How does the level up thing work online

I'm a level 13 and I have not moved in awhile 2 weeks ago I lost slot of games cause of DC so I fell of the rankings I was leveling up like crazy. Now I'm winning games and got my ranking back up to 600 level 13 at 1707 points. But I see people with 2 more points and a level 14 on the leaderboards.

try to play ppl who are the same level or higher

win= skill points (if ur opponent had any 2 give up) the more skill points the higher ur level gets..... opponent lvl doesnt play a big part in it that much.. dont scrub hunt though......

how do skill points work?

"You get roughly the same amount of skill points for beating a level
one ranked player as you would for beating the number one ranked Madden
online player. (Assuming that your opponent has skill points to give
up, you will get on average 38 to 40 points for beating a level one,
while if YOU are a level one and you beat somebody who is, for example,
a level 19, you will earn 50 to 55 skill points. Using a lower ranked
team against a higher accredited team does not make that much of a
difference as far as skill points are concerned. (It is however,
generally considered lame if you play only level one/two/three skill
level opponents once you have reached a much higher level.

Also, here is a quick guide to show you how the rank system goes:

* Levels 1 to 15 require 100 skill points for advancement. This number
can always grow in excess of 100 skill points dependent upon whether
you have lost a game or not.

* Once you get to level 16, you are required to earn 200 skill points to advance to the next level.

It's really dumb, I hope they change this eventually because there could definitely be a better way. I think they should scrap the levels and go with something similar to the Elo ranking system.