TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Lake Forest

Lake Forest Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
11-7-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
1.61
+
Strength
of Sched
9.04
=
Rating
10.66

Game History

18 Games
May 02 2026
@ Concordia Wisconsin
L
5 - 8
3
Apr 29 2026
@ Aurora
W
12 - 11
+1
Apr 25 2026
VS Benedictine (IL)
W
13 - 8
+5
Apr 22 2026
@ Illinois Tech
W
15 - 10
+5
Apr 18 2026
VS Cornell College
W
19 - 6
+13 *
Apr 15 2026
VS Aurora
L
10 - 16
6
Apr 11 2026
@ Dubuque
W
12 - 9
+3
Apr 08 2026
VS Benedictine (IL)
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Apr 01 2026
VS Concordia Wisconsin
L
10 - 13
3
Mar 28 2026
@ Marian (WI)
W
12 - 4
+8 *
Mar 25 2026
@ MSOE
L
11 - 12
1
Mar 21 2026
VS Beloit
W
20 - 3
+17 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Lawrence
W
13 - 6
+7
Mar 07 2026
VS Ill. Wesleyan
L
7 - 14
7
Mar 04 2026
@ Elmhurst
L
6 - 12
6
Feb 28 2026
VS Hope
L
9 - 12
3
Feb 21 2026
VS Edgewood
W
16 - 3
+13 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Carthage
W
13 - 11
+2
* 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.