Colby-Bates-Bowdoin

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 4 three-way ties (1965, 1979, 1995, 2009), 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.

Season Champion Colby - Bates score Bates – Bowdoin score Bowdoin – Colby score
1965 three-way tie --- --- ---
1966 Bates --- --- ---
1967 Bates --- --- ---
1968 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1969 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1970 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1971 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1972 Colby --- --- ---
1973 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1974 Bates --- --- ---
1975 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1976 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1977 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1978 Bates --- --- ---
1979 three-way tie --- --- ---
1980 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1981 Bates --- --- ---
1982 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1983 Colby --- --- ---
1984 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1985 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1986 Bates --- --- ---
1987 Bowdoin --- --- ---
1988 Colby 19-3 10-6 24-0
1989 Colby 31-0 10-0 38-20
1990 Colby 9-3 19-14 23-20
1991 Colby 41-7 34-13 28-13
1992 Colby 52-0 35-14 26-18
1993 Bowdoin, Colby tie 53-14 34-6 21-21
1994 Colby 28-6 33-14 34-13
1995 three-way tie 26-6 33-29 24-3
1996 Colby 28-21 35-16 39-15
1997 Bowdoin 22-21 28-19 27-19
1998 Bowdoin 13-7 49-14 10-7
1999 Bates 20-17 (OT) 38-7 20-0
2000 Colby 14-0 44-13 34-7
2001 Colby 42-0 38-35 (OT) 41-13
2002 Bates 19-14 48-28 32-27
2003 Colby 27-14 20-17 7-6
2004 Colby 17-16 21-0 23-0
2005 Colby 24-17 21-14 28-3
2006 Bowdoin 10-7 (4OT) 23-14 13-10
2007 Bowdoin 20-13 31-7 20-17
2008 Bowdoin 31-21 55-14 20-6
2009 three-way tie 34-27 28-24 32-27
2010 Bowdoin 10-6 21-20 26-21
2011 TBD 37-13 TBD TBD
Season Champion Colby - Bates score Bates – Bowdoin score Bowdoin – Colby score

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