Norman Reid Team Race

# SchoolTeam Rec.
1 Tufts University Tufts University Jumbos 9–1
2 Roger Williams University Roger Williams University Hawks 7–3
3 Brown University Brown University Bears 6–4
4 Harvard University Harvard University Crimson 4–6
5 Boston College Boston College Eagles 3–7
6 Boston University Boston University Terriers 1–9

Pre-event forecast

Fitted on the 31,338 team race matches sailed before 2026-10-24, using the line-ups that actually raced. It called 16 of 30 matches (53%) with a log-loss of 0.696 (a coin flip scores 0.693), so the event went poorly for the forecast. vs forecast is a team's wins minus the wins the model expected from the matches it sailed: positive means it beat its rating.

PlaceSchool Pred. Strength Boats (skipper / crew, boat value) Pred. win % Recordvs forecast
1Tufts University
Jumbos
37.74
school +0.36
Walter Mcfarland / Jack Poynter 2.35
Teddy Bower / Sophia Corzine
Grant Schmidt / Eliana Mopper 2.37
57%9–1 (90%)+3.2
2Roger Williams University
Hawks
47.73
school +0.46
Connor Mchugh / Maggie Fleming 3.26
Gavin Morris / Brielle Santala 2.13
Spencer Mazur / Dominik Moncur
57%7–3 (70%)+1.3
3Brown University
Bears
18.50
school +0.25
Charles Gish / Kyoko Tonkin 3.11
William Baker / Katlia Sherman 2.56
Andrew Lamm / Ali Mcintyre
75%6–4 (60%)−1.5
4Harvard University
Crimson
65.95
school +0.32
Max Wolfensberger / Elizabeth Jacobsson
Pax Huybers / Noelle Brighton
Xavier Ayala Vermont / Julia Downey 1.99
17%4–6 (40%)+2.3
5Boston College
Eagles
28.38
school +0.37, home +0.30
Charlotte Macdonald / Kylie Craig
Sophie Niemann / Damien Bocan
James O’Gwen / Madeline Torrey 3.10
72%3–7 (30%)−4.2
6Boston University
Terriers
56.11
school +0.14
Aaron Toy-Lim / Molly Keane
Buck Rathbun / Henry Gesing 2.09
Graham Welsh / Benjamin Luu 1.70 0–6
Benjamin Luu / Graham Welsh 2.00 1–3
21%1–9 (10%)−1.1

Surprisal: who beat their rating

Pre-event strength against the strength that would have made each record least surprising, everything else fixed. Δ is in the model's logit units, the same scale as the boat values above (a side is three boats plus the school term); green is a clear over-performance, red a clear under-performance. Skippers need three or more matches.

PlaceSchoolStrength Perf.RecordExp.
wins
ΔSurprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
1Tufts University7.749.939–15.8+2.204.52%
4Harvard University5.957.304–61.7+1.352.46%
2Roger Williams University7.738.437–35.7+0.700.628%
3Brown University8.507.686–47.5−0.820.994%
6Boston University6.115.031–92.1−1.080.894%
5Boston College8.386.203–77.2−2.186.6>99%

By skipper

SkipperSchoolValue Perf.RecordExp.
wins
ΔSurprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
Walter McfarlandTufts University2.354.559–15.8+2.204.52%
Teddy BowerTufts University2.534.739–15.8+2.204.52%
Grant SchmidtTufts University2.374.569–15.8+2.204.52%
Max WolfensbergerHarvard University2.754.104–61.7+1.352.46%
Pax HuybersHarvard University0.631.984–61.7+1.352.46%
Xavier Ayala VermontHarvard University1.993.344–61.7+1.352.46%
Connor MchughRoger Williams University3.263.977–35.7+0.700.628%
Gavin MorrisRoger Williams University2.132.847–35.7+0.700.628%
Spencer MazurRoger Williams University1.702.417–35.7+0.700.628%
Benjamin LuuBoston University2.001.421–31.4−0.580.286%
Charles GishBrown University3.112.296–47.5−0.820.994%
William BakerBrown University2.561.746–47.5−0.820.994%
Andrew LammBrown University2.321.496–47.5−0.820.994%
Aaron Toy-LimBoston University1.870.801–92.1−1.080.894%
Buck RathbunBoston University2.091.021–92.1−1.080.894%
Charlotte MacdonaldBoston College2.480.303–77.2−2.186.6>99%
Sophie NiemannBoston College2.01-0.173–77.2−2.186.6>99%
James O’GwenBoston College3.100.923–77.2−2.186.6>99%
Graham WelshBoston University1.70-1.300–60.8≤−3.001.1>99%

Match by match

Probability the model gave the side that went on to win. Red bars are upsets (the winner was given under 50%).

Rd#WinnerLoser P(winner)
11Brown UniversityBoston University92%
12Harvard UniversityBoston College7%upset
13Tufts UniversityRoger Williams University51%
14Boston CollegeBoston University89%
15Tufts UniversityBrown University33%upset
16Roger Williams UniversityHarvard University86%
17Tufts UniversityBoston University85%
18Roger Williams UniversityBoston College34%upset
19Brown UniversityHarvard University93%
110Tufts UniversityBoston College34%upset
111Roger Williams UniversityBrown University32%upset
112Harvard UniversityBoston University42%upset
113Boston CollegeBrown University47%upset
114Tufts UniversityHarvard University86%
115Roger Williams UniversityBoston University85%
216Brown UniversityBoston University93%
217Boston CollegeHarvard University92%
218Tufts UniversityRoger Williams University50%upset
219Boston UniversityBoston College11%upset
220Tufts UniversityBrown University31%upset
221Roger Williams UniversityHarvard University85%
222Tufts UniversityBoston University85%
223Roger Williams UniversityBoston College35%upset
224Brown UniversityHarvard University93%
225Tufts UniversityBoston College35%upset
226Brown UniversityRoger Williams University69%
227Harvard UniversityBoston University43%upset
228Brown UniversityBoston College55%
229Harvard UniversityTufts University15%upset
230Roger Williams UniversityBoston University85%

Round 1

TeamRec.JumbosHawksBearsCrimsonEaglesTerriers
Tufts University Jumbos5–0✕WWWWW
Roger Williams University Hawks4–1L✕WWWW
Brown University Bears2–3LL✕WLW
Harvard University Crimson2–3LLL✕WW
Boston College Eagles2–3LLWL✕W
Boston University Terriers0–5LLLLL✕

Round 2

TeamRec.JumbosHawksBearsCrimsonEaglesTerriers
Tufts University Jumbos4–1✕WWLWW
Roger Williams University Hawks3–2L✕LWWW
Brown University Bears4–1LW✕WWW
Harvard University Crimson2–3WLL✕LW
Boston College Eagles1–4LLLW✕L
Boston University Terriers1–4LLLLW✕
# Winner Loser Pos.
1 Brown University Bears 1-2-4 def. Boston University Terriers 3-5-6
2 Harvard University Crimson 2-3-5 def. Boston College Eagles 1-4-6
3 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-6 def. Roger Williams University Hawks 3-4-5
4 Boston College Eagles 1-2-3 def. Boston University Terriers 4-5-6
5 Tufts University Jumbos 2-3-4 def. Brown University Bears 1-5-6
6 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-2-5 def. Harvard University Crimson 3-4-6
7 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-4 def. Boston University Terriers 3-5-6
8 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-4-5 def. Boston College Eagles 2-3-6
9 Brown University Bears 1-2-3 def. Harvard University Crimson 4-5-6
10 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-4 def. Boston College Eagles 3-5-6
11 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-2-4 def. Brown University Bears 3-5-6
12 Harvard University Crimson 2-3-5 def. Boston University Terriers 1-4-6
13 Boston College Eagles 1-2-5 def. Brown University Bears 3-4-6
14 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-3 def. Harvard University Crimson 4-5-6
15 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-2-5 def. Boston University Terriers 3-4-6
16 Brown University Bears 1-2-6 def. Boston University Terriers 3-4-5
17 Boston College Eagles 1-2-5 def. Harvard University Crimson 3-4-6
18 Tufts University Jumbos 2-3-4 def. Roger Williams University Hawks 1-5-6
19 Boston University Terriers 1-2-6 def. Boston College Eagles 3-4-5
20 Tufts University Jumbos 1-3-4 def. Brown University Bears 2-5-6
21 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-2-3 def. Harvard University Crimson 4-5-6
22 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-3 def. Boston University Terriers 4-5-6
23 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-3-6 def. Boston College Eagles 2-4-5
24 Brown University Bears 1-2-3 def. Harvard University Crimson 4-5-6
25 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-5 def. Boston College Eagles 3-4-6
26 Brown University Bears 1-2-3 def. Roger Williams University Hawks 4-5-6
27 Harvard University Crimson 1-2-6 def. Boston University Terriers 3-4-5
28 Brown University Bears 1-2-5 def. Boston College Eagles 3-4-6
29 Harvard University Crimson 2-3-4 def. Tufts University Jumbos 1-5-6
30 Roger Williams University Hawks 1-2-4 def. Boston University Terriers 3-5-6

Conditions — 10/24/2026 (8am–6pm)

☀️Clear sky
Humidity 60%  ·  Pressure 1033.1 hPa

Temperature

50°F
↑ 57°F   ↓ 34°F
Feels like 45°F

Wind

● from   ▲ toward
3.6 kn
avg  ·  max 6.1 kn
Gusts to 7.2 kn
From SW (229°)

Sky & Precipitation

Cloud cover42% Sunshine8.0 hrs Humidity60% Pressure1033.1 hPa

What this breeze does at Boston College — from fleet racing

Breeze: SW about 7 kn (weather reanalysis in the scorer’s units)
In fleet races at Boston College in this breeze: a strongly underdogs’ day (−0.11)
Underdogs’ conditions: in fleet racing here the fleet bunches up and lower-rated boats beat the seeds more often than usual.

Orderliness is how tightly a fleet race’s finishing order follows the pre-regatta ratings, relative to a typical event (0): positive is the favourites’ day, negative the underdogs’. A value of ±0.11 means a rating gap counts about 9% less than on a typical day. This event is not a fleet race the rating model scores, so there is no actual value for it: this is what this venue’s fleet racing history says about the breeze on the day, read off the chart at the star. How this is estimated · compare venues.

Orderliness beyond the fleet at Boston College by wind direction (angle) and speed (rings), fitted surface; dots are labelled regatta-days, ★ this regatta (29 labelled fleet-race days at Boston College).

From the notes

Short write-ups of what the ratings and results show, with the numbers and how they were computed.

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