TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Springfield

Springfield Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
10-6-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
0.31
+
Strength
of Sched
13.55
=
Rating
13.87

Game History

16 Games
Apr 30 2026
VS MIT
L
8 - 13
5
Apr 25 2026
VS Salve Regina
W
12 - 10
+2
Apr 18 2026
VS Coast Guard
W
15 - 3
+12 *
Apr 15 2026
@ Vassar
L
7 - 13
6
Apr 11 2026
VS Wheaton (MA)
W
14 - 12
+2
Apr 04 2026
@ Emerson
W
17 - 4
+13 *
Mar 29 2026
VS MIT
W
11 - 10
+1
Mar 21 2026
@ Babson
L
6 - 21
15 *
Mar 18 2026
VS Western New Eng.
W
14 - 4
+10 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Clark (MA)
W
16 - 7
+9 *
Mar 11 2026
VS Merchant Marine
W
15 - 7
+8 *
Mar 08 2026
VS Colby
L
8 - 15
7
Mar 06 2026
@ Endicott
L
9 - 17
8 *
Mar 03 2026
@ Keene St.
W
6 - 3
+3
Feb 26 2026
VS Union (NY)
W
9 - 8
+1
Feb 21 2026
@ Stevens
L
8 - 18
10 *
* 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.