Calculation for Bentley (34-1)


Bentley's opponents in order of rating:
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Winona St.         707.5 LOSS   75-86    -    38- 1 Division II
>> Bentley            674.8 <<                   34- 1 Division II
   Assumption         599.0 WIN    75-64    +    24-11 Division II
   Assumption         599.0 WIN    79-66    +    24-11 Division II
   Assumption         599.0 WIN    93-77    +    24-11 Division II
   Assumption         599.0 WIN    88-72    +    24-11 Division II
   North Alabama      594.1 WIN   102-92    +    27-10 Division II
   St. Rose           588.0 WIN    87-72    +    23- 8 Division II
   Bryant College     566.0 WIN    68-45         18-13 Division II
   Bryant College     566.0 WIN    69-68         18-13 Division II
   Bryant College     566.0 WIN    60-41         18-13 Division II
   Merrimack          561.0 WIN    85-82         17-12 Division II
   Merrimack          561.0 WIN    76-61         17-12 Division II
   Merrimack          561.0 WIN    81-68         17-12 Division II
   Stonehill          556.6 WIN    79-45         18-14 Division II
   Stonehill          556.6 WIN    65-43         18-14 Division II
   Stonehill          556.6 WIN    78-69         18-14 Division II
   LeMoyne            543.3 WIN    78-74         15-15 Division II
   LeMoyne            543.3 WIN    67-64         15-15 Division II
   Barton             537.0 WIN    71-46         19-10 Division II
   Pace               536.0 WIN    71-66         14-14 Division II
   St. Anselm         534.7 WIN   100-78         13-14 Division II
   Pfeiffer           533.6 WIN    93-83         21- 8 Division II
   Mass.-Lowell       532.2 WIN    81-54         12-17 Division II
   Mass.-Lowell       532.2 WIN    70-55         12-17 Division II
   Southern NewHamp   522.4 WIN    76-60         12-16 Division II
   Franklin Pierce    511.2 WIN    63-62         10-17 Division II
   Goldey-Beacom      510.2 WIN    79-60         16-12 Division II
   American Intl.     509.3 WIN    76-64         10-18 Division II
   American Intl.     509.3 WIN    69-52         10-18 Division II
   New York Tech      501.1 WIN    73-43         15-13 Division II
   Bloomfield         498.2 WIN    62-59         16-16 Division II
   St. Michael's      493.7 WIN    78-46          8-18 Division II
   St. Michael's      493.7 WIN    85-65          8-18 Division II
   S. Connecticut     482.7 WIN    92-53          7-20 Division II
   S. Connecticut     482.7 WIN    95-64          7-20 Division II

Games against teams within about 100 rating points are often the best indicators of a team's actual strength.

"Effect" ranges from "---", a game that caused a large decrease in the team rating, to "+++", a game that produced a large increase in rating.

Note that wins over very weak teams may actually hurt a team's rating (the opposite is true for losses to very good teams).