Calculation for Cheyney (18-10)


Cheyney's opponents in order of rating:
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   California, Pa.    601.1 LOSS   60-65    -    28- 6 Division II
   California, Pa.    601.1 LOSS   59-66    -    28- 6 Division II
   Edinboro           586.2 LOSS   63-65    -    24- 7 Division II
   Alderson-Broaddus  583.7 LOSS   63-81    -    26- 7 Division II
   Bowie St.          580.7 LOSS   53-75    -    22- 7 Division II
   D.C.               562.5 LOSS   66-69   --    13- 8 Division II
   D.C.               562.5 LOSS   78-90   --    13- 8 Division II
   Kutztown           558.4 LOSS   71-79   --    19- 9 Division II
   East Stroudsburg   549.3 LOSS   85-88   --    18-10 Division II
   Clarion            535.0 LOSS   56-63   --    16-12 Division II
>> Cheyney            569.2 <<                   18-10 Division II
   Millersville       574.4 WIN    72-42   ++    21-10 Division II
   Millersville       574.4 WIN    77-69   ++    21-10 Division II
   Kutztown           558.4 WIN    81-75    +    19- 9 Division II
   Philadelphia       554.5 WIN    58-56    +    22-12 Division II
   East Stroudsburg   549.3 WIN    83-73    +    18-10 Division II
   East Stroudsburg   549.3 WIN    82-60    +    18-10 Division II
   East Stroudsburg   549.3 WIN    71-69    +    18-10 Division II
   Mansfield          547.8 WIN    82-77    +    16-10 Division II
   Mansfield          547.8 WIN    81-59    +    16-10 Division II
   Indiana, Pa.       515.3 WIN    59-52    +    13-15 Division II
   West Chester       511.6 WIN    91-73    +    12-15 Division II
   West Chester       511.6 WIN    77-69    +    12-15 Division II
   U. Sciences Phil.  496.1 WIN    69-42    +    13-14 Division II
   Shippensburg       486.8 WIN    75-47    +     8-19 Division II
   Bloomsburg         477.1 WIN    85-63          8-19 Division II
   Bloomsburg         477.1 WIN    92-81          8-19 Division II
   Slippery Rock      469.9 WIN    63-51          7-20 Division II
   Lock Haven         437.4 WIN    57-56          2-23 Division II

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).