Calculation for Occidental (22-6)

Occidental's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Azusa Pacific      614.5 LOSS   57-79    -     2- 1 NAIA I
   Whitworth          531.9 LOSS   75-83   --    21- 7 Division III
   Pomona-Pitzer      504.2 LOSS   47-62   --    15-12 Division III
   Claremont-Mudd     497.4 LOSS   42-55   --    15-12 Division III
   Claremont-Mudd     497.4 LOSS   62-66   --    15-12 Division III
   Whittier           491.7 LOSS   65-69   --    14-11 Division III
>> Occidental         553.9 <<                   22- 6 Division III
   SUNY-Plattsburgh   574.9 WIN    69-64   ++    27- 3 Division III
   Cal Lutheran       553.2 WIN    67-58    +    21- 5 Division III
   Cal Lutheran       553.2 WIN    67-63    +    21- 5 Division III
   Illinois Weslyn    536.9 WIN    88-67    +    16-11 Division III
   Chapman            523.3 WIN    69-45    +    20- 7 Division III
   Pomona-Pitzer      504.2 WIN    64-59    +    15-12 Division III
   Pomona-Pitzer      504.2 WIN    52-51    +    15-12 Division III
   Claremont-Mudd     497.4 WIN    59-41    +    15-12 Division III
   LaVerne            494.1 WIN    62-52    +    12-14 Division III
   LaVerne            494.1 WIN    67-57    +    12-14 Division III
   Whittier           491.7 WIN    79-62    +    14-11 Division III
   Southern Maine     486.9 WIN    69-46    +    14-13 Division III
   Redlands           473.7 WIN    88-72    +    10-15 Division III
   Redlands           473.7 WIN    83-80    +    10-15 Division III
   La Sierra          435.4 WIN    89-63          5-15 (null)
   W. Coast Bapt.     425.5 WIN    71-63          1- 6 (null)
   St. Scholastica    407.3 WIN    76-69         11-15 (null)
   Pacific Union      402.2 WIN    77-40          0- 5 NAIA II
   Mt. St. Mary NY    386.8 WIN    77-56         11-15 Division III
   Caltech            363.7 WIN    92-49          1-24 Division III
   Caltech            363.7 WIN    81-37          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).