TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Plymouth St.

Plymouth St. Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-9-0
Verified Games
17
Avg Goal
Diff
0.53
+
Strength
of Sched
9.36
=
Rating
9.89

Game History

17 Games
Apr 30 2026
@ WestConn
L
3 - 20
17 *
Apr 28 2026
@ Keene St.
W
17 - 6
+11 *
Apr 24 2026
VS WestConn
L
5 - 12
7
Apr 21 2026
@ VTSU Castleton
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Mass. Maritime
L
5 - 13
8 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Salem St.
W
20 - 8
+12 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Keene St.
L
8 - 9
1
Apr 07 2026
VS Southern Me.
W
22 - 4
+18 *
Apr 04 2026
@ UMass Boston
L
6 - 11
5
Mar 28 2026
@ Eastern Conn. St.
L
7 - 11
4
Mar 21 2026
VS JWU (Providence)
W
13 - 6
+7
Mar 18 2026
VS Wentworth
L
7 - 10
3
Mar 14 2026
@ Curry
W
7 - 5
+2
Mar 12 2026
VS U New England
W
9 - 5
+4
Mar 10 2026
@ Clark (MA)
W
9 - 3
+6
Feb 22 2026
@ Rivier
L
5 - 8
3
Feb 14 2026
@ Salve Regina
L
8 - 9
1
* 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.