What is the ELO Rating System used to score FS Leagues?
The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of teams/players in competitive games. “Elo” is often written in capital letters (ELO), but it is not an acronym. It is the family name of the system’s creator, Arpad Elo (1903 – 1992), a Hungarian-born American physics professor. ELO was originally invented as an improved chess rating system although it is used in many games today. It is also used as a rating system for competitive multi-player play in a number of computer games, and has been adapted to team sports including international football, American college football and basketball, and Major League Baseball. Each team in a league will begin with an average rating score. As they win/lose/draw matches with other teams, their rating will increase or decrease an amount of points determined by the difference between their rating, and their opponents rating. This allows for any number of games to be played in a league, as your rating is not determined by the
