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UF business students win global forecasting tournament against 7,000 competitors

Five University of Florida business students claimed first place in the Bridgewater x Metaculus Forecasting Contest, an international competition running from mid-January to mid-March 2026. The tournament challenged participants to assign probabilities to macroeconomic and geopolitical questions, drawing more than 7,000 entrants from over 700 schools across 93 countries. UF finished at the top of a field that included 90 universities worldwide.

Sources: UF News