NESCAC Bates College

Record0-7through 7 games
Nextvs BowdoinSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#187 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Bates College · 2026 schedule and results0-7Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 67%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
3Sep 19@AmherstL 14-240-10-1
4Sep 26Trinity (CT)L 0-430-20-2
5Oct 3TuftsL 21-220-30-3
6Oct 10@WilliamsL 0-340-40-4
7Oct 17@Wesleyan (CT)L 8-340-50-5
8Oct 24MiddleburyL 13-310-60-6
9Oct 31@ColbyL 19-210-70-7
10Nov 7Bowdoin1 pm ET48% to win
11Nov 14@Hamilton12 pm ET20% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Bates College, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Bowdoinvs Bowdoin · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Bates College has lost ten straight.

0-10 over the last 10, and lost the last ten.

Streak L10Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 0-10

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Worth watchingGames average 41 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 0-7

Game feel41even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 10 in the NESCAC
Heart rate0-2some dramain one-score games (2 of 7)8th most one-score games of 10 in the NESCAC
Margin−19.1outgunnedavg scoring margin10th best margin of 10 in the NESCAC

Measured from 7 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Maine grit meets scholarly discipline—Bates is the scrappy underdog that punches above its weight through toughness and organizational consistency.

Standard GapCompetitive mid-tier NESCAC presence vs. Amherst/Middlebury dynasties
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Maine grit meets scholarly discipline—Bates is the scrappy underdog that punches above its weight through toughness and organizational consistency.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Bates College sits 10th in the NESCAC and 227th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NESCAC · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Amherst7-07-071.5
2Trinity (CT)7-07-069.7
3Wesleyan (CT)6-16-163.8
4Williams5-25-255.8
5Tufts4-34-354.9
6Middlebury3-43-448.9
7Hamilton2-52-545.0
10Bates0-70-734.6
34.6 CFB Zeitgeist#227 of 245 D357.6 strength of schedule

New for 2026: NESCAC champions enter the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time in the conference's history. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 0-7
L 14-24 at Amherst · Wk 3−10AmherstL 0-43 vs Trinity (CT) · Wk 4−43Trinity L 21-22 vs Tufts · Wk 5−1TuftsL 0-34 at Williams · Wk 6−34WilliamsL 8-34 at Wesleyan (CT) · Wk 7−26WesleyanL 13-31 vs Middlebury · Wk 8−18MiddlebuL 19-21 at Colby · Wk 9−2Colby

Signature win 21-22 over Tufts; toughest day 0-43 against Trinity (CT).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Bobcats.”
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