My team plays in the Bronze division (our ranking: 1420), and we are matched up with a Gold team (their ranking: 1820). Since we are not likely to win, isn’t this going to kill our rating?

In this situation, the difference between rankings is so great that if your team loses the game, you will only lose 3 ranking points (to 1417) and the Gold team would only gain 3 ranking points (to 1823). But, if you won the game, you would gain 29 points (to 1449)! Even if you only won about 1 in 10 games, you’d still come out ahead. The key idea is that teams are not penalized for playing teams with rankings that are different from theirs; the numbers of points you would gain or lose for wins or losses just changes.

2001 Information : Carolina Region Volleyball

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2001 HP Travel Teams

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 HP Travel Teams Summer, 2001 The Carolina Region is pleased to announce it’s 2001 High Performance (HP) Program for... View Article

Jr All-Region Honorees

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 Junior All-Region Teams and Honorees Congratulations to all members of the All-Region Teams! Thank you for an Outstanding Season!... View Article

Junior Tournament Results

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 Junior Tournament Results 2001 Carolina Region Junior Regional Championships – ALL Divisions Pictures of Regional Champions, Runner-Ups, and All-Region/MVPs... View Article

Women’s Final Points Standings

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 Womens Final Points Standings CAROLINA REGION/USAV 2000/2001 Final Women’s Points Standings WOMEN’S GOLD: TEAM 12/02/00 12/10/00 01/13/01 01/27/01... View Article

Men’s Final Points Standings

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 Mens Final Points Standings CAROLINA REGION/USAV 2000/2001 Final Men’s Points Standings MEN’S GOLD: TEAM 12/09/2000 01/13/2001 01/28/2001 02/11/2001... View Article

Adult All-Region Teams

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 Adult All-Region Teams Women’s GOLD: There were not enough ballots turned in during the season to name an All-Region... View Article

Adult Tournament Results

: August 4, 2017; Carolina Region Volleyball

2001 Adult Tournament Results Pictures of 2001 Regional Champions, Runner-Ups, and All-Region/MVP are now posted at the Adult Regional Championship... View Article

2001 Adult Regional Championships

: August 4, 2017; CRVB Admin

2001 Adult Regional Championships 2001 Adult Regional Championships Pictures MEN’S GOLD: Champion – TBVC-Kajungas Runner-up – TBVC-Blue Plate Special All-Region... View Article

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My team plays in the Bronze division (our ranking: 1420), and we are matched up with a Gold team (their ranking: 1820). Since we are not likely to win, isn’t this going to kill our rating?