Calculation for Carroll (15-9)

Carroll's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Lawrence           565.2 LOSS   80-92    -    22- 3 Division III
   Lawrence           565.2 LOSS   95-98    -    22- 3 Division III
   Wis.-Stevens Pt.   557.9 LOSS   72-105   -    23- 7 Division III
   Wis.-Whitewater    554.5 LOSS   51-70    -    24- 5 Division III
   Grinnell           500.5 LOSS   93-108  --    16- 8 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 LOSS   59-69   --    14-10 Division III
   Ripon              470.6 LOSS   90-96   --    11-12 Division III
   Lake Forest        468.8 LOSS   61-66   --    11-12 Division III
   Knox               442.9 LOSS   65-66   --     8-15 Division III
>> Carroll            511.5 <<                   15- 9 Division III
   Lawrence           565.2 WIN   115-113  ++    22- 3 Division III
   Grinnell           500.5 WIN   126-114   +    16- 8 Division III
   Grinnell           500.5 WIN   124-122   +    16- 8 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 WIN    71-55    +    14-10 Division III
   Linfield           492.4 WIN    84-81    +    14-11 Division III
   Wisc. Lutheran     491.4 WIN    73-71    +    18- 8 Division III
   Clark              485.2 WIN    85-82    +    12-13 Division III
   Ripon              470.6 WIN    99-61    +    11-12 Division III
   Concordia (WI)     463.1 WIN    79-70    +    13-11 Division III
   Monmouth (IL)      444.0 WIN    83-78    +     7-14 Division III
   Monmouth (IL)      444.0 WIN    85-77    +     7-14 Division III
   Knox               442.9 WIN    83-62    +     8-15 Division III
   Illinois Col.      440.9 WIN    84-63    +     9-14 Division III
   Beloit             391.5 WIN    77-63          3-18 Division III
   Beloit             391.5 WIN    95-65          3-18 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).