Calculation for Shenandoah (17-10)

Shenandoah's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Roanoke            540.4 LOSS   71-75    -    18- 9 Division III
   Methodist          500.5 LOSS   72-77   --    16-11 Division III
   Methodist          500.5 LOSS   61-65   --    16-11 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 LOSS   58-59   --    13-13 Division III
   Averett College    488.0 LOSS   54-77   --    14-15 Division III
   Mary Washington    483.7 LOSS   80-92   --    18- 9 Division III
   Greensboro         479.6 LOSS   59-60   --    13-15 Division III
   Greensboro         479.6 LOSS   59-63   --    13-15 Division III
   Ferrum             477.6 LOSS   70-74   --    14-12 Division III
   Ferrum             477.6 LOSS   54-57   --    14-12 Division III
>> Shenandoah         501.0 <<                   17-10 Division III
   Guilford           569.0 WIN    64-62   ++    24- 5 Division III
   Houston Baptist    518.1 WIN    78-75   ++     3-13 NAIA I
   MD Eastern Shore   509.3 WIN    94-91   ++     4-29 Division I
   Lycoming           490.4 WIN    84-74    +    16-11 Division III
   Averett College    488.0 WIN    66-54    +    14-15 Division III
   Shippensburg       486.8 WIN    76-68    +     8-19 Division II
   Greensboro         479.6 WIN    72-66    +    13-15 Division III
   E Mennonite        464.5 WIN    85-64    +     9-17 Division III
   Christphr Newport  457.1 WIN    76-64    +    10-16 Division III
   Christphr Newport  457.1 WIN    84-71    +    10-16 Division III
   NC Wesleyan        456.5 WIN    81-72    +    12-15 Division III
   NC Wesleyan        456.5 WIN    71-70    +    12-15 Division III
   Otterbein          441.5 WIN    76-70    +     7-18 Division III
   Frostburg St.      416.0 WIN    87-68    +     9-16 Division III
   Frostburg St.      416.0 WIN    77-60    +     9-16 Division III
   Randolph           391.6 WIN    79-49          3- 9 (null)
   Delaware Val.      347.7 WIN    77-51          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).