TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Lebanon Valley

Lebanon Valley Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
13-5-0
Verified Games
18
Avg Goal
Diff
2.44
+
Strength
of Sched
9.34
=
Rating
11.79

Game History

18 Games
Apr 29 2026
@ Stevens
L
3 - 28
25 *
Apr 25 2026
@ Misericordia
W
12 - 7
+5
Apr 22 2026
@ Arcadia
W
9 - 7
+2
Apr 18 2026
VS King's (PA)
W
16 - 5
+11 *
Apr 15 2026
VS FDU-Florham
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Apr 11 2026
@ Stevens
L
6 - 24
18 *
Apr 08 2026
VS Delaware Valley
W
23 - 2
+21 *
Apr 04 2026
VS Neumann
W
18 - 6
+12 *
Apr 01 2026
@ DeSales
L
8 - 12
4
Mar 21 2026
@ Alvernia
W
19 - 8
+11 *
Mar 18 2026
@ Messiah
L
6 - 12
6
Mar 14 2026
VS Immaculata
W
9 - 8
+1
Mar 11 2026
@ Susquehanna
W
12 - 4
+8 *
Mar 07 2026
VS Wilkes
W
23 - 12
+11 *
Feb 28 2026
VS Goucher
W
15 - 10
+5
Feb 25 2026
@ Albright
W
21 - 5
+16 *
Feb 21 2026
VS Hood
W
8 - 2
+6
Feb 14 2026
VS Franklin & Marshall
L
7 - 17
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.