Calculation for SW Minnesota (17-12)

SW Minnesota's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Winona St.         707.5 LOSS   65-76         38- 1 Division II
   Winona St.         707.5 LOSS   54-72         38- 1 Division II
   Northern St. (SD)  651.3 LOSS   62-83    -    29- 4 Division II
   Northern St. (SD)  651.3 LOSS   69-71    -    29- 4 Division II
   Northern St. (SD)  651.3 LOSS   70-74    -    29- 4 Division II
   Minn. St.-Mankato  624.9 LOSS   72-81    -    23- 7 Division II
   Bellarmine         588.6 LOSS   58-78    -    17-11 Division II
   Southern Indiana   560.8 LOSS   51-61   --    15-12 Division II
   Wayne State (NE)   556.1 LOSS   60-72   --    16-13 Division II
   Concordia (MN)     553.3 LOSS   54-73   --    16-12 Division II
   Lynn               551.4 LOSS   76-83   --    16-13 Division II
   Upper Iowa         510.2 LOSS   72-76   --     9-20 Division II
>> SW Minnesota       569.0 <<                   17-12 Division II
   Augustana (SD)     601.7 WIN    76-65   ++    22- 9 Division II
   St. Cloud St.      571.1 WIN    82-68   ++    17-11 Division II
   Wayne State (NE)   556.1 WIN    84-74    +    16-13 Division II
   Concordia (MN)     553.3 WIN    74-50    +    16-12 Division II
   Moorhead St.       532.9 WIN    69-64    +    14-14 Division II
   Moorhead St.       532.9 WIN    71-58    +    14-14 Division II
   Minn.-Duluth       517.1 WIN    86-61    +     9-19 Division II
   Upper Iowa         510.2 WIN    88-76    +     9-20 Division II
   Upper Iowa         510.2 WIN    76-63    +     9-20 Division II
   Sioux Falls        506.9 WIN    66-62    +     1- 3 NAIA II
   Mary               506.4 WIN    76-40    +     8-21 Division II
   Mary               506.4 WIN    71-59    +     8-21 Division II
   Bemidji St.        474.9 WIN    79-59          7-21 Division II
   Bemidji St.        474.9 WIN    69-61          7-21 Division II
   Minn.-Crookston    463.8 WIN    76-58          5-22 Division II
   Minn.-Crookston    463.8 WIN    54-41          5-22 Division II
   Hamline            438.8 WIN    83-59          8-16 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).