Calculation for Missouri Southern (17-11)

Missouri Southern's opponents in order of rating: 
     Team            Rating        Score  Effect  W- L
   ---------------   ------       ------- ------ -----
   NW Missouri St.    623.2 LOSS   56-77    -    24- 8 Division II
   SW Baptist         614.9 LOSS   77-90    -    22- 8 Division II
   SW Baptist         614.9 LOSS   75-85    -    22- 8 Division II
   Augustana (SD)     601.7 LOSS   77-79    -    22- 9 Division II
   Cent. Missouri     587.2 LOSS   72-83    -    19-11 Division II
   Cent. Missouri     587.2 LOSS   64-78    -    19-11 Division II
   Fort Hays St.      584.7 LOSS   76-82    -    19-11 Division II
   Fort Hays St.      584.7 LOSS   59-68    -    19-11 Division II
   Pittsburg St.      579.5 LOSS   64-68    -    18-11 Division II
   NortheasternSt OK  545.2 LOSS   67-74   --    14-14 Division II
   Newman             518.9 LOSS   84-86   --    14-13 Division II
>> Missouri Southern  571.2 <<                   17-11 Division II
   NW Missouri St.    623.2 WIN    81-67   ++    24- 8 Division II
   Fort Hays St.      584.7 WIN    72-61   ++    19-11 Division II
   Washburn           582.9 WIN    82-74   ++    18-13 Division II
   Washburn           582.9 WIN    65-56   ++    18-13 Division II
   Pittsburg St.      579.5 WIN    76-64   ++    18-11 Division II
   Emporia St.        559.5 WIN    85-66    +    14-16 Division II
   Emporia St.        559.5 WIN    80-69    +    14-16 Division II
   Missouri West. St  522.6 WIN    77-71    +     9-18 Division II
   Missouri West. St  522.6 WIN    87-80    +     9-18 Division II
   Truman State       506.4 WIN    70-57    +     5-22 Division II
   Truman State       506.4 WIN    77-61    +     5-22 Division II
   Cameron            479.2 WIN    82-81          6-22 Division II
   Robert Morris IL   454.0 WIN   109-83         11-11 NAIA I
   Maryville (MO)     434.9 WIN    98-49         13-14 Division III
   Central Bible      421.7 WIN    86-43          1- 4 NCCAA
   Bacone             389.6 WIN    89-63          0- 3 NAIA I
   Mid-America Chr.   355.8 WIN    96-71          0- 4 NAIA I
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).