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Men's Varsity Eight
June 14, 2023



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Rank   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back   Team Secs Back
                                                       
1   Cal 0.0   Cal 0.0   Cal 0.0   Cal 0.0   Cal 0.0   Yale 0.0   Yale 0.0   Yale 0.0   Cal 0.0
2   Washington 1.8   Washington 1.8   Yale 2.2   Yale 2.3   Yale 0.0   Cal 0.1   Cal 1.0   Dartmouth 0.5   Yale 2.0
3   Princeton 2.3   Princeton 2.2   Princeton 3.6   Washington 3.7   Washington 1.6   Washington 1.6   Dartmouth 1.7   Cal 1.6   Washington 2.6
4   Yale 4.2   Yale 4.1   Washington 3.7   Princeton 3.7   Princeton 2.2   Princeton 2.2   Washington 2.1   Washington 2.2   Princeton 3.3
5   Syracuse 5.8   Syracuse 5.8   Syracuse 4.8   Syracuse 4.9   Dartmouth 4.4   Dartmouth 4.3   Princeton 2.1   Princeton 3.3   Dartmouth 4.2
6   Brown 6.0   Brown 6.0   Stanford 4.9   Stanford 4.9   Syracuse 4.8   Syracuse 4.8   Stanford 5.9   Stanford 6.3   Stanford 4.9
7   Stanford 6.9   Stanford 7.0   Harvard 6.1   Harvard 6.2   Stanford 5.2   Stanford 5.3   Syracuse 7.2   Syracuse 7.6   Syracuse 5.0
8   Harvard 8.6   Harvard 8.7   Dartmouth 7.5   Dartmouth 7.6   NEastern 6.9   NEastern 6.9   NEastern 8.8   NEastern 9.3   NEastern 7.5
9   NEastern 9.5   NEastern 9.5   Brown 8.3   Brown 8.4   Harvard 7.6   Harvard 7.6   Brown 9.3   Harvard 9.8   Brown 9.8
10   Dartmouth 10.2   Dartmouth 10.3   NEastern 9.1   NEastern 9.2   Brown 8.2   Brown 8.2   Harvard 9.6   Brown 10.1   Wisconsin 9.9
11   BU 12.7   BU 12.7   BU 12.8   BU 12.9   Wisconsin 11.6   Wisconsin 11.7   Wisconsin 11.1   Wisconsin 11.4   Penn 11.2
12   Cornell 14.2   Cornell 14.3   Penn 13.8   Penn 14.0   Penn 11.8   Penn 11.8   Penn 12.5   Penn 12.7   BU 13.5
13   Wisconsin 15.3   Wisconsin 15.4   Wisconsin 14.9   Wisconsin 15.0   BU 12.8   BU 12.9   BU 14.4   BU 14.9   Temple 17.4
14   Drexel 16.4   Drexel 16.5   Drexel 15.8   Drexel 15.8   Cornell 14.2   Cornell 14.1   Drexel 16.5   HolyCross 16.9   Drexel 18.6
15   Navy 16.4   Navy 16.5   Georgetown 16.3   Georgetown 16.4   Drexel 16.9   Drexel 17.6   Georgetown 17.2   Georgetown 17.5   OregonSt 19.7
16   Penn 17.1   Penn 17.2   Cornell 16.5   Cornell 16.6   Williams 17.3   Georgetown 18.6   HolyCross 17.3   Cornell 17.9   LaSalle 20.1
17   Columbia 18.3   Columbia 18.4   LaSalle 18.3   LaSalle 18.3   Georgetown 18.4   Williams 19.1   Cornell 18.3   Williams 19.2   HolyCross 20.4
18   Colgate 22.4   Colgate 22.5   Columbia 18.5   Columbia 18.6   LaSalle 20.0   Navy 20.1   Williams 18.6   Drexel 19.3   UCSD 20.6
19   UCSD 23.0   UCSD 23.0   Navy 19.2   Navy 19.4   Columbia 20.0   MIT 20.1   MIT 18.9   MIT 19.5   Williams 21.1
20   Georgetown 23.3   Georgetown 23.4   Colgate 19.7   Colgate 19.9   UCSD 20.1   Columbia 20.1   Temple 19.6   Temple 19.8   Georgetown 21.2
21   LaSalle 23.4   LaSalle 23.5   Williams 20.5   Williams 20.8   Navy 20.1   HolyCross 20.3   LaSalle 19.9   UCSD 20.5   Gonzaga 22.0
22   Temple 24.7   Temple 24.7   Temple 21.8   Temple 21.9   Temple 20.6   LaSalle 20.8   UCSD 19.9   OregonSt 20.6   Columbia 22.7
23   Williams 26.2   Williams 26.3   Brock 23.2   UCSD 23.5   HolyCross 21.2   UCSD 20.9   Columbia 20.0   Columbia 20.7   Colgate 23.8
24   Brock 26.3   Brock 26.3   HolyCross 24.7   Mercyhurst 24.8   Mercyhurst 22.0   Temple 21.1   Mercyhurst 20.2   LaSalle 20.8   Jacksnvl 24.1
25   HolyCross 26.9   HolyCross 27.0   UCSD 24.7   HolyCross 25.0   OregonSt 22.1   OregonSt 22.2   Colgate 20.2   Colgate 20.9   FIT 24.9
26   OregonSt 27.7   OregonSt 27.8   OregonSt 25.3   OregonSt 25.2   MIT 22.4   Mercyhurst 23.0   OregonSt 20.7   Mercyhurst 21.8   Navy 25.6
27   StJos 28.4   StJos 28.5   MIT 25.3   MIT 25.6   Colgate 23.0   Colgate 24.0   Navy 21.2   Navy 22.4   StJos 26.4
28   Mercyhurst 28.7   Mercyhurst 28.8   Mercyhurst 25.6   StJos 25.8   Wesleyan 23.1   GW 24.6   GW 23.3   Gonzaga 24.3   Brock 27.1
29   GW 30.0   GW 30.1   StJos 25.6   GW 26.0   GW 23.4   Gonzaga 25.0   Gonzaga 23.4   Brock 24.7   WSU 27.5
30   SantaClara 30.5   SantaClara 30.5   Wesleyan 26.4   Brock 26.7   Brock 23.8   Brock 25.4   Brock 23.6   GW 24.7   UCLA 27.5
31   Gonzaga 30.5   Gonzaga 30.6   GW 27.0   Wesleyan 26.8   Gonzaga 24.2   Wesleyan 27.0   Jacksnvl 25.5   Jacksnvl 26.1   SantaClara 27.5
32   UCLA 30.9   UCLA 30.9   UCLA 28.0   SantaClara 27.2   Tufts 25.6   UCLA 27.2   StJos 26.1   StJos 26.6   Middlebury 29.5
33   Wesleyan 31.4   Wesleyan 31.5   Tufts 28.6   Gonzaga 28.6   UCLA 26.4   StJos 27.8   URI 26.2   WSU 28.2   GW 30.7
34   NotreDame 32.2   NotreDame 32.3   SantaClara 28.6   Tufts 28.9   Jacksnvl 26.7   Jacksnvl 27.9   Wesleyan 27.2   FIT 28.2   USD 30.7
35   MIT 32.3   MIT 32.4   NotreDame 29.3   UCLA 29.1   Michigan 26.9   SantaClara 28.2   FIT 27.7   SantaClara 28.3   NotreDame 30.8
36   Bates 32.8   Bates 32.9   Michigan 29.7   Michigan 29.7   Trinity 27.2   Trinity 28.8   SantaClara 27.7   UCLA 28.9   Tufts 31.3
37   Michigan 33.0   Michigan 33.1   Gonzaga 29.8   Rutgers 31.5   StJos 27.4   Michigan 28.9   UCLA 28.1   StLawrence 29.2   Hobart 32.2
38   FIT 34.4   FIT 34.5   FIT 31.5   FIT 31.8   SantaClara 27.5   FIT 30.3   Michigan 28.4   Michigan 29.8   OCC 32.5
39   Trinity 34.8   Trinity 34.8   Virginia 32.2   Jacksnvl 32.8   FIT 28.8   Rutgers 30.5   Trinity 28.5   Trinity 30.6   Stetson 32.5
40   Virginia 35.2   Virginia 35.3   Jacksnvl 32.6   OCC 33.1   Rutgers 29.4   Bates 30.7   Rutgers 29.3   Wesleyan 30.9   Trinity 32.7
41   Jacksnvl 35.4   Jacksnvl 35.5   Rutgers 32.8   USD 33.6   Bates 29.4   Tufts 31.1   WSU 29.4   NotreDame 31.2   Marietta 33.2
42   Rutgers 35.8   Rutgers 35.8   Bates 33.5   Bates 33.7   USD 30.4   USD 31.2   Bates 29.8   Hobart 31.4   Marist 33.3
43   USD 35.8   USD 35.9   Minn 34.8   Bucknell 35.4   WPI 31.0   URI 31.4   USD 30.6   USD 31.5   Michigan 34.8
44   Minn 37.8   Minn 37.8   USD 35.0   Virginia 35.6   OCC 31.1   OCC 31.9   NotreDame 30.6   Bucknell 31.8   Wesleyan 35.0
45   Hobart 38.5   Hobart 38.6   Trinity 35.7   NotreDame 35.7   Bucknell 32.6   Bucknell 33.9   Bucknell 31.0   Virginia 32.2   Ithaca 35.6
46   Tufts 39.7   Tufts 39.7   Hobart 36.2   Trinity 36.1   NotreDame 32.7   NotreDame 34.1   Tufts 31.1   Rutgers 32.3   Adrian 36.5
47   Bucknell 39.8   Bucknell 39.9   Bucknell 36.9   Hobart 36.4   Virginia 33.0   Virginia 34.3   Hobart 32.2   Tufts 32.6   WWU 37.3
48   Marietta 40.2   Marietta 40.3   Marietta 37.4   Marietta 37.4   Stetson 33.2   Marietta 34.5   Virginia 32.4   Marietta 32.7   Bucknell 37.5
49   WSU 40.4   WSU 40.5   Lehigh 37.5   Lehigh 37.6   Marietta 33.6   Stetson 35.0   Stetson 32.6   Stetson 33.2   Rutgers 37.5
50   Lehigh 40.5   Lehigh 40.6   WSU 37.5   Minn 37.9   Lehigh 34.2   Hobart 35.0   StLawrence 32.8   Bates 33.2   UCDavis 40.5
51   OCC 40.8   OCC 40.9   OCC 38.0   WSU 38.0   Colby 34.3   WPI 35.5   Marietta 33.2   OCC 34.3   MichSU 40.6
52   WPI 42.1   WPI 42.2   WPI 38.5   Purdue 38.0   BC 34.8   StLawrence 35.8   OCC 33.3   Ithaca 34.8   Fairfield 41.1
53   Purdue 42.7   Purdue 42.8   Purdue 39.8   WPI 38.8   Purdue 35.0   WSU 35.8   WPI 34.4   Marist 34.9   Lehigh 41.1
54   StLawrence 43.1   StLawrence 43.2   StLawrence 40.9   UCI 40.0   WSU 35.1   Lehigh 36.3   Lehigh 35.7   Purdue 36.0   GrandValley 41.2
55   UCI 43.9   UCI 43.9   UCI 41.0   StLawrence 41.2   Minn 35.2   Purdue 36.3   Purdue 35.9   Middlebury 36.6   ERAU 41.6
56   Stetson 44.2   Stetson 44.3   Stetson 41.2   Stetson 41.5   CoastGrd 35.3   Minn 36.5   Colby 36.5   WPI 36.8   Villanova 43.0
57   Marist 44.8   Marist 44.9   Marist 42.0   Delaware 41.9   Hobart 35.3   Marist 37.7   Minn 36.7   Lehigh 37.0   Minn 43.0
58   Delaware 44.9   Delaware 45.0   Delaware 42.0   Marist 42.2   StLawrence 35.4   Colby 37.8   Bowdoin 37.4   WWU 37.9   Virginia 43.1
59   CoastGrd 45.1   CoastGrd 45.1   CoastGrd 42.1   BC 42.3   Army 36.9   UCI 38.2   WWU 38.0   Minn 38.1   UCI 43.6
60   URI 45.2   URI 45.2   URI 42.3   CoastGrd 42.8   Marist 36.9   Delaware 41.0   Delaware 38.0   Delaware 38.2   UCSB 44.5
61   BC 45.4   BC 45.5   BC 42.5   UCDavis 44.2   UCI 37.4   Ithaca 41.1   Marist 38.1   UCDavis 41.0   Delaware 45.2
62   Middlebury 45.9   Middlebury 46.0   Middlebury 43.0   Loyola 44.2   Bowdoin 39.2   UCDavis 42.0   Middlebury 38.1   UCI 41.1   CoastGrd 45.4
63   Vanderbilt 46.4   Vanderbilt 46.5   Vanderbilt 43.5   UNC 44.4   URI 40.5   Middlebury 42.2   UCI 40.1   UNC 41.2   USC 46.1
64   Loyola 46.9   Loyola 47.0   Loyola 44.0   URI 44.4   Delaware 40.6   Army 42.2   UNC 40.7   UConn 41.8   UNC 46.6
65   Hamilton 47.7   Hamilton 47.8   Hamilton 45.2   Army 45.2   Middlebury 40.8   CoastGrd 42.5   Ithaca 40.9   Hamilton 42.2   Loyola 47.4
66   Army 48.1   Army 48.2   Army 45.3   Hamilton 45.4   UCDavis 41.3   Bowdoin 42.6   Hamilton 41.0   Union 42.8   Rollins 48.3
67   Ithaca 48.4   Ithaca 48.5   Colby 45.8   UCSB 45.5   Hamilton 41.7   UNC 43.0   Army 41.2   Vanderbilt 42.9   UCF 50.2
68   Colby 48.5   Colby 48.5   UNC 46.0   Colby 46.1   UNC 41.7   UCSB 43.6   UCDavis 41.2   Army 43.5   Iona 51.4
69   UNC 48.9   UNC 49.0   Ithaca 46.1   Ithaca 46.4   Iona 42.7   Union 44.0   Union 41.7   ERAU 43.5   MilwaukeeSOE 52.0
70   Iona 49.5   Iona 49.6   ERAU 46.1   Bowdoin 46.7   UCSB 42.9   Hamilton 44.8   CoastGrd 42.7   Colby 43.9   Catholic 53.6
71   UCDavis 49.6   UCDavis 49.6   UCDavis 46.7   Iona 47.1   ERAU 43.0   ERAU 45.0   ERAU 42.8   UCSB 44.9   Colorado 56.5
72   ERAU 50.1   ERAU 50.2   Iona 46.9   ERAU 47.1   Ithaca 43.8   USC 46.7   Vanderbilt 43.0   Vassar 45.6   LMU 56.9
73   UCSB 50.1   UCSB 50.2   UCSB 47.2   Adrian 47.3   Adrian 45.1   Loyola 47.2   UConn 43.4   Lafayette 46.8   Florida 57.2
74   Bowdoin 50.5   Bowdoin 50.6   Bowdoin 47.6   Middlebury 47.3   Vassar 45.8   WWU 47.2   UCSB 43.5   CoastGrd 46.8   StMarys(MD) 58.5
75   Illinois 52.0   Illinois 52.0   Adrian 47.8   USC 48.9   USC 45.9   Adrian 47.3   Vassar 44.7   USC 47.4   FranklinMarshall 58.7
76   USC 52.4   USC 52.4   Illinois 49.0   WWU 49.2   Loyola 46.4   Vassar 47.4   Loyola 45.3   RIT 47.6   Skidmore 59.2
77   Adrian 52.8   Adrian 52.9   Vassar 50.2   Vassar 50.6   WWU 46.4   RIT 48.2   RIT 46.1   Loyola 48.3   L&C 60.6
78   Vassar 52.8   Vassar 52.9   USC 50.3   Vanderbilt 50.8   Vanderbilt 47.9   Vanderbilt 49.2   Adrian 46.3   Fairfield 48.7   Stockton 63.1
79   WWU 53.5   WWU 53.6   WWU 50.6   RIT 51.2   Rollins 49.0   Rollins 50.6   USC 46.5   Rollins 48.9   WilliamMary 70.4
80   RIT 54.2   RIT 54.3   RIT 51.1   Fairfield 51.6   RIT 49.2   UConn 50.8   Lafayette 48.0   GaTech 50.3   WashCol 71.1
81   Fairfield 54.4   Fairfield 54.5   Fairfield 51.5   Rollins 52.7   MichSU 50.6   Fairfield 51.3   Rollins 48.2   VaTech 50.5   LBS 72.8
82   Rollins 55.3   Rollins 55.4   Rollins 52.1   MichSU 53.4   Fairfield 50.7   MichSU 52.2   Fairfield 48.9   Adrian 50.6   SDSU  
83   UConn 57.2   UConn 57.3   UConn 54.3   VaTech 54.4   GaTech 51.2   Iona 52.5   GaTech 49.9   UVM 52.1   GeoMason  
84   GaTech 57.9   GaTech 57.9   GaTech 55.0   GrandValley 54.6   GrandValley 51.3   GaTech 52.5   VaTech 50.1   Villanova 53.6   FloridaSt  
85   UCF 58.0   UCF 58.1   UCF 55.1   GaTech 54.6   Catholic 51.4   VaTech 52.8   MichSU 50.2   Iona 53.6   LIU  
86   Union 59.1   Union 59.2   Union 56.5   Colorado 55.5   UConn 51.7   Lafayette 52.9   GrandValley 50.6   UCF 53.8      
87   VaTech 59.5   VaTech 59.5   VaTech 56.5   LMU 55.7   VaTech 51.7   GrandValley 52.9   Colorado 51.0   MichSU 54.5      
88   Catholic 59.6   Catholic 59.6   Catholic 56.6   UConn 56.5   Colorado 52.7   Catholic 53.7   Iona 51.4   Catholic 54.6      
89   WashU 60.0   WashU 60.1   WashU 57.1   Catholic 56.5   LMU 52.9   Colorado 53.7   WashU 51.5   Colorado 54.8      
90   LMU 61.5   LMU 61.5   LMU 58.8   Union 56.7   UCF 54.1   LMU 53.8   Catholic 52.1   LMU 54.8      
91   Lafayette 62.2   Lafayette 62.3   Lafayette 59.3   WashU 57.1   WashU 54.3   WashU 55.4   UCF 53.3   GrandValley 54.8      
92   UMass 63.3   UMass 63.4   UMass 60.2   UCF 58.0   Lafayette 54.9   UCF 55.7   LMU 53.4   Georgia 54.9      
93   Skidmore 64.1   Skidmore 64.2   Skidmore 61.1   Georgia 59.2   UMass 54.9   Georgia 57.2   Georgia 54.5   UMass 57.6      
94   Florida 64.6   Florida 64.6   Florida 61.5   Lafayette 60.3   Georgia 55.8   UMass 58.8   L&C 55.2   Florida 59.1      
95   StMarys(MD) 65.6   StMarys(MD) 65.7   StMarys(MD) 62.3   UMass 60.9   Union 56.3   StMarys(MD) 59.7   Villanova 56.0   WilliamMary 59.2      
96   Rochester 65.7   Rochester 65.8   Rochester 62.6   Skidmore 61.3   StMarys(MD) 57.8   Villanova 59.8   UMass 56.1   L&C 61.2      
97   UVM 65.8   UVM 65.9   UVM 63.0   StMarys(MD) 62.0   Skidmore 58.7   UVM 60.7   UVM 56.6   Skidmore 61.3      
98   WilliamMary 67.2   WilliamMary 67.3   WilliamMary 64.3   Rochester 62.6   Villanova 58.9   Florida 60.8   StMarys(MD) 58.3   Clemson 62.3      
99   Colorado 67.4   Colorado 67.4   Colorado 64.4   WilliamMary 62.7   Rochester 59.1   Rochester 61.1   Florida 58.5   StMarys(MD) 64.1      
100   GrandValley 70.1   GrandValley 70.2   GrandValley 67.1   Florida 63.0   UVM 59.1   WilliamMary 61.3   WilliamMary 58.7   FranklinMarshall 65.2      
101   L&C 71.0   L&C 71.0   MichSU 68.0   UVM 65.7   Florida 59.2   Skidmore 61.5   Rochester 59.4   Stockton 65.9      
102   MichSU 71.0   MichSU 71.0   L&C 68.1   Clemson 66.5   WilliamMary 60.2   Clemson 64.6   Skidmore 59.7   MilwaukeeSOE 66.0      
103   Clemson 71.2   Clemson 71.2   Clemson 68.2   L&C 66.9   Clemson 63.2   L&C 64.7   MilwaukeeSOE 61.7   WashCol 69.2      
104   Villanova 73.3   Villanova 73.4   Villanova 70.3   Villanova 70.2   L&C 64.0   WashCol 65.6   Clemson 61.9   LBS 70.9      
105   Georgia 74.0   Georgia 74.1   Georgia 71.1   MilwaukeeSOE 71.0   WashCol 64.3   MilwaukeeSOE 66.5   FranklinMarshall 64.5   VCU 74.5      
106   WashCol 75.2   WashCol 75.3   WashCol 71.6   WashCol 71.5   MilwaukeeSOE 64.9   FranklinMarshall 68.2   Stockton 65.2   SDSU 74.7      
107   MilwaukeeSOE 75.4   MilwaukeeSOE 75.5   MilwaukeeSOE 71.8   LBS 71.8   FranklinMarshall 66.7   Stockton 69.5   WashCol 65.6   GeoMason        
108   FranklinMarshall     FranklinMarshall     FranklinMarshall     FranklinMarshall 74.9   Stockton 68.0   LBS 69.9   LBS 69.1   ConnCol        
109   WichitaSt     WichitaSt     WichitaSt     SDSU     LBS 69.0   SDSU 73.7   SDSU 72.6   TexasA&M        
110   NWestern     NWestern     NWestern     Stockton     SDSU 72.8   ConnCol     VCU 74.1   Liberty        
111   LBS     LBS     LBS     VCU     ConnCol 74.2   VCU     GeoMason     LSU        
112   Stockton     Stockton     Stockton     ConnCol     VCU     GeoMason     ConnCol     FloridaSt        
113   SDSU     SDSU     ConnCol     WichitaSt     GeoMason     WichitaSt     WichitaSt     LIU        
114   VCU     VCU     SDSU     GeoMason     WichitaSt     TexasA&M     TexasA&M     Auburn        
115   ConnCol     ConnCol     VCU     TexasA&M     TexasA&M     Liberty     Liberty              
116   GeoMason     GeoMason     GeoMason     Liberty     Liberty     StThomas     StThomas              
117   Liberty     Liberty     Liberty     StThomas     StThomas     UNH     UNH              
118   TexasA&M     TexasA&M     TexasA&M     UNH     UNH     LSU     LSU              
119   StThomas     StThomas     StThomas     LSU     LSU     FloridaSt     FloridaSt              
120   UNH     UNH     UNH     FloridaSt     FloridaSt     LIU     LIU              
121   LSU     LSU     LSU     LIU     LIU     Auburn     Auburn              
122   FloridaSt     FloridaSt     FloridaSt     Auburn     Auburn     Manhattan     Manhattan              
123   LIU     LIU     LIU     Manhattan     Manhattan                          
124   Auburn     Auburn     Auburn                                      
125   Manhattan     Manhattan     Manhattan                                      

You will see tabs at the top of the page; clicking through the tabs will show you this week's results in different presentations, including by rank, alpha by team, and by division for women's eights.

What is cMax?

The results rank teams, and more importantly, provide a relative estimate of how fast a team is. The rankings are intended for entertainment purposes, and are not intended to replace official league and coaches polls.

The "Secs Back" figures predict how much each ranked team will be behind the #1 ranked boat in an average "standardized" race; approximately six minutes for men's eights, seven minutes for women's eights. So, if Team A is 12 "Secs Back", then they are predicted to be 12 seconds behind the #1 team in a standardized race. To compare two teams, just look at the difference in their "Secs Back" numbers. If A is 12 seconds back and B is 16 seconds back, then the model predicts that, on average for the standardized races, A will beat B by 4 seconds.

You'll see that there is much more information in the "Secs Back" than in the rankings. In some cases, closely ranked teams have very different "Secs Back" and are thus not likely to be very competitive... and in other cases, 10 teams are within 1 second of one another.

Methodology:
The model uses a well-known statistical technique called OLS (ordinary least squares). It is based on the premise that although individual race results may vary, if Team A is on average 2 seconds better than Team B, and if B is on average 2 seconds better than Team C, then, on average, Team A will beat Team C by 4 seconds.

In addition to head-to-head race times, the model considers 1) general race conditions (distance, current, wind, etc.), 2) date of the race (more recent races count more than races earlier in the season), and 3) whether the team was "pressed" in the race (was there another boat close by at the finish or did they win by open water?).

Heat results, which are given less weight than Finals results, are included in the analysis only to the extent that an outcome was "pivotal." So, for instance, if the top three boats in a six-team race go to the Finals, and the bottom three go to the Petites, only the heat race times for the third and fourth place boats that battled to get into the Finals are included in the model. The model does not consider "home-court" or lane advantages, but does consider equipment failure to the extent that is reported at www.row2k.com .

Data:
The statistical model is based solely on the current season Varsity 8's race results as reported at www.row2k.com , beginning with races in February and continuing through last weekend. Some effort is made to clean up the data, as there can be errors in the posted results.

Teams are included in the final rankings only if they have raced at least twice against other teams that have raced at least twice.

cMax Ratings:
cMax collegiate crew ratings were developed by Chris Maxwell. Chris currently teaches Sports Economics and Game Theory at Boston College. He has a BA in Mathematics and Economics from Penn and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard.

Andrew Kirk does an amazing job pulling the race results database together on a weekly basis. Chris has been producing cMax collegiate crew ratings since 2002. He has fallen out of a single into the Charles many times and does not pretend to know much about rowing or sculling. Fortunately, others have helped in the development of the model -- most notably, Tom Murray with rowing and Chris Cavanagh with statistics.

Any comments or questions can be sent to Chris by writing row2k.


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