NESCAC Spoken Here:

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I’m not sure if it has been mentioned, but NESCAC Football will compete in the NCAA Division III National Championship beginning next year.

Suitable seeding may present a challenge in this first year.

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Bates came back from a 16 point deficit in the 4th quarter to send the game into overtime…definitely a great win for the Bobcats and there were a lot of alums who were in town for the game as well.

Great win and a great atmosphere in Lewiston for the game!

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It will be interesting to see how the NESCAC programs match up against the national D3 powers in football.

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Indeed. They crushed it in basketball last year; half of the Final Four, but football seems a different beast.

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Yes it will. It will also be interesting to see if they become more attractive with post-season play. It will add more competition to the Director’s Cup if they start earning points for FB.

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Wowza Colby!

Colby College, the prestigious liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine, has received an anonymous commitment of $150 million. The gift is the largest in the college’s history and one of the most generous ever received by a liberal arts college, according to the college’s news release.

The donation will be used to fund several science-related initiatives at Colby. Included in those investments are a $300 million, state-of-the-art, science complex; new academic programs in science and engineering; support for the state’s K-12 STEM education; and partnerships that will strengthen Maine’s science and technology economy.

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Colby is, and has been for several years now, a school to watch.

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The 2026 USNews poll is out and once again, NESCAC does very well with 7 members making the top 20 and 9 cracking the top 30. Three of the Claremont Colleges (Claremont-McKenna, Pomona and Harvey Mudd) placed very well, too:

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Looks like Bowdoin, Bates, Colby all moved up?

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Bowdoin was #5 last year as well, so no movement. Last year Colby was at 25 and Bates 26, and both are now tied for 24.

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Right - thanks! Just Bates and Colby then…

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And here we goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!!

Let the celebrating, bi+ching, analyzing, peacocking, questioning, obsessing, pretending, sulking, boasting, whining and commenting begin!!!

Nothing like a ranking post to get things going. Especially this one. :slight_smile:

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Exactly

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Median: 13

Mode: 13

Mean: 18.2

Range: 1 to 50

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