TOPSIDE LAX RANKINGS

Franklin & Marshall

Franklin & Marshall Men's
Claim Team Follow
Record (W-L-T)
8-8-0
Verified Games
16
Avg Goal
Diff
1.06
+
Strength
of Sched
15.02
=
Rating
16.08

Game History

16 Games
Apr 25 2026
@ Gettysburg
L
11 - 18
7
Apr 18 2026
VS Swarthmore
L
10 - 15
5
Apr 15 2026
VS Dickinson
L
11 - 12
1
Apr 11 2026
@ Muhlenberg
L
10 - 15
5
Apr 04 2026
VS McDaniel
W
22 - 4
+18 *
Mar 28 2026
VS Washington Col.
L
9 - 14
5
Mar 25 2026
@ Haverford
W
12 - 5
+7
Mar 21 2026
@ Ursinus
W
18 - 7
+11 *
Mar 15 2026
VS Hamilton
L
9 - 12
3
Mar 14 2026
VS Endicott
W
14 - 12
+2
Mar 07 2026
VS Elizabethtown
W
17 - 10
+7
Mar 03 2026
@ Chris. Newport
L
12 - 19
7
Feb 27 2026
@ Ohio Wesleyan
W
14 - 7
+7
Feb 21 2026
VS York (PA)
L
8 - 9
1
Feb 17 2026
VS Messiah
W
16 - 0
+16 *
Feb 14 2026
@ Lebanon Valley
W
17 - 7
+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.