Colby-Bates-Bowdoin

The Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) is an athletic conference in Maine containing three NCAA Division III and NESCAC schools, Colby College, Bates College, and Bowdoin College. These colleges have competed against each other in athletic contests since the 1870s. Bates, Colby and Bowdoin have one of the top ten oldest NCAA Division III football rivalries. All three schools are located in Maine, United States and are considered to be among the "Little Ivies."

CBB also ran a group of overseas colleges in major cities of the world including London, Cork, Johannesburg and others. In 2005 this program was discontinued for budget reasons.

Colby, Bates and Bowdoin also share academic resources, such as library texts, faculty resources and job recruiting facilities.

In 1961, the three colleges provided the financial support that led to the television station, WCBB, and, subsequently, The Maine Public Broadcasting Network

CBB Championship

The CBB Championship is a Division III college football tournament between Colby College, Bates College, and Bowdoin College. Each team plays the others once, and the CBB Championship is awarded to the college that beats the other two. The CBB Championship was created for the 1965 college football season. The CBB Championship was preceded by the Maine State Series or Maine State Championship, dating back to 1893, which included the University of Maine. The University of Maine moved to a higher level of competition for the 1965 season. In 2009 Sporting News named the CBB Championship the best rivalry in Maine as part of its "50 States, 50 Rivalries."

Bowdoin has won the most CBB Championships with 19 (1968–1971, 1973, 1975–1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2006–2008, 2010). Colby has won 14 (1972, 1983, 1988–1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003–2005). Bates has won 8 (1966, 1967, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1999, 2002). There have been 5 three-way ties (1965, 1979, 1995, 2009, 2011), and there has been one two-way tie (Bowdoin and Colby in 1993). The most consecutive CBB Championships is 5 by Colby (1988–1992).

Results of the CBB Championship:

Colby victories are shown in ██ blue, Bates victories in ██ red, and Bowdoin victories in ██ black. Tied games, tied championships, future events, and scores which have not been added are shown in ██ gray.

References and external links

• CBB Faculty Resource Sharing
• Bowdoin College Football History
• CBB Study Abroad
• CBB Library Resources
• Bowdoin Football Featured in Sporting News "50 States, 50 Rivalries"
• NESCAC Football Historic Scores
• History of Bowdoin Football
• Bates Football Past Seasons