South Dakota (5-2)

South Dakota's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Boise St.          827.0 LOSS   24-38          5- 1 Division I FBS
   Youngstown St.     720.0 LOSS   28-47          5- 2 Division I FCS
>> South Dakota       702.2 <<                    5- 2 Division I FCS
   E. Washington      642.3 WIN    41-23    +     2- 5 Division I FCS
   S. Illinois        637.9 WIN    31-10    +     3- 4 Division I FCS
   Indiana St.        596.1 WIN    44-14          2- 5 Division I FCS
   N. Colorado        592.8 WIN    38-23          2- 5 Division I FCS
   Central Conn. St.  585.1 WIN    59-20    -     2- 3 Division I FCS
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).