Hudson Valley Pipe Band Championships

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

Competition Details Back to Rankings

Ranking Model: Elo-like (discipline-weighted). Event deltas are based on expected vs actual field outcomes.

Competition Info

Date

June 28, 2025

Location

Bands / Results

27 bands · 41 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

5 bands 10 results

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Newport Aoh Pipes & Drums Newport, Rhode Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	92.86	92.86	100.0	100.0	96.43	7.21	1513.17
2	St. Andrew's Legion Pipes & Drums Richmond, Virginia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 2	92.86	100.0	100.0	78.57	92.86	92.14	5.17	1520.03
3	Capital District United Pipe Band Albany, New York	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	85.71	71.43	85.71	85.71	78.57	80.71	0.85	1502.12
4	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 4) East Islip, New York	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 5	78.57	78.57	78.57	92.86	71.43	81.43	1.1	1503.89
5	MacMillan-Dunn Pipe Band Springfield, Virginia	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 3	71.43	85.71	71.43	71.43	85.71	77.86	-0.13	1494.42

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Andrew's Legion Pipes & Drums Richmond, Virginia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	100.0	96.25	7.19	1514.86
2	MacMillan-Dunn Pipe Band Springfield, Virginia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	93.75	93.75	93.75	81.25	81.25	87.5	4.11	1494.55
3	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 4) East Islip, New York	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	75.0	75.0	100.0	93.75	86.25	3.33	1502.79
4	Newport Aoh Pipes & Drums Newport, Rhode Island	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	81.25	81.25	81.25	93.75	87.5	86.25	3.23	1505.96
5	Capital District United Pipe Band Albany, New York	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	75.0	87.5	87.5	75.0	75.0	81.25	1.27	1501.27

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11 bands 20 results

MSR

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Suffolk County Police Officer's Emerald Society Pipe Band Suffolk County, New York	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	92.86	100.0	92.86	100.0	96.07	6.76	1522.85
2	Manchester Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Manchester, Connecticut	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	92.86	100.0	92.86	78.57	92.86	90.36	5.05	1499.12
3	Pipes & Drums of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 6	85.71	78.57	85.71	71.43	64.29	75.36	-0.76	1485.14
4	Catamount Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Montpelier, Vermont	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 9, E: 4	78.57	85.71	78.57	42.86	78.57	69.64	-2.08	1495.97
5	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Islip, New York	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 1, E: 3	71.43	42.86	42.86	100.0	85.71	68.57	-1.65	1501.82
6	Mohawk Valley Frasers Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Mohawk Valley, New York	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 8, E: 5	64.29	71.43	71.43	50.0	71.43	65.0	-4.31	1489.21
7	Bergen Irish Pipe Band Bergan, New Jersey	P1: 7, P2: 8 D: 3, E: 7	57.14	57.14	50.0	85.71	57.14	63.93	-4.49	1507.47
8	Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Greenwich, Rhode Island	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 8	50.0	64.29	57.14	57.14	50.0	57.5	-6.47	1490.01
9	Mag Seven Pipe Band New Jersey, New Jersey	P1: 8, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 9	42.86	50.0	64.29	64.29	42.86	56.43	-6.24	1475.26

Medley

11 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Suffolk County Police Officer's Emerald Society Pipe Band Suffolk County, New York	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	93.75	100.0	87.5	100.0	94.69	6.49	1516.09
2	Catamount Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Montpelier, Vermont	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 8, E: 2	93.75	100.0	93.75	56.25	93.75	84.06	3.54	1498.05
3	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Islip, New York	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	87.5	87.5	81.25	81.25	81.25	82.81	1.86	1503.47
4	Bergen Irish Pipe Band Bergan, New Jersey	P1: 9, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	81.25	50.0	87.5	100.0	87.5	81.88	2.36	1511.96
5	Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Greenwich, Rhode Island	P1: 4, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 5	75.0	81.25	62.5	68.75	75.0	71.56	-1.98	1496.48
6	Capital District Youth Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Glenville, New York	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 10	68.75	75.0	75.0	75.0	43.75	68.75	-2.78	1499.98
7	Manchester Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Manchester, Connecticut	P1: 10, P2: 9 D: 2, E: 6	62.5	43.75	50.0	93.75	68.75	65.31	-2.47	1494.07
8	Pipes & Drums of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 10, E: 8	56.25	68.75	68.75	43.75	56.25	58.75	-4.99	1485.91
9	Clan Eireann Pipe Band Brooklyn, New York	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 9, E: 7	50.0	56.25	56.25	50.0	62.5	55.62	-5.86	1492.61
10	Mohawk Valley Frasers Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Mohawk Valley, New York	P1: 7, P2: 10 D: 7, E: 11	43.75	62.5	43.75	62.5	37.5	52.81	-6.48	1493.52
11	Mag Seven Pipe Band New Jersey, New Jersey	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 9	37.5	37.5	37.5	37.5	50.0	40.0	-8.82	1481.5

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11 bands

March

11 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Brendan The Navigator Pipes & Drums Ocean County, New Jersey	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.91	98.18	8.97	1518.04
2	Commonwealth Pipes & Drums Melrose, Massachusetts	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 1	90.91	90.91	72.73	90.91	100.0	88.18	6.61	1523.78
3	Philadelphia & District Pipe Band Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 4	81.82	81.82	90.91	81.82	72.73	82.27	5.83	1507.48
4	Celtic Circle Pipe Band Hermitage, Pennsylvania	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 3	72.73	72.73	81.82	63.64	81.82	74.09	4.2	1502.65
5	Monmouth County Police Pipes & Drums Monmouth County, New Jersey	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 10, E: 5	63.64	63.64	63.64	18.18	63.64	50.0	-0.93	1499.07
6	City of Alexandria Pipe Band Alexandria, Virginia	P1: 7, P2: 8 D: 4, E: 6	54.55	45.45	36.36	72.73	54.55	53.18	-0.33	1502.07
7	The Citadel Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Charleston, South Carolina	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	45.45	54.55	45.45	45.45	45.45	47.73	-1.38	1497.66
8	Talcott Mountain Highlanders Pipe Band Simsbury, Connecticut	P1: 11, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 8	36.36	9.09	54.55	54.55	36.36	39.55	-3.21	1499.14
9	Rory O'Moore School of Pipes & Drums V Bergen County, New Jersey	P1: 8, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 10	27.27	36.36	27.27	36.36	18.18	30.45	-5.06	1494.88
10	Maryland Youth Pipe Band Montgomery County, Maryland	P1: 10, P2: 11 D: 9, E: 9	18.18	18.18	9.09	27.27	27.27	20.45	-7.02	1487.99
11	St Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Hudson County, New Jersey	P1: 9, P2: 10 D: 11, E: 11	9.09	27.27	18.18	9.09	9.09	15.91	-7.68	1477.32

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.97

Lowest Delta

-8.82

Bands Scored

27

Grade Distribution

3 5 bands

4 11 bands

5 11 bands

Scoring Explanation

PU (Placing Units): Base score from overall position
Q_P1/Q_P2: Qualified piping scores (Piping 1 & 2)
Q_D: Qualified drumming score
Q_E: Qualified ensemble score
Q: Overall qualified score (weighted average)

Delta: Rating change for this event
Rating: Elo-like rating after this event
Scores are calculated using current ranking parameters
Higher positions (1st, 2nd, etc.) generate higher scores
Piping, drumming, and ensemble outcomes drive rating changes