The Wood Trophy

# SchoolTeam Rec.
1 Tufts University Tufts University Jumbos 7–0
2 Brown University Brown University Bears 6–1
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 5–2
4 Harvard University Harvard University Crimson 3–4
5 Northeastern University Northeastern University Huskies 3–4
6 University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island Rams 3–4
7 University of Vermont University of Vermont Catamounts 1–6
8 Northwestern University Northwestern University Wildcats 0–7

Pre-event forecast

Fitted on the 16,723 team race matches sailed before 2022-03-12, using the line-ups that actually raced. It called 24 of 28 matches (86%) with a log-loss of 0.265 (a coin flip scores 0.693), so the event went well for the forecast. Orderliness +0.33 ± 0.34: a typical event, more orderly than 78% of college team race events (temperature of the forecast log-odds that best fits the results, relative to the league average; nothing about the field, venue or wind predicts it, see the Weather tab). 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
210.03
school +0.08
Samuel Merson / Celia Byrne 3.37
Ansgar Jordan / Ann Sheridan 3.35 6–0
Alex Fasolo / Amelia Carlson 3.20 4–0
Alex Fasolo / George Sidamon-Eristoff 3.26 3–0
Ansgar Jordan / George Sidamon-Eristoff 3.35 1–0
79%7–0 (100%)+1.5
2Brown University
Bears
110.90
school +0.18
Olivia Belda / Madeleine Mcgrath 3.50
Jack Murphy / Madeleine Montagner 3.64
Connor Nelson / Julia Reynolds 3.57
91%6–1 (86%)−0.3
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engineers
58.48
school −0.09
John Ped / Jeremy Mcculloch 2.74 3–1
Maks Groom / Nicholas Abate 2.61 3–1
Sam Bruce / Julius Heitkoetter 3.27 3–1
John Ped / Abigail Vanlonkhuyzen 2.71 2–1
Maks Groom / Samantha Karlson 2.58 2–1
Sam Bruce / Maaya Prasad 3.19 2–1
51%5–2 (71%)+1.4
4Harvard University
Crimson
39.10
school +0.19, home +0.35
Eric Hansen / Ariel Wang 2.68 3–1
Dylan Ascencios / Alexandra Dorofeev 3.09 3–1
Sarah Burn / Corinne Lee 2.93 3–0
Eric Hansen / Corinne Lee 2.59 0–3
Dylan Ascencios / Matthew Cabot 3.00 0–3
Sarah Burn / Paul Kuechler 2.93 0–3
Cordelia Burn / Corinne Lee 2.43 0–1
63%3–4 (43%)−1.4
5Northeastern University
Huskies
67.87
school +0.11
Adrian Van Der Wal / Emma Cole 2.61
Ted Bjerregaard / Abigail Thress 2.57
Caleb Niles / Reid Wishner 2.56
43%3–4 (43%)+0.0
6University of Rhode Island
Rams
48.52
school −0.23
Aidan Naughton / Taylor Borges 3.33
Parker Colantuono / Clare Laroche 2.99
Joshua Bartoszuk / Sadie Thomas 2.41
52%3–4 (43%)−0.7
7University of Vermont
Catamounts
75.75Christian Cushman / Lilia Hutchins 1.91
Calvin Lamosse / Madeline Kerr 2.21 1–5
Elizabeth Amelotte / Charles Morris 1.28 0–5
Grace Gear / Charles Morris 2.26 1–1
Grace Gear / Madeline Kerr 2.25 0–1
15%1–6 (14%)−0.0
8Northwestern University
Wildcats
85.32
school −0.18
Thomas Quinn / Eva Bambakidis 2.02
Nikolas Chambers / Lillian Nemeth 1.87
Marina Hutzler / Avery Zieper 1.53
6%0–7 (0%)−0.4

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 University10.0313.037–05.5≥+3.002.813%
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology8.489.845–23.6+1.351.418%
5Northeastern University7.877.873–43.0+0.000.069%
7University of Vermont5.755.671–61.0−0.080.082%
2Brown University10.9010.356–16.3−0.550.188%
6University of Rhode Island8.527.833–43.7−0.690.389%
4Harvard University9.107.713–44.4−1.391.497%
8Northwestern University5.322.320–70.4≤−3.000.6>99%

By skipper

SkipperSchoolValue Perf.RecordExp.
wins
ΔSurprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
Alex FasoloTufts University3.206.207–05.5≥+3.002.813%
Ansgar JordanTufts University3.356.357–05.5≥+3.002.813%
Grace GearUniversity of Vermont2.262.701–20.9+0.440.078%
Adrian Van Der WalNortheastern University2.612.613–43.0+0.000.069%
Olivia BeldaBrown University3.502.956–16.3−0.550.188%
Aidan NaughtonUniversity of Rhode Island3.332.643–43.7−0.690.389%
Joshua BartoszukUniversity of Rhode Island2.411.723–43.7−0.690.389%
Sarah BurnHarvard University2.932.053–33.7−0.880.492%
Eric HansenHarvard University2.681.293–44.4−1.391.497%
Dylan AscenciosHarvard University3.091.693–44.4−1.391.497%
Marina HutzlerNorthwestern University1.53-1.470–70.4≤−3.000.6>99%
Elizabeth AmelotteUniversity of Vermont1.28-1.720–50.2≤−3.000.2>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)
11Northeastern UniversityNorthwestern University93%
12Tufts UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology83%
13Harvard UniversityUniversity of Rhode Island68%
14Brown UniversityUniversity of Vermont100%
15Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNortheastern University63%
16Harvard UniversityNorthwestern University98%
17Tufts UniversityUniversity of Vermont99%
18Brown UniversityUniversity of Rhode Island92%
19Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHarvard University35%upset
110Northeastern UniversityUniversity of Vermont92%
111University of Rhode IslandNorthwestern University96%
112Tufts UniversityBrown University29%upset
113Harvard UniversityUniversity of Vermont98%
114Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Rhode Island50%upset
115Tufts UniversityNortheastern University90%
116Brown UniversityNorthwestern University100%
117University of Rhode IslandUniversity of Vermont95%
118Tufts UniversityHarvard University73%
119Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern University96%
120Brown UniversityNortheastern University95%
121Tufts UniversityUniversity of Rhode Island81%
122University of VermontNorthwestern University76%
123Northeastern UniversityHarvard University29%upset
124Brown UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology91%
125Tufts UniversityNorthwestern University99%
126University of Rhode IslandNortheastern University66%
127Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Vermont89%
128Brown UniversityHarvard University86%

Round 1

TeamRec.JumbosBearsEngineersCrimsonHuskiesRamsCatamountsWildcats
Tufts University Jumbos7–0✕WWWWWWW
Brown University Bears6–1L✕WWWWWW
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers5–2LL✕WWWWW
Harvard University Crimson3–4LLL✕LWWW
Northeastern University Huskies3–4LLLW✕LWW
University of Rhode Island Rams3–4LLLLW✕WW
University of Vermont Catamounts1–6LLLLLL✕W
Northwestern University Wildcats0–7LLLLLLL✕
# Winner Loser Pos.
1 Northeastern University Huskies 1-2-6 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 3-4-5
2 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-3 def. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 4-5-6
3 Harvard University Crimson 1-2-3 def. University of Rhode Island Rams 4-5-6
4 Brown University Bears 1-2-3 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 4-5-6
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 1-2-4 def. Northeastern University Huskies 3-5-6
6 Harvard University Crimson 1-2-3 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 4-5-6
7 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-4 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-5-6
8 Brown University Bears 1-2-4 def. University of Rhode Island Rams 3-5-6
9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 1-2-6 def. Harvard University Crimson 3-4-5
10 Northeastern University Huskies 1-3-5 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 2-4-6
11 University of Rhode Island Rams 1-2-5 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 3-4-6
12 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-5 def. Brown University Bears 3-4-6
13 Harvard University Crimson 1-2-5 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-4-6
14 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 1-2-5 def. University of Rhode Island Rams 3-4-6
15 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-3 def. Northeastern University Huskies 4-5-6
16 Brown University Bears 1-2-3 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 4-5-6
17 University of Rhode Island Rams 1-2-3 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 4-5-6
18 Tufts University Jumbos 2-3-4 def. Harvard University Crimson 1-5-6
19 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 1-2-5 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 3-4-6
20 Brown University Bears 1-2-3 def. Northeastern University Huskies 4-5-6
21 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-6 def. University of Rhode Island Rams 3-4-5
22 University of Vermont Catamounts 1-2-3 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 4-5-6
23 Northeastern University Huskies 1-3-6 def. Harvard University Crimson 2-4-5
24 Brown University Bears 1-2-4 def. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 3-5-6
25 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-3 def. Northwestern University Wildcats 4-5-6
26 University of Rhode Island Rams 1-3-5 def. Northeastern University Huskies 2-4-6
27 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers 1-2-5 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-4-6
28 Brown University Bears 1-3-6 def. Harvard University Crimson 2-4-5

Conditions — 03/12/2022 (8am–6pm)

☁️Overcast
Humidity 94%  ·  Pressure 989.5 hPa

Temperature

41°F
↑ 47°F   ↓ 32°F
Feels like 34°F

Wind

● from   ▲ toward
9.5 kn
avg  ·  max 16.1 kn
Gusts to 29.0 kn
From NW (317°)

Sky & Precipitation

Cloud cover100% Sunshine0.0 hrs Humidity94% Pressure989.5 hPa Rain0.40 in Snow0.06 in

What this breeze does at Harvard — from fleet racing

Breeze: NW about 11 kn (weather reanalysis in the scorer’s units)
In fleet races at Harvard in this breeze: a typical day (+0.01)
Nothing in this breeze favours either side in fleet racing here: results follow the ratings about as 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 ±0.01 means a rating gap counts about 1% more 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 Harvard by wind direction (angle) and speed (rings), fitted surface; dots are labelled regatta-days, ★ this regatta (59 labelled fleet-race days at Harvard).

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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