McMerrick Cup

# SchoolTeam Rec.
1 Roger Williams University Roger Williams University Hawks 1 6–0
2 Roger Williams University Roger Williams University Hawks 2 4–2
3 Boston University Boston University Terriers 3–3
4 Brown University Brown University Bears 3–3
5 Tufts University Tufts University Jumbos 3–3
6 Northeastern University Northeastern University Huskies 2–4
7 University of Vermont University of Vermont Catamounts 0–6

Pre-event forecast

Fitted on the 19,057 team race matches sailed before 2023-03-04, using the line-ups that actually raced. It called 14 of 19 matches (74%) with a log-loss of 0.554 (a coin flip scores 0.693), so the event went about as expected for the forecast. Orderliness −0.29 ± 0.41: a typical event, more orderly than 20% 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
1Roger Williams University
Hawks 1
19.25
school +0.26, home +0.36
George Higham / Grace Woodcock 2.63
Kyle Pfrang / Hank Bailey 4–0
Carlos De Castro / Carly Kiss 3–0
Oliver Stokke / Claire Buckley 2.80 3–0
89%5–0 (100%)+0.6
2Roger Williams University
Hawks 2
47.14
school +0.26, home +0.36
William Bailey / Ian Coen 2.56 3–1
Luke Hosek / Ethan Snyder 1.91 2–2
Drew Mastovsky / Katharine Benagh 1–2
Jack Roman / Katharine Benagh 2.40 2–0
Jack Roman / Ian Coen 2.50 0–1
Jack Roman / Ethan Snyder 2.34 1–0
44%3–2 (60%)+0.8
3Boston University
Terriers
37.16Noah Robitshek / Abigail Murray 2.74 4–3
Micky Munns / Matthew Hamelsky 2.69 4–1
Porter Bell / Madeline Stull 1.75 3–2
Elliott Mendenhall / Adam Elci 2.31 2–2
Elliott Mendenhall / Abigail Murray 2.32 1–0
Gavin Monaghan / Adam Elci 1–0
Micky Munns / Chet Swanson 2.67 0–1
50%5–3 (62%)+1.0
4Brown University
Bears
28.55
school +0.26
Connor Macken / Janelle Li 2.40
Mason Stang / Menasha Leport 2.89
Leyton Borcherding / Caroline Keeffe-Jones 2.97
77%3–4 (43%)−2.4
5Tufts University
Jumbos
66.77
school +0.17
Adrien Bellanger / Cecilia Adams 2.29
Shea Smith / Lucy Belknap 2.15
Clark Morris / Cindy Wang 2.03
29%2–5 (29%)−0.0
6Northeastern University
Huskies
75.44
school +0.16
Aidan Boni / Tyler Meadows
Eva Ermlich / Lila Coffman
Adrian Winkelman / Andrew Wagner
12%1–4 (20%)+0.4
7University of Vermont
Catamounts
55.00
school −0.13
Calvin Lamosse / Charlie Kantor 1.91
Charles Morris / Alex Boni 1.54
Luke Quine / Campbell Mcclellan 1.69
32%0–1 (0%)−0.3

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)
1Roger Williams University Hawks 19.2512.255–04.4≥+3.000.953%
2Roger Williams University Hawks 27.148.213–22.2+1.080.635%
3Boston University Terriers7.167.865–34.0+0.700.535%
6Northeastern University Huskies5.446.101–40.6+0.670.248%
5Tufts University Jumbos6.776.742–52.0−0.030.068%
4Brown University Bears8.556.653–45.4−1.903.5>99%
7University of Vermont Catamounts5.002.000–10.3≤−3.000.5>99%

By skipper

SkipperSchoolValue Perf.RecordExp.
wins
ΔSurprise
(bits)
P(this good
or better)
Carlos De CastroRoger Williams University3.036.033–02.5≥+3.000.759%
George HighamRoger Williams University2.635.635–04.4≥+3.000.953%
Drew MastovskyRoger Williams University1.632.411–20.6+0.780.251%
Aidan BoniNortheastern University1.161.831–40.6+0.670.248%
Adrian WinkelmanNortheastern University1.852.521–40.6+0.670.248%
Adrien BellangerTufts University2.292.262–52.0−0.030.068%
Shea SmithTufts University2.152.122–52.0−0.030.068%
Clark MorrisTufts University2.032.002–52.0−0.030.068%
Elliott MendenhallBoston University2.311.833–23.5−0.480.285%

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)
1Roger Williams University Hawks 2Tufts University Jumbos70%
2Roger Williams University Hawks 1Boston University Terriers90%
3Brown University BearsNortheastern University Huskies96%
5Roger Williams University Hawks 1Tufts University Jumbos92%
6Boston University TerriersBrown University Bears20%upset
8Roger Williams University Hawks 1Roger Williams University Hawks 292%
9Tufts University JumbosBrown University Bears14%upset
10Northeastern University HuskiesBoston University Terriers19%upset
12Brown University BearsRoger Williams University Hawks 285%
13Tufts University JumbosNortheastern University Huskies79%
14Boston University TerriersUniversity of Vermont Catamounts68%
15Roger Williams University Hawks 1Brown University Bears71%
16Roger Williams University Hawks 2Northeastern University Huskies88%
17Boston University TerriersTufts University Jumbos72%
19Roger Williams University Hawks 1Northeastern University Huskies97%
20Roger Williams University Hawks 2Boston University Terriers38%upset
122Boston University TerriersBrown University Bears20%upset
223Boston University TerriersTufts University Jumbos71%
324Brown University BearsTufts University Jumbos85%

Round 0

TeamRec.12TerriersBearsJumbosHuskiesCatamounts
Roger Williams University Hawks 110–2✕✕WWWWW
Roger Williams University Hawks 210–2✕✕WWWWW
Boston University Terriers3–3LL✕WWLW
Brown University Bears3–3LLL✕LWW
Tufts University Jumbos3–3LLLW✕WW
Northeastern University Huskies2–4LLWLL✕W
University of Vermont Catamounts0–6LLLLLL✕

Round 1

TeamRec.TerriersBears
Boston University Terriers1–0✕W
Brown University Bears0–1L✕

Round 2

TeamRec.TerriersJumbos
Boston University Terriers1–0✕W
Tufts University Jumbos0–1L✕

Round 3

TeamRec.BearsJumbos
Brown University Bears1–0✕W
Tufts University Jumbos0–1L✕
# Winner Loser Pos.
1 Roger Williams University Hawks 2 1-2-4 def. Tufts University Jumbos 3-5-6
2 Roger Williams University Hawks 1 1-2-5 def. Boston University Terriers 3-4-6
3 Brown University Bears 1-2-4 def. Northeastern University Huskies 3-5-6
4 Roger Williams University Hawks 2 1-2-3 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 4-5-6
5 Roger Williams University Hawks 1 1-2-4 def. Tufts University Jumbos 3-5-6
6 Boston University Terriers 2-3-4 def. Brown University Bears 1-5-6
7 Northeastern University Huskies 1-2-5 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-4-6
8 Roger Williams University Hawks 1 1-2-4 def. Roger Williams University Hawks 2 3-5-6
9 Tufts University Jumbos 1-3-4 def. Brown University Bears 2-5-6
10 Northeastern University Huskies 1-4-5 def. Boston University Terriers 2-3-6
11 Roger Williams University Hawks 1 1-2-3 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 4-5-6
12 Brown University Bears 1-2-4 def. Roger Williams University Hawks 2 3-5-6
13 Tufts University Jumbos 1-3-5 def. Northeastern University Huskies 2-4-6
14 Boston University Terriers 1-2-6 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-4-5
15 Roger Williams University Hawks 1 1-2-3 def. Brown University Bears 4-5-6
16 Roger Williams University Hawks 2 1-2-4 def. Northeastern University Huskies 3-5-6
17 Boston University Terriers 1-2-6 def. Tufts University Jumbos 3-4-5
18 Brown University Bears 1-2-5 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-4-6
19 Roger Williams University Hawks 1 1-2-5 def. Northeastern University Huskies 3-4-6
20 Roger Williams University Hawks 2 1-2-6 def. Boston University Terriers 3-4-5
21 Tufts University Jumbos 1-2-5 def. University of Vermont Catamounts 3-4-6
22 Boston University Terriers 1-4-5 def. Brown University Bears 2-3-6
23 Boston University Terriers 1-2-6 def. Tufts University Jumbos 3-4-5
24 Brown University Bears 1-4-5 def. Tufts University Jumbos 2-3-6

Conditions — 03/04/2023 (8am–6pm)

☁️Overcast
Humidity 90%  ·  Pressure 997.4 hPa

Temperature

37°F
↑ 39°F   ↓ 35°F
Feels like 26°F

Wind

● from   ▲ toward
16.6 kn
avg  ·  max 22.4 kn
Gusts to 34.2 kn
From NNE (22°)

Sky & Precipitation

Cloud cover100% Sunshine0.0 hrs Humidity90% Pressure997.4 hPa Rain0.40 in Snow0.33 in

What this breeze does at Roger Williams — from fleet racing

Breeze: N about 17 kn (weather reanalysis in the scorer’s units)
In fleet races at Roger Williams in this breeze: an underdogs’ day (−0.04)
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 ±0.04 means a rating gap counts about 3% 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 Roger Williams by wind direction (angle) and speed (rings), fitted surface; dots are labelled regatta-days, ★ this regatta (20 labelled fleet-race days at Roger Williams).

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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