TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Calvin

Calvin Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
13-4-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
1.18
+
Strength
of Sched
10.35
=
Rating
11.52

Game History

17 Games
May 01 2026
@ Hope
L
9 - 15
6
Apr 28 2026
VS Albion
W
17 - 10
+7
Apr 22 2026
VS Kalamazoo
W
11 - 6
+5
Apr 18 2026
@ Hope
L
7 - 19
12 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Adrian
W
14 - 10
+4
Apr 08 2026
@ Albion
W
17 - 15
+2
Apr 04 2026
VS Alma
W
23 - 2
+21 *
Apr 01 2026
@ Trine
W
8 - 7
+1
Mar 28 2026
@ Ill. Wesleyan
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 21 2026
VS North Central (IL)
W
9 - 7
+2
Mar 14 2026
@ Colorado Col.
L
7 - 15
8 *
Mar 12 2026
@ St. Joseph's (ME)
W
11 - 8
+3
Mar 07 2026
VS Carthage
W
13 - 10
+3
Mar 06 2026
VS Wooster
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 28 2026
VS MSOE
W
13 - 9
+4
Feb 21 2026
@ Illinois Tech
W
8 - 5
+3
Feb 14 2026
VS Capital
W
11 - 8
+3
* 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.