Calculation for Washington & Lee (15-11)

Washington & Lee's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Ursinus            585.1 LOSS   74-79    -    29- 4 Division III
   Guilford           569.0 LOSS   60-64    -    24- 5 Division III
   Guilford           569.0 LOSS   52-65    -    24- 5 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   53-68    -    23- 7 Division III
   Virginia Wesleyan  556.4 LOSS   44-70    -    23- 7 Division III
   Randolph-Macon     550.3 LOSS   66-78    -    20- 6 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 LOSS   64-71    -    18- 9 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 LOSS   66-76    -    18- 9 Division III
   Hampden-Sydney     510.9 LOSS   48-73   --    15-12 Division III
   Emory              509.4 LOSS   72-76   --    10-16 Division III
   Drew               418.9 LOSS   55-57   --     7-18 Division III
>> Washington & Lee   513.3 <<                   15-11 Division III
   Randolph-Macon     550.3 WIN    77-75   ++    20- 6 Division III
   Roanoke            540.4 WIN    67-59   ++    18- 9 Division III
   Hampden-Sydney     510.9 WIN    66-51    +    15-12 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 WIN    73-67    +    13-13 Division III
   Bridgewater,Va.    494.6 WIN    80-56    +    13-13 Division III
   Ferrum             477.6 WIN    71-67    +    14-12 Division III
   E Mennonite        464.5 WIN    79-65    +     9-17 Division III
   E Mennonite        464.5 WIN    72-60    +     9-17 Division III
   Dickinson          462.8 WIN    70-52    +    13-14 Division III
   Emory & Henry      456.5 WIN   115-106   +     7-18 Division III
   Emory & Henry      456.5 WIN    98-81    +     7-18 Division III
   Thomas More        428.1 WIN    77-54    +    11-17 Division III
   Lynchburg          406.9 WIN    77-62          3-22 Division III
   Lynchburg          406.9 WIN    83-52          3-22 Division III
   Goucher            395.6 WIN    71-47          6-19 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).