Vincent
L
2 - 28
26 *
* 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.