TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Ill. Wesleyan

Ill. Wesleyan Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-7-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
1.67
+
Strength
of Sched
10.80
=
Rating
12.47

Game History

18 Games
May 02 2026
@ Elmhurst
L
9 - 19
10 *
Apr 29 2026
@ Carthage
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Elmhurst
L
12 - 16
4
Apr 22 2026
@ Augustana (IL)
W
26 - 0
+26 *
Apr 18 2026
VS Carthage
L
9 - 12
3
Apr 11 2026
@ Carroll (WI)
W
25 - 5
+20 *
Apr 04 2026
VS North Central (IL)
W
11 - 9
+2
Mar 28 2026
VS Calvin
W
14 - 9
+5
Mar 25 2026
@ Wabash
W
17 - 6
+11 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Pfeiffer
L
10 - 12
2
Mar 14 2026
@ Roanoke
L
8 - 18
10 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Baldwin Wallace
W
15 - 11
+4
Mar 07 2026
@ Lake Forest
W
14 - 7
+7
Mar 05 2026
VS Benedictine (IL)
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Feb 25 2026
@ DePauw
W
7 - 6
+1
Feb 21 2026
VS Aurora
L
14 - 15
1
Feb 15 2026
VS Southwestern (TX)
L
12 - 13
1
Feb 13 2026
VS Colorado Col.
W
11 - 10
+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.