Calculation for Ithaca (17-9)

Ithaca's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Stevens Tech       523.8 LOSS   74-83    -    23- 6 Division III
   St. Lawrence       506.4 LOSS   81-85    -    17- 9 Division III
   St. John Fisher    496.8 LOSS   87-93   --    17-12 Division III
   St. John Fisher    496.8 LOSS   68-88   --    17-12 Division III
   Utica              490.7 LOSS   70-82   --    16- 9 Division III
   Rochester Tech     487.2 LOSS   70-82   --    14-11 Division III
   Ripon              470.6 LOSS   71-79   --    11-12 Division III
   SUNY-Potsdam       450.9 LOSS   82-93   --    11-15 Division III
   Hobart             449.4 LOSS   75-87   --    12-13 Division III
>> Ithaca             502.7 <<                   17- 9 Division III
   Nazareth           533.7 WIN    91-78   ++    20- 8 Division III
   Nazareth           533.7 WIN    88-84   ++    20- 8 Division III
   Stevens Tech       523.8 WIN    93-82   ++    23- 6 Division III
   Cortland St.       514.1 WIN    62-53   ++    21- 8 Division III
   St. John Fisher    496.8 WIN    84-73    +    17-12 Division III
   Utica              490.7 WIN    81-70    +    16- 9 Division III
   Colby              489.1 WIN   101-91    +    13-12 Division III
   Rochester Tech     487.2 WIN    87-85    +    14-11 Division III
   SUNY-Oneonta       458.1 WIN    95-57    +    12-14 Division III
   SUNY-Potsdam       450.9 WIN    83-75    +    11-15 Division III
   Hartwick           438.8 WIN    85-46    +    10-15 Division III
   Hartwick           438.8 WIN    91-76    +    10-15 Division III
   Elmira             419.6 WIN    64-36    +     6-19 Division III
   Elmira             419.6 WIN    82-75    +     6-19 Division III
   Alfred             368.6 WIN    99-74          2-23 Division III
   Alfred             368.6 WIN    82-64          2-23 Division III
   Albany Pharmacy    342.1 WIN   100-50          2- 8 (null)
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).