Calculation for Elmhurst (18-8)

Elmhurst's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Augustana (IL)     575.1 LOSS   72-74    -    23- 6 Division III
   Augustana (IL)     575.1 LOSS   63-72    -    23- 6 Division III
   Augustana (IL)     575.1 LOSS   68-69    -    23- 6 Division III
   Wheaton (IL)       560.1 LOSS   75-79    -    22- 8 Division III
   Wheaton (IL)       560.1 LOSS   69-78    -    22- 8 Division III
   Illinois Weslyn    536.9 LOSS   71-75    -    16-11 Division III
   Wis.-Oshkosh       527.1 LOSS   86-88   --    17- 9 Division III
   Carthage           510.8 LOSS   68-79   --    13-12 Division III
>> Elmhurst           534.2 <<                   18- 8 Division III
   Hope (MI)          593.5 WIN    74-71   ++    28- 4 Division III
   Illinois Weslyn    536.9 WIN    90-77   ++    16-11 Division III
   Carthage           510.8 WIN    81-79    +    13-12 Division III
   North Park         496.6 WIN    66-39    +    14-11 Division III
   North Park         496.6 WIN    58-54    +    14-11 Division III
   North Central      475.0 WIN    78-72    +    10-15 Division III
   North Central      475.0 WIN    88-67    +    10-15 Division III
   Anderson (IN)      467.7 WIN    81-65    +    15-12 Division III
   Millikin           457.8 WIN    98-78    +     9-16 Division III
   Millikin           457.8 WIN    87-72    +     9-16 Division III
   Ill. Benedictine   453.9 WIN    82-72    +    11-15 Division III
   Tri-State          443.3 WIN    75-65          9-16 (null)
   Mount St. Joseph   442.2 WIN    86-74          9-16 Division III
   Simpson (IA)       437.3 WIN    85-71          7-20 Division III
   Eureka             398.7 WIN    64-51          9-16 Division III
   Manchester         392.8 WIN    76-62          4-21 Division III
   Alma               387.6 WIN    79-65          3-21 Division III
   Mac Murray         321.6 WIN    74-51          3-22 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).