Illinois St. (4-2)

Illinois St.'s opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   S. Dakota St.      745.2 LOSS   14-31          5- 1 Division I FCS
   N. Iowa            692.8 LOSS   21-28          3- 2 Division I FCS
>> Illinois St.       697.0 <<                    4- 2 Division I FCS
   N. Illinois        633.5 WIN    28-24    +     0- 5 Division I FBS
   E. Illinois        600.9 WIN    49-13          2- 4 Division I FCS
   W. Illinois        568.6 WIN    41-10    -     3- 3 Division I FCS
   St. Francis, Ill.  313.6 WIN    76-0    ---    1- 5 NAIA
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).