Calculation for Buena Vista (23-7)

Buena Vista's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Benedictine (KS)   641.9 LOSS   82-88          2- 0 NAIA II
   Washington StL     602.4 LOSS   77-85    -    25- 6 Division III
   Loras              537.2 LOSS   69-77   --    21- 7 Division III
   Gustav Adolphus    508.2 LOSS   56-68   --    19- 8 Division III
   Coe                491.0 LOSS   78-83   --    15-12 Division III
   Central (Iowa)     480.1 LOSS   71-73   --    15- 9 Division III
   Cabrini            441.4 LOSS   69-72   ---   12-14 Division III
>> Buena Vista        546.1 <<                   23- 7 Division III
   Augustana (SD)     601.7 WIN    72-71   ++    22- 9 Division II
   Wis.-Stevens Pt.   557.9 WIN    54-53   ++    23- 7 Division III
   St. Thomas, Minn.  538.5 WIN    72-70    +    24- 9 Division III
   Loras              537.2 WIN    64-62    +    21- 7 Division III
   Loras              537.2 WIN    80-79    +    21- 7 Division III
   Clarke College     508.4 WIN    76-67    +     5- 4 Division III
   Coe                491.0 WIN    64-63    +    15-12 Division III
   Central (Iowa)     480.1 WIN    65-58    +    15- 9 Division III
   Wartburg           466.0 WIN    87-66    +     9-16 Division III
   Wartburg           466.0 WIN    80-67    +     9-16 Division III
   Dubuque            466.0 WIN    91-58    +    11-13 Division III
   Dubuque            466.0 WIN    64-45    +    11-13 Division III
   Dubuque            466.0 WIN    91-86    +    11-13 Division III
   St. Olaf           465.6 WIN    89-70    +    12-13 Division III
   Wis.-Stout         454.8 WIN    97-79          7-19 Division III
   Cornell (IA)       454.4 WIN    82-66         10-18 Division III
   Cornell (IA)       454.4 WIN    80-64         10-18 Division III
   Simpson (IA)       437.3 WIN    76-70          7-20 Division III
   Simpson (IA)       437.3 WIN   103-65          7-20 Division III
   Luther             426.9 WIN    56-47          7-18 Division III
   Luther             426.9 WIN    74-53          7-18 Division III
   NewJersey-Trenton  414.4 WIN    84-77          6-19 Division III
   Grand View         401.9 WIN    67-60          1- 4 NAIA 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).