TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Ursinus

Ursinus Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
5-10-0
Verified Games
15
Avg Goal
Diff
-1.53
+
Strength
of Sched
14.25
=
Rating
12.71

Game History

15 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ McDaniel
W
15 - 6
+9 *
Apr 18 2026
@ Mary Washington
L
10 - 11
1
Apr 15 2026
VS Muhlenberg
L
14 - 15
1
Apr 11 2026
VS Gettysburg
L
8 - 18
10 *
Apr 08 2026
@ Swarthmore
L
5 - 17
12 *
Apr 03 2026
@ Dickinson
L
6 - 17
11 *
Mar 28 2026
@ Haverford
L
12 - 13
1
Mar 25 2026
VS Washington Col.
L
9 - 15
6
Mar 21 2026
VS Franklin & Marshall
L
7 - 18
11 *
Mar 14 2026
VS Stockton
W
12 - 10
+2
Mar 06 2026
VS Kean
W
14 - 13
+1
Feb 27 2026
@ DeSales
W
16 - 8
+8 *
Feb 25 2026
@ Catholic
W
15 - 14
+1
Feb 21 2026
@ Oberlin
L
7 - 9
2
Feb 14 2026
@ Randolph-Macon
L
13 - 15
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.