Calculation for Merrimack (17-12)

Merrimack's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Bentley            674.8 LOSS   82-85         34- 1 Division II
   Bentley            674.8 LOSS   61-76         34- 1 Division II
   Bentley            674.8 LOSS   68-81         34- 1 Division II
   Assumption         599.0 LOSS   91-92    -    24-11 Division II
   Assumption         599.0 LOSS   68-80    -    24-11 Division II
   St. Rose           588.0 LOSS   88-102   -    23- 8 Division II
   Bryant College     566.0 LOSS   75-86    -    18-13 Division II
   Stonehill          556.6 LOSS   81-84   --    18-14 Division II
   Pace               536.0 LOSS   94-97   --    14-14 Division II
   Mass.-Lowell       532.2 LOSS   69-70   --    12-17 Division II
   Southern NewHamp   522.4 LOSS   48-73   --    12-16 Division II
   American Intl.     509.3 LOSS   74-77   --    10-18 Division II
>> Merrimack          561.0 <<                   17-12 Division II
   St. Rose           588.0 WIN    85-74   ++    23- 8 Division II
   Bryant College     566.0 WIN    79-60   ++    18-13 Division II
   Stonehill          556.6 WIN    77-62    +    18-14 Division II
   LeMoyne            543.3 WIN    89-81    +    15-15 Division II
   St. Anselm         534.7 WIN    69-63    +    13-14 Division II
   Mass.-Lowell       532.2 WIN    80-73    +    12-17 Division II
   Mass.-Lowell       532.2 WIN   102-87    +    12-17 Division II
   Franklin Pierce    511.2 WIN    85-78    +    10-17 Division II
   American Intl.     509.3 WIN    83-74    +    10-18 Division II
   Post               503.8 WIN    87-77    +    14-15 Division II
   Bloomfield         498.2 WIN    83-72    +    16-16 Division II
   St. Michael's      493.7 WIN    92-90    +     8-18 Division II
   St. Michael's      493.7 WIN    84-75    +     8-18 Division II
   Caldwell           484.9 WIN    87-59    +    12-17 Division II
   S. Connecticut     482.7 WIN    61-57    +     7-20 Division II
   S. Connecticut     482.7 WIN    85-74    +     7-20 Division II
   Dowling            459.3 WIN    98-95          9-19 Division II
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).