With respect to Keith Instone's TCHCR:
 
> PERFORMANCE is based on won-lost record only; game sites and margin of victory
> are not considered, for example. Performance ranges from +100 (for an undefeat
> and untied team) to -100 (for a winless and untied team), with a .500 winning
> percentage getting a zero performance.
>
> SCHEDULE is the average rating of a team's opponents.
>
> RATING is the sum of performance and schedule and represents an evaluation
> of how each team has done so far with respect to the rest of the league.
>
Which comes first, the weekly calculation of the ratings, or the
schedules?  That is, when figuring out a team's schedule strength, are
its opponents' PREVIOUS ratings averaged, and then that number added to
the performance rating, or are the NEW ratings calculcated first and
then added to the peformance score to get the new ratings.  (Actually, I
suppose the answer is obvious--how could you have new ratings until
you've done the calculation?  Hey!  This is confusing!)
 
P.S.  Well, the volleyball team gave a great effort--I'm totally wasted
due to staying up until 1:30 am to listen to the NCAA II championship
match, which saw Portland State defeat Northern Michigan 13-15, 15-12,
13-14, 15-12, 15-10.  We only lose one player to graduation this year.
Wait until '93!  (I'm hoping we can lobby to host the championship next
year.)
 
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