TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Messiah

Messiah Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
9-7-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.56
+
Strength
of Sched
12.05
=
Rating
12.61

Game History

16 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Stevenson
L
8 - 14
6
Apr 25 2026
VS Widener
W
18 - 3
+15 *
Apr 21 2026
@ Stevenson
L
4 - 18
14 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Eastern
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Hood
W
7 - 2
+5
Apr 11 2026
VS Alvernia
W
19 - 7
+12 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Albright
W
26 - 4
+22 *
Apr 01 2026
@ York (PA)
L
5 - 18
13 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Arcadia
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Mar 21 2026
@ Stockton
L
5 - 19
14 *
Mar 18 2026
VS Lebanon Valley
W
12 - 6
+6
Mar 06 2026
@ DeSales
L
10 - 11
1
Feb 28 2026
VS Saint Vincent
W
9 - 7
+2
Feb 21 2026
@ Swarthmore
L
7 - 16
9 *
Feb 17 2026
@ Franklin & Marshall
L
0 - 16
16 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Catholic
W
10 - 7
+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.