Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

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

Competition Info

Date

July 18, 2026

Location

Bands / Results

26 bands · 30 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

5 bands 9 results

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	The Guard Pipes & Drums Basking Ridge, New Jersey	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.51	1526.09
2	Newport Aoh Pipes & Drums Newport, Rhode Island	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	80.0	60.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	75.0	2.73	1541.83
3	St. Andrew's Legion Pipes & Drums Richmond, Virginia	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	60.0	80.0	40.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	-0.15	1518.09
4	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 4) East Islip, New York	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	40.0	40.0	60.0	40.0	40.0	45.0	-3.08	1495.75
5	Capital District United Pipe Band Albany, New York	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-9.02	1487.97

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	The Guard Pipes & Drums Basking Ridge, New Jersey	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	86.67	93.33	100.0	100.0	95.0	6.72	1516.59
2	Newport Aoh Pipes & Drums Newport, Rhode Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	93.33	100.0	100.0	93.33	86.67	95.33	6.17	1539.1
3	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 4) East Islip, New York	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	86.67	80.0	80.0	86.67	93.33	84.67	2.87	1498.83
4	St. Andrew's Legion Pipes & Drums Richmond, Virginia	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	80.0	93.33	86.67	80.0	80.0	85.0	2.43	1518.24

4

11 bands

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: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	93.33	100.0	100.0	98.33	6.45	1572.39
2	Roisin Dubh Irish Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Islip, New York	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 5	93.33	93.33	100.0	86.67	73.33	89.0	4.61	1506.83
3	Shamrock & Thistle Bagpipe Band Ocean County, New Jersey	P1: 6, P2: 3 D: 9, E: 3	86.67	66.67	86.67	46.67	86.67	69.67	-1.27	1506.15
4	Manchester Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Manchester, Connecticut	P1: 3, P2: 7 D: 2, E: 10	80.0	86.67	60.0	93.33	40.0	72.67	0.57	1487.41
5	Catamount Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Montpelier, Vermont	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 7, E: 7	73.33	73.33	80.0	60.0	60.0	68.33	-1.55	1480.5
6	Bergen Irish Pipe Band Bergan, New Jersey	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 4, E: 2	66.67	46.67	46.67	80.0	93.33	66.0	-2.19	1509.68
7	Capital District Youth Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Glenville, New York	P1: 8, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 4	60.0	53.33	66.67	66.67	80.0	66.0	-2.86	1506.23
8	Clan Eireann Pipe Band Brooklyn, New York	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 11, E: 8	53.33	80.0	73.33	33.33	53.33	59.0	-3.64	1484.29
9	Mohawk Valley Frasers Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Mohawk Valley, New York	P1: 7, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 9	46.67	60.0	53.33	53.33	46.67	53.67	-5.57	1504.62
10	Columcille School of Piping & Drumming Pipe Band Kearny, New Jersey	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 5, E: 6	40.0	33.33	33.33	73.33	66.67	52.0	-5.05	1475.98
11	Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Greenwich, Rhode Island	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 10, E: 11	33.33	40.0	40.0	40.0	33.33	38.67	-7.69	1469.63

5

10 bands

March

10 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	The Citadel Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Charleston, South Carolina	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	60.0	60.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	5.09	1509.93
2	Rory O'Moore School of Pipes & Drums V Bergen County, New Jersey	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 4	90.0	90.0	90.0	60.0	70.0	77.0	5.05	1490.39
3	Philadelphia & District Pipe Band Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 7	80.0	70.0	70.0	90.0	40.0	70.0	2.23	1530.89
4	Celtic Circle Pipe Band Hermitage, Pennsylvania	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 7, E: 5	70.0	80.0	80.0	40.0	60.0	64.0	1.8	1502.78
5	Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band Boston, Massachusetts	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 3, E: 2	60.0	40.0	40.0	80.0	90.0	62.0	1.57	1496.07
6	Monmouth County Police Pipes & Drums Monmouth County, New Jersey	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 8, E: 10	50.0	100.0	100.0	30.0	10.0	61.0	1.14	1502.65
7	City of Alexandria Pipe Band Alexandria, Virginia	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 6	40.0	50.0	50.0	70.0	50.0	56.0	0.25	1495.89
8	Maryland Youth Pipe Band Montgomery County, Maryland	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 6, E: 3	30.0	10.0	10.0	50.0	80.0	36.0	-3.22	1466.41
9	Talcott Mountain Highlanders Pipe Band Simsbury, Connecticut	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 10, E: 8	20.0	30.0	30.0	10.0	30.0	24.0	-6.88	1498.88
10	Northern Va Firefighters Pb Pipe Band Centerville, Virginia	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	10.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-7.04	1475.95

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.51

Lowest Delta

-9.02

Bands Scored

26

Grade Distribution

3 5 bands

4 11 bands

5 10 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