Syracuse (4-4)

Syracuse's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   Louisville         822.4 LOSS   26-34          5- 3 Division I FBS
   Pittsburgh         788.7 LOSS   13-27          6- 3 Division I FBS
   Virginia           773.2 LOSS   25-28          4- 4 Division I FBS
   California         727.6 LOSS   18-21          3- 6 Division I FBS
>> Syracuse           754.3 <<                    4- 4 Division I FBS
   North Carolina     804.9 WIN    31-30   ++     4- 4 Division I FBS
   Southern Meth.     796.4 WIN    30-27   ++     6- 2 Division I FBS
   Connecticut        672.7 WIN    42-41    +     4- 4 Division I FBS
   New Hampshire      546.7 WIN    66-3    --     2- 7 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).