Calculation for Lawrence (22-3)


Lawrence's opponents in order of rating:
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Wheaton (IL)       560.1 LOSS   83-93   --    22- 8 Division III
   Wis.-Stevens Pt.   557.9 LOSS   56-75   --    23- 7 Division III
   Carroll            511.5 LOSS  113-115  --    15- 9 Division III
>> Lawrence           565.2 <<                   22- 3 Division III
   Wis.-Oshkosh       527.1 WIN    81-78    +    17- 9 Division III
   Nova Southeastern  519.5 WIN    73-60    +    10-18 Division II
   Carroll            511.5 WIN    92-80    +    15- 9 Division III
   Carroll            511.5 WIN    98-95    +    15- 9 Division III
   Grinnell           500.5 WIN    79-55    +    16- 8 Division III
   Grinnell           500.5 WIN   109-106   +    16- 8 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 WIN    65-56    +    14-10 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 WIN    69-61    +    14-10 Division III
   St. Norbert        493.9 WIN    59-58    +    14-10 Division III
   Ripon              470.6 WIN    80-64         11-12 Division III
   Ripon              470.6 WIN    87-83         11-12 Division III
   Lake Forest        468.8 WIN    77-49         11-12 Division III
   Lake Forest        468.8 WIN    84-69         11-12 Division III
   Dominican (IL)     466.0 WIN    87-72         14-12 Division III
   Monmouth (IL)      444.0 WIN    90-75          7-14 Division III
   Monmouth (IL)      444.0 WIN   105-68          7-14 Division III
   Knox               442.9 WIN    90-54          8-15 Division III
   Illinois Col.      440.9 WIN    84-77          9-14 Division III
   Concordia (IL)     403.3 WIN    72-68          5-20 Division III
   Beloit             391.5 WIN    85-64          3-18 Division III
   Beloit             391.5 WIN    72-48          3-18 Division III
   Johns&WalesFL      387.8 WIN    69-57          0- 4 (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).