... arts schools in Maine. They play in the NCAA's Division III, in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. And they can't stand each other.

Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin have been facing each other in sports since the 1870s.

The schools compete in a three-team football tournament (the CBB Tournament), which started in 1965, with each team playing the other two once. It replaced the Maine State Series, which included the University of Maine Black Bears, who moved to a higher level of competition after the 1964 season. 

Bowdoin has won the most CBB championships with 18. Colby's won 14 and Bates eight. There has been three three-way ties and one two-way tie.

Because Colby, Bates and Bowdoin are small, rural co...

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