Calculation for Carleton (19-8)

Carleton's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   St. Thomas, Minn.  538.5 LOSS   71-81    -    24- 9 Division III
   St. Thomas, Minn.  538.5 LOSS   64-71    -    24- 9 Division III
   Gustav Adolphus    508.2 LOSS   65-70    -    19- 8 Division III
   Gustav Adolphus    508.2 LOSS   70-71    -    19- 8 Division III
   St. John's, Minn.  480.6 LOSS   66-67   --    14-12 Division III
   Bethel, Minn.      466.6 LOSS   68-75   --    15-14 Division III
   Bethel, Minn.      466.6 LOSS   66-70   --    15-14 Division III
   St. Olaf           465.6 LOSS   60-61   --    12-13 Division III
>> Carleton           503.8 <<                   19- 8 Division III
   Gustav Adolphus    508.2 WIN    74-66   ++    19- 8 Division III
   Wis.-LaCrosse      487.4 WIN    69-67    +    11-15 Division III
   St. John's, Minn.  480.6 WIN    61-59    +    14-12 Division III
   St. John's, Minn.  480.6 WIN    65-49    +    14-12 Division III
   Cncrdia-Mhd        467.1 WIN    76-65    +    12-13 Division III
   Cncrdia-Mhd        467.1 WIN    64-62    +    12-13 Division III
   Wartburg           466.0 WIN    82-75    +     9-16 Division III
   St. Olaf           465.6 WIN    62-51    +    12-13 Division III
   Augsburg           455.0 WIN    66-59    +    12-13 Division III
   Augsburg           455.0 WIN    74-56    +    12-13 Division III
   Hamline            438.8 WIN    84-65    +     8-16 Division III
   Hamline            438.8 WIN    68-57    +     8-16 Division III
   Simpson (IA)       437.3 WIN    87-79    +     7-20 Division III
   Macalester         429.7 WIN    73-65    +     7-18 Division III
   Macalester         429.7 WIN    78-62    +     7-18 Division III
   Bethany Lutheran   410.7 WIN    70-65         11-17 (null)
   St. Scholastica    407.3 WIN    74-69         11-15 (null)
   St. Mary's, MN     384.6 WIN    62-51          2-23 Division III
   St. Mary's, MN     384.6 WIN    72-71          2-23 Division III
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).