Calculation for Emerson (24-5)

Emerson's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Lasell             484.2 LOSS   72-86   --    20- 9 Division III
   Emmanuel (MA)      460.6 LOSS   75-76   --    17-12 Division III
   Johnson&Wales      452.5 LOSS   75-80   --    15-16 Division III
   New England U.     451.5 LOSS   99-104  --    17-12 Division III
   Norwich            427.2 LOSS   77-90   --    12-13 Division III
>> Emerson            504.6 <<                   24- 5 Division III
   Wm. Paterson       503.1 WIN    74-71    +    19- 7 Division III
   Babson             499.0 WIN    89-76    +    10-16 Division III
   Wheaton (MA)       491.5 WIN    84-63    +    13-12 Division III
   MIT                485.3 WIN    91-81    +    12-14 Division III
   Lasell             484.2 WIN    83-79    +    20- 9 Division III
   Vassar             480.1 WIN    70-67    +    18- 8 Division III
   Emmanuel (MA)      460.6 WIN    82-79    +    17-12 Division III
   Johnson&Wales      452.5 WIN    63-61    +    15-16 Division III
   St. Joseph's (ME)  440.6 WIN    80-70    +    14-13 (null)
   St. Joseph's (ME)  440.6 WIN    79-75    +    14-13 (null)
   Endicott           433.6 WIN    85-53    +    11-15 Division III
   Norwich            427.2 WIN    74-48    +    12-13 Division III
   Rivier             414.9 WIN    67-63    +    13-13 Division III
   Rivier             414.9 WIN    72-70    +    13-13 Division III
   Daniel Webster     383.7 WIN    90-79          7-20 Division III
   Daniel Webster     383.7 WIN    91-61          7-20 Division III
   Daniel Webster     383.7 WIN    93-70          7-20 Division III
   Mass.-Boston       381.3 WIN    74-64          2-24 Division III
   Mount Ida          364.8 WIN    88-57          7-18 Division III
   Mount Ida          364.8 WIN    88-70          7-18 Division III
   Suffolk            361.9 WIN   108-89          4-22 Division III
   Suffolk            361.9 WIN    83-66          4-22 Division III
   Albertus Magnus    360.2 WIN   101-51          4-21 Division III
   Albertus Magnus    360.2 WIN    88-79          4-21 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).