Brain Bowl is an academic competition in which Florida Community College teams are pitted against one another.
The purpose of Brain Bowl competition is to recognize outstanding student academic achievement, to help focus community interest on academic excellence in Florida community colleges and to help foster relations among faculty and students as they work together on this joint project.
After initially gaining the approval and support of the Florida Community College Council of Presidents, the fall of 1981 was spent developing rules and organizing regional competitions.
During that time, the Florida Department of Education has awarded more than $80,000 to community college students who have competed in these tournaments.
Each year the host school records the Championship match for future broadcast to the television viewers in the State of Florida.