TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Muskingum

Muskingum Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
7-9-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.62
+
Strength
of Sched
7.80
=
Rating
8.43

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Capital
L
9 - 12
3
Apr 22 2026
VS Mount Union
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 18 2026
@ Otterbein
L
12 - 13
1
Apr 15 2026
VS Capital
W
15 - 12
+3
Apr 11 2026
@ Heidelberg
W
15 - 5
+10 *
Apr 03 2026
VS Baldwin Wallace
L
4 - 19
15 *
Mar 31 2026
@ Marietta
W
12 - 4
+8 *
Mar 25 2026
@ Wilmington (OH)
W
20 - 7
+13 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Saint Vincent
L
10 - 11
1
Mar 18 2026
VS Chatham
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 12 2026
VS Marywood
L
5 - 9
4
Mar 10 2026
@ Va. Wesleyan
L
10 - 21
11 *
Mar 07 2026
@ Wittenberg
L
8 - 10
2
Mar 04 2026
@ Westminster (PA)
W
12 - 9
+3
Feb 25 2026
@ Franciscan
W
22 - 10
+12 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Wabash
W
11 - 7
+4
* 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.