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Princeton

· power -9.8 · #293
Our numberHARV -18.8 no book has priced this game

Harvard

· power +5.6 · #115
Our side
MoneylineHARV to win ours 88%
Projected score 18–37 PRIN – HARV
2026-10-24 · 3:00 PM Harvard Stadium · Cambridge, MA Conference game Preseason estimate

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Series Princeton lead 51–37–7 · 95 meetings since 1876
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Harvard Crimson 89 ranks
Princeton Tigers #159 rush offense Harvard Crimson #70 run defense
Pass game edge Harvard Crimson 130 ranks
Princeton Tigers #198 pass offense Harvard Crimson #68 pass defense
Run game edge Harvard Crimson 138 ranks
Harvard Crimson #31 rush offense Princeton Tigers #169 run defense
Pass game edge Harvard Crimson 139 ranks
Harvard Crimson #18 pass offense Princeton Tigers #157 pass defense
Princeton Tigers Balanced · 53% run Avg pace Harvard Crimson Balanced · 45% run Ball-control

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Princeton Tigers -9.8 -9.6 -0.2 #293
Harvard Crimson +5.6 +6.5 -0.8 #115

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Princeton offense vs Harvard defense-8.7 pts
Harvard offense vs Princeton defense+6.7 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.