Andrew wrote, in part..
>I think an ideal system would be something like this:
>
>A team gains points for each win.  More points for beating a better team.
>A team loses points for each loss.  More points for losing to a worse team.
>Ties would probably average the two.
 
Gee, you've just described RPI.
 
Omit "More points for losing to a worse team" and you've got HEAL.
 
Of course almost any system will do this, since What you've said
basically says "strength of schedule" should count.
 
cheers,
 
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