Calculation for Randolph-Macon (20-6)

Randolph-Macon's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Guilford           569.0 LOSS   51-69    -    24- 5 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   38-56    -    23- 7 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   66-69    -    23- 7 Division III
   Washington & Lee   513.3 LOSS   75-77   --    15-11 Division III
   Hampden-Sydney     510.9 LOSS   67-69   --    15-12 Division III
   John Carroll       479.6 LOSS   66-68   --    11-14 Division III
>> Randolph-Macon     550.3 <<                   20- 6 Division III
   Guilford           569.0 WIN    69-60   ++    24- 5 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 WIN    73-58    +    18- 9 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 WIN    75-66    +    18- 9 Division III
   Washington & Lee   513.3 WIN    78-66    +    15-11 Division III
   Hampden-Sydney     510.9 WIN    72-59    +    15-12 Division III
   Hampden-Sydney     510.9 WIN    72-66    +    15-12 Division III
   Elms               509.5 WIN    94-70    +    23- 7 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 WIN    70-55    +    13-13 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 WIN    72-64    +    13-13 Division III
   Immaculata         487.8 WIN    91-59    +    18-10 (null)
   E Mennonite        464.5 WIN    94-68    +     9-17 Division III
   E Mennonite        464.5 WIN    82-55    +     9-17 Division III
   Christphr Newport  457.1 WIN    79-63         10-16 Division III
   Emory & Henry      456.5 WIN   102-81          7-18 Division III
   Emory & Henry      456.5 WIN   123-97          7-18 Division III
   Muhlenberg         455.9 WIN    73-60         11-14 Division III
   Arcadia            449.7 WIN    81-74         12-13 Division III
   Pitt-Greensburg    426.3 WIN    75-47         10-16 Division III
   Lynchburg          406.9 WIN    56-51          3-22 Division III
   Lynchburg          406.9 WIN    78-58          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).