Calculation for Hampden-Sydney (15-12)

Hampden-Sydney's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Guilford           569.0 LOSS   79-93    -    24- 5 Division III
   Guilford           569.0 LOSS   71-78    -    24- 5 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   58-73    -    23- 7 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   62-81    -    23- 7 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   55-68    -    23- 7 Division III
   Randolph-Macon     550.3 LOSS   59-72    -    20- 6 Division III
   Randolph-Macon     550.3 LOSS   66-72    -    20- 6 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 LOSS   65-67    -    18- 9 Division III
   Washington & Lee   513.3 LOSS   51-66    -    15-11 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 LOSS   71-73   --    13-13 Division III
   Averett College    488.0 LOSS   83-99   --    14-15 Division III
   E Mennonite        464.5 LOSS   75-86   --     9-17 Division III
>> Hampden-Sydney     510.9 <<                   15-12 Division III
   Randolph-Macon     550.3 WIN    69-67   ++    20- 6 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 WIN    76-61   ++    18- 9 Division III
   Washington & Lee   513.3 WIN    73-48   ++    15-11 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 WIN    72-58    +    13-13 Division III
   Averett College    488.0 WIN    78-70    +    14-15 Division III
   Mary Washington    483.7 WIN    62-53    +    18- 9 Division III
   Greensboro         479.6 WIN    80-70    +    13-15 Division III
   New Jersey City    465.3 WIN    71-56    +    14-12 Division III
   E Mennonite        464.5 WIN    86-72    +     9-17 Division III
   SUNY Westbury      459.0 WIN    80-70    +    18- 8 Division III
   Emory & Henry      456.5 WIN   137-109   +     7-18 Division III
   Emory & Henry      456.5 WIN    94-89    +     7-18 Division III
   La Grange          412.6 WIN    67-53          6-19 Division III
   Lynchburg          406.9 WIN    80-71          3-22 Division III
   Lynchburg          406.9 WIN    83-64          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).