Calculation for Grinnell (16-8)

Grinnell's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Lawrence           565.2 LOSS   55-79    -    22- 3 Division III
   Lawrence           565.2 LOSS  106-109   -    22- 3 Division III
   Carroll            511.5 LOSS  114-126   -    15- 9 Division III
   Carroll            511.5 LOSS  122-124   -    15- 9 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 LOSS  106-123  --    14-10 Division III
   Redlands           473.7 LOSS  100-108  --    10-15 Division III
   Lake Forest        468.8 LOSS   88-96   --    11-12 Division III
   Simpson (IA)       437.3 LOSS  105-114  --     7-20 Division III
>> Grinnell           500.5 <<                   16- 8 Division III
   Carroll            511.5 WIN   108-93   ++    15- 9 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 WIN   100-87    +    14-10 Division III
   Wis.-Eau Claire    482.5 WIN   137-132   +    12-15 Division III
   Ripon              470.6 WIN   117-116   +    11-12 Division III
   Lake Forest        468.8 WIN   103-88    +    11-12 Division III
   Wartburg           466.0 WIN   105-103   +     9-16 Division III
   Monmouth (IL)      444.0 WIN   100-80    +     7-14 Division III
   Monmouth (IL)      444.0 WIN   114-113   +     7-14 Division III
   Knox               442.9 WIN    84-76    +     8-15 Division III
   Knox               442.9 WIN   100-80    +     8-15 Division III
   Illinois Col.      440.9 WIN   112-88    +     9-14 Division III
   Illinois Col.      440.9 WIN   105-99    +     9-14 Division III
   Waldorf            439.1 WIN   116-104   +     1- 3 NAIA II
   Beloit             391.5 WIN   104-92          3-18 Division III
   N. Central MN      372.4 WIN   151-112         9-15 (null)
   Caltech            363.7 WIN   137-84          1-24 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).