Pairs of schools,
colleges and
universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a 'college rivalry' with each other over the years. This
rivalry can extend to both
academics and
athletics, the latter being typically more well-known to the general public. These schools place an added emphasis on emerging victorious in any event that includes their rival. This may include the creation of a special trophy or other commemoration of the event. While many of these rivalries have arisen spontaneously, some have been created by college officials in efforts to sell more tickets and support their programs.
Australia
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University of Sydney' and '
University of New South Wales'
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University of Technology Sydney and '
University of Sydney'
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Macquarie University' and '
University of Western Sydney'
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University of Melbourne' and '
Monash University'
Canada
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McGill University' and '
Queen's University'.
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★ ''See main article at
Queen's-McGill rivalry''. Historically, the two institutions have had intense rivalries in academics, football, hockey, and rowing.
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McGill University' and '
Concordia University'.
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McMaster University' and '
Wilfrid Laurier University'.
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University of Calgary' and '
University of Alberta'
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Battle of Alberta
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University of Western Ontario' and '
University of Waterloo'
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Dalhousie University' and '
St.Mary's University'
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Simon Fraser University' and the '
University of British Columbia' (Football, Shrum Bowl, Basketball, Buchanan Cup)
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University of Toronto' and '
York University'
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University of New Brunswick' and '
Saint Thomas University'
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Carleton University' and '
University of Ottawa'
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University College of the Fraser Valley' and '
Trinity Western University'
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Université Laval' and '
Université de Montréal'
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Ecole Polytechnique' and '
École de technologie supérieure'
China
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Peking University' and '
Tsinghua University'
France
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Lycée Louis-le-Grand' and '
Lycée Henri IV' in
Paris
The "Critérium" of the
Institut d'études politiques (IEP) is an annual multi-sport competition between the 9 IEPs. It is traditionally held on the last weekend of March with the host city changing every year. It is the occasion for the IEPs located in French regions to challenge the more prestigious
IEP Paris (known as "Sciences Po"). A final opposing Paris to, for example, Lyon would see students from all over France cheering for Lyon, especially with the anthem "Province unie, tous contre Paris !" ("Province united, all against Paris !", the "province" being a somewhat pejorative term used to designate any place in France outside of Paris). The Paris students would respond by boasting their status as a Grande école and élite institution.
Ireland
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University College Dublin' and '
Trinity College Dublin'
India
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Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda', Vadodara and '
Sardar Patel University', Vallabh Vidyanagar
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Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology' and '
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology'
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur' and '
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi'
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Nirma University of Science and Technology' and '
L.D. College of Engineering'
Italy
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Scuola Normale Superiore' and '
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies',
Pisa
Japan
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Kyoto University' and '
Tokyo University' —dating back to 1869, the oldest in the country; primarily an academic rivalry since 1950s.
Tokyo Rivalries
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Keio University' and '
Waseda University' —known as ''Soukeisen'', baseball and rugby football rivalry.
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Meiji University' and 'Waseda University' —known as ''Soumeisen'', baseball and rugby football rivalry.
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Kanto Gakuin University' and 'Waseda University' —rugby football rivalry.
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Hosei University' and 'Kanto Gakuin University' —rugby football rivalry.
★ 'Hosei University' and '
Nihon University' —American Football rivalry.
★ 'Hosei University' and '
Senshu University' —American Football rivalry.
Kansai Rivalries
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Doshisha University' and '
Ritsumeikan University' —intracity baseball rivalry.
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Kansai University' and '
Kwansei Gakuin University' —baseball rivalry.
★ 'Doshisha University' and '
Kyoto Sangyo University' —intracity rugby football rivalry.
★ 'Kwansei Gakuin University' and 'Kyoto University' —American football rivalries.
★ 'Kwansei Gakuin University' and 'Ritsumeikan University' —American football rivalries.
Malaysia
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Victoria Institution' and '
St. John's Institution'
Mexico
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Instituto Politécnico Nacional' and '
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico'
Netherlands
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Leiden University' and '
Delft University'
South Korea
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Yonsei University' and '
Korea University'
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KAIST' and '
POSTECH'
Sri Lanka
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Royal College, Colombo' and '
S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia', the
Royal-Thomian annual cricket match.
Taiwan
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National Chiao Tung University' and '
National Tsing Hua University'
Philippines
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University Athletic Association of the Philippines===
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Ateneo de Manila University' and
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Ateneo de Manila University' and
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University of the Philippines, Diliman' ''(The Battle of Katipunan)''
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UAAP Men's Basketball.
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Far Eastern University' and
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UAAP Men's Basketball
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UAAP Cheerdance Competition
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De La Salle University-Manila' and
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University of Santo Tomas'
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UAAP Women's Volleyball,
UAAP Men's Basketball
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)===
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Colegio de San Juan de Letran' and
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Mapua Institute of Technology' ''(The "New" Battle of Intramuros)''
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NCAA Men's Basketball —
NCAA Cheerdance Competition
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Colegio de San Juan de Letran' and
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San Sebastian College' ''(The Letran-Baste rivalry)''
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NCAA Men's Basketball
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College of St. Benilde' and
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San Beda College'
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NCAA Soccer
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Ateneo de Manila University' and
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Ateneo de Manila University' and
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San Beda College'
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Ateneo de Manila University' and '
University of the Philippines, Manila' ''(The Old Battle of Intramuros)''
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Colegio de San Juan de Letran' and
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De La Salle College'
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Mapua Institute of Technology' and
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San Beda College'
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NCAA Juniors Basketball
Other leagues
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AMA Computer University and
STI Colleges,
NAASCU's cyber war.
Turkey
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Middle East Technical University' and '
Bogazici University'
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Sabanci University' and '
Koc University'
United Kingdom
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Oxford' and '
Cambridge', dating back to the
13th century; see
Oxbridge rivalry, the
Boat Race,
The Varsity Match and the
Ice Hockey Varsity Match
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★
Colleges within each University are also known to nurture keen rivalries, such as that between
Oriel College, Oxford and
Pembroke College, Oxford centred around rowing, that between
Exeter College, Oxford and
Jesus College, Oxford, both being directly opposite each other on Turl Street, or that between
Brasenose College, Oxford and
Lincoln College, Oxford, 1 of 2 pairs of "
semi-detached" colleges in Oxbridge - the other being
Balliol College and
Trinity College in Broad Street, Oxford. In Cambridge, rivalries exist between
Trinity College, Cambridge and
St Johns College, Cambridge, being the richest colleges of the university (Trinity the richer, with an endowment of about £700 million, more than 3 times that of
St Johns). Rivalries have also been established between Colleges in Oxford and Cambridge, such as that between
Robinson College, Cambridge and
St Catherine's College, Oxford.
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London School of Economics' and '
Saïd Business School', the annual LSE/SBS Challenge Cup
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Hatfield College' and '
University College',
Durham University
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Eton College' and '
Harrow School', an annual cricket match held at
Lord's Cricket Ground
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York' and '
Lancaster', the
Roses Tournament
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Cardiff University' and '
Swansea University', the '
Welsh Varsity'
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King's College London' and '
University College London'
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Norwich School' and '
Gresham's School'
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Ampleforth College' and '
Sedbergh School'
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University of Bath' and '
Loughborough University', the
The Real Varsity Match
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Newcastle University' and '
Northumbria University' - '
The Stan Calvert Cup'
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Stamford School' and '
Uppingham School'
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Warwick University' and '
Coventry University'
United States
School rivalries are important in the United States, especially in intercollegiate sports. ''See Also
List of trophies awarded in U.S. college football.''
Art School Rivalries
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Savannah College of Art and Design' and '
Academy of Art University', in strictly nonathletic fields (academics).
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Rhode Island School of Design' and '
Cooper Union'
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Parsons School of Design' and '
Fashion Institute of Technology'
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America East Rivalries===
Basketball is typically the hot-button sport in the America East conference, though most rivalries bridge across all sports. The most notable rivalries include:
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UAlbany' and '
Binghamton University', also known as the I-88 Rivalry because of their geographic proximity.
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University of New Hampshire' and '
University of Maine'
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Big Ten Rivalries===
Universities in the
Big Ten Conference in the Midwest have nearly as many rivalries as schools in the Southeast. In football, these rivalries are usually marked by traveling trophies, which are indicated in the list below:
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Purdue University' and '
Indiana University'—
The Old Oaken Bucket (football), The Crimson & Gold Cup (combination of many sports)
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University of Illinois' and '
Purdue University'—
The Purdue Cannon
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Northwestern University' and '
University of Illinois'—
Sweet Sioux Tomahawk
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Indiana University' and '
Michigan State University'—
The Old Brass Spittoon
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Ohio State University' and '
University of Illinois'—
The Illibuck (a statue of a
turtle)
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University of Iowa' and '
University of Minnesota'—
Floyd of Rosedale (a bronze statue of a
pig)
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University of Iowa' and '
University of Wisconsin'—
Heartland Trophy (a bronze statue of a
bull)
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University of Michigan' and '
Michigan State University'—
Paul Bunyan Trophy
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University of Michigan' and '
Ohio State University' —
ESPN once called the
Michigan-Ohio State rivalry the greatest sports rivalry of the 20th Century
[1]. According to legend, its history can be traced back to the
Toledo War.
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University of Michigan' and '
University of Minnesota'—
The Little Brown Jug
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Michigan State University' and '
Pennsylvania State University'—
The Land Grant Trophy
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University of Minnesota' and '
Pennsylvania State University'—
Governor's Victory Bell
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University of Minnesota' and '
University of Wisconsin'—
Paul Bunyan's Axe
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Big 12 Rivalries===
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University of Kansas' and '
University of Missouri'—The
Border Showdown (formerly "Border War") includes all athletic events between the two schools. The rivalry ostensibly traces its roots to the 1850s, when skirmishes – widely known as "border wars" – between the two states marked the beginning of the Civil War. See
Quantrill's Raiders for more information.
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University of Oklahoma' and '
Oklahoma State University'—The
Bedlam Series encompasses all athletic contests between the two schools.
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University of Texas' and '
Texas A&M University'—The
Lone Star Showdown, modeled after the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University Bedlam series, involves all athletic contests between the two schools.
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University of Texas' and '
University of Oklahoma'—College football's
Red River Shootout. The two teams play annually at the
Cotton Bowl in
Dallas, with the fans of each side divided by the 50-yard line. The "
Golden Hat" trophy is awarded to the winner.
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University of Nebraska' and '
University of Kansas'— A very old football rivalry (over 100 years old) albeit a lopsided one. Big Red has won 80% of the games played between the two universities Nevertheless, Kansas extracts some measure of blood when the two schools faceoff in basketball.
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University of Nebraska' and '
University of Oklahoma'— In the old Big Eight conference, the game between the Huskers and Sooners usually decided the conference championship. The Big 12's two-year scheduling intervals have lessened the rivalry between the two schools, but it is still one of the most storied rivalries in the history of college football, highlighted by the 1971 "Game of the Century" between #1 Nebraska and #2 Oklahoma.
[2] More recently, the 2000 and 2001 games were both high-profile, "top-five" matchups, with #2 Oklahoma defeating #1 Nebraska at Norman in 2000 and #3 Nebraska returning the favor to #2 Oklahoma at Lincoln in 2001.
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University of Kansas' and '
Kansas State University'—The Sunflower Showdown includes all athletic events between the two schools. The
Governor's Cup is awarded to the victor of the football game. Beginning in 1993-1994 the rivalry lost some of its luster as Kansas State won 11 straight games in football and Kansas won 31 straight games in men's basketball. However, in October 2004, KU beat KSU 31-28 in football and in January 2006, KSU beat KU 59-55 in men's basketball. These games have brought renewed energy and attention to the in-state rivalry.
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Baylor University' and '
Texas A&M University'—College football's
Battle on the Brazos.
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University of Colorado' and '
University of Nebraska'—This rivaly has grown in standing since the formation of the Big 12. The rivalry was created when then-Colorado head coach Bill McCartney decided Nebraska was Colorado's rival. It has only been in recent years that Nebraska has acknolwledged Colorado is a rival.
Other Texas Rivalries
These rivalries involve Texas schools that are not members of the Big 12 Conference. Both these rivalries date back to the old Southwest Conference, which included four Texas schools in today's Big 12.
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Rice University' and '
University of Houston' — Compete for the Bayou Bucket in both football and basketball
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Texas Christian University' and '
Southern Methodist University' — College football's
Battle for the Iron Skillet
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Rice University and
University of Tulsa - Compete for the Williams Trophy
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Colonial Athletic Association Rivalries===
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University of Delaware and
Villanova University. Football rivalry dates to 1895.
Northeast/Ivy League and Service Academy Rivalries
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Columbia University' and '
Fordham University'; New York City's Division I-AA football programs compete annually for the
Liberty Cup
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Cornell University' and '
Harvard University', primarily a '
men's ice hockey rivalry'
★ 'Cornell University' and '
Hobart College'— the oldest rivalry in college lacrosse. Cornell leads a 78-47-4 record in the all-time series.
★ 'Cornell University' and '
Princeton University'— men's lacrosse rivalry dating to 1922; the two school have won at least a share of 42
Ivy League titles; Princeton holds a 35-30-2 advantage in the all-time series.
★ 'Cornell University' and '
University of Pennsylvania'— football rivalry dating to 1893; for a time played on
Thanksgiving; since 2000, the winner has been awarded the Trustees Cup.
★ 'Harvard University' and '
Yale University' the season-ending football contest is simply called
The Game, dating back to 1875.
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Lehigh University' and '
Lafayette College' have 'the most played U.S. College football rivalry', going back to 1884; as of 2006 '
The Rivalry' has been played 142 times and 'every year since 1896'. In addition, '
The Rivalry' extends to all varsity sports through a separate annual trophy.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)' and '
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)', in
pranks and academics
★ 'Princeton University' and '
Syracuse University'— the two teams have clinched 14 NCAA men's lacrosse div. I champions in last two decades; two powerhouses ties NCAA div. I championship series, 2-2.
★ 'Princeton University' and 'University of Pennsylvania'— (men's basketball, football). Either Penn or Princeton has won the Ivy League championship in men's basketball every year since 1989.
★ 'Princeton University' and '
Rutgers University', Despite their long-standing football rivalry dating back to the 'first intercollegiate football game in 1869', these two schools have not met on the gridiron since 1980. They continue to compete in every other sport.
★ 'Rutgers University' and '
University of Connecticut', a growing rivalry (especially in football) by the two
Big East Conference schools.
★ 'Rutgers University' and '
Seton Hall University', a rivalry played out solely between the two institutions' men's basketball teams.
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United States Merchant Marine Academy' and '
United States Coast Guard Academy'— (football) in the
Secretaries Cup.
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United States Military Academy (Army)' and '
United States Naval Academy (Navy)'— (football) in the
Army-Navy Game (itself part of the
Commander in Chief's Trophy competition with the
United States Air Force Academy (Air Force)
Notre Dame Rivalries
The '
University of Notre Dame' has numerous football rivals, the most notable of which include:
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Purdue University'—The
Shillelagh Trophy
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University of Southern California' for the
Jeweled Shillelagh — a game between two of the three teams with the most '
Heisman Trophies'
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Michigan State University' — a series that includes one of several "
Games of the Century", the 1966 matchup that ended in a 10-10 tie. The teams play for the
Megaphone Trophy.
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University of Michigan' — a game between the two winningest college football programs of all time. This rivalry started when Michigan came to South Bend en route to Chicago and showed Notre Dame students how to play football. Michigan won the impromptu contest 8-0. This incident is considered the first football game for Notre Dame.
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Boston College — 'A game between the only two Catholic colleges that have
Division I-A football programs. They compete for the
Ireland Trophy. The rivalry has also been dubbed "The Holy War"'
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University of Miami' — initially an easy win for the Irish, became a rivalry that was at its peak in the 80's and often held national title implications, until Notre Dame chose to end the series. Also see:
Catholics vs. Convicts.
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United States Naval Academy (Navy)' — an annual event that almost always results in a Notre Dame win, but is one of the longer-running series in college football and is always hard-fought on both sides.
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United States Military Academy' — a rivalry that used to be held almost every year in the 1940s and 1950's.
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Northwestern University' — a rivalry that had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930's and even featured a Shillelagh trophy much like the one that goes to the winner of the Notre Dame-USC game. This rivalry game has been played infrequently in recent years.
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Pac-10 Rivalries===
Each of the schools in the Pac-10 conference shares an official rivalry with its in-state rival (in fact, one is an intracity rivalry, and a second is within the same metropolitan area). There are some additional unofficial or non-conference rivalries (the most famous of which is the USC-Notre Dame rivalry), which can be found in other sections of this article.
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Arizona State University' and '
University of Arizona'— (football) for the
Territorial Cup in the
Duel in the Desert or to a lesser extent The Big Game. This is the rivalry with the oldest prize given as a reward to the victor of the game.
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University of California (Cal)' and '
Stanford University'— in the
Big Game (football) for
The Stanford Axe. The 1982 incarnation of this matchup involved the celebrated ending known simply as “'
The Play'.â€
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University of Oregon' and '
Oregon State University'— (football) in the
Civil War
★ 'University of Oregon' and '
University of Washington'— (football) an unofficial rivalry that has grown up between the two of the four programs in the
Pacific Northwest
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Oregon State University' and 'University of Washington'— (football) similar to the Washington-Oregon rivalry, this game has become more important with Oregon State's sudden resurgence among the college football world.
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University of Southern California (USC)' and '
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)' (all sports) In (football): The Crosstown Showdown for the
Victory Bell (See
UCLA-USC rivalry)
★ 'University of Washington' and '
Washington State University'— (football) for the
Apple Cup
★ 'University of California, Berkeley (Cal)' and 'University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)' (all sports) - The schools are the highest rated universities in the
University of California system and compete in the biggest "intra-university" rivalry in the nation.
Southeastern Rivalries
Universities in the Southeastern U.S., including those in the
Atlantic Coast Conference,
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference,
Southwestern Athletic Conference,
Southeastern Conference,
Southern Conference, and
Sun Belt Conference, have perhaps the most complex jumble of rivalries, many associated with annual football games, and often with colorful nicknames:
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University of Alabama' and '
Auburn University'—the “
Iron Bowl,†formerly played in
Birmingham, Alabama, but now played alternately in Tuscaloosa and Auburn
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College of William & Mary' and '
University of Richmond'— known as the "Oldest Rivalry in the South"
[3], this is the fourth oldest rivalry in college football, with the Tribe first battling the Spiders in 1890. The Tribe is up all-time, 59-52-5
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University of Alabama' and '
University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss)' — a one-sided football rivalry, dominated by Alabama.
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University of Alabama' and '
University of Tennessee'— The "
Third Saturday in October" game. An already heated rivalry hit fever pitch after Alabama went on NCAA probation in the early 2000s for recruiting violations reported by Tennessee coach
Phillip Fulmer.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)' and '
University of Memphis'— the "
Battle for the Bones"
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Alabama State University' and '
Alabama A&M University' — "The Magic City Classic", played annually in
Birmingham. ASU also has a long running rivalry with nearby
Tuskegee University, "The Turkey Bowl" played each
Thanksgiving Day.
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University of Arkansas' and '
Louisiana State University' — the "
Golden Boot" game. This game is played on the Friday after Thanksgiving
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Auburn University' and '
University of Georgia' — "
The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry"
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Auburn University' and '
Louisiana State University (LSU)' — budding
SEC Western division rivalry
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Auburn University' and '
University of Florida' — historically one of the Southeastern Conference's longest rivalries, these SEC opponents were removed from annual competition during the 2002 scheduling decision to reduce permanent division opponents to one team. Auburn continued to play Georgia, while Florida kept LSU, much to the chagrin of older fans.
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Belmont University' and '
Lipscomb University' — two colleges in
Nashville, Tennessee separated by 3 miles (5 km) of the same road; their
basketball rivalry is known as the
Battle of the Boulevard
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Bethune-Cookman University' and '
Florida A&M University' — the two
MEAC schools compete annually in football in the Florida Classic.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte)' and '
Davidson College', the only two Division I schools in North Carolina's most populous county,
Mecklenburg County, compete each year in basketball for the Hornet's Nest title
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The Citadel' and '
Virginia Military Institute'— (football)The Military Classic of the South "The battle for the
Silver Shako."
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Clemson University' and '
University of South Carolina'— this in-state rivalry has political and cultural origins, and the passions on both sides continue to rise to unreasonable levels; it has also resulted in an amazing assortment of T-shirts and bumper stickers that are seen across the entire state. See
Carolina-Clemson Rivalry and
South Carolina-Clemson brawl.
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Clemson University' and '
Florida State University' — The annual football matchup between the two schools has been known in recent years as the
Bowden Bowl because Clemson head coach
Tommy Bowden is the son of longtime Florida State head coach
Bobby Bowden.
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Clemson University' and '
University of Georgia' — A rivalry between nearby schools that had national title implications in the early 1980s, but has been played less often since the SEC went to an eight-game conference schedule.
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Clemson University' and '
North Carolina State University' — The
Textile Bowl.
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Duke University' and '
University of North Carolina' — The two schools are only 8 miles apart; the football teams play for the
Victory Bell, which the winning team paints in their school's shade of blue. The basketball rivalry is one of the most high-profile in all of sports (see
Duke-UNC rivalry).
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Emory University' and '
Washington University in St. Louis'
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East Carolina University' and '
North Carolina State University' — The football series between these schools was temporarily discontinued in 1987 after a post game riot.
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East Carolina University' and '
University of Southern Mississippi'
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Elon University' and the '
University of North Carolina at Greensboro' — A long-standing
Southern Conference rivalry that was recently dubbed "The Faceoff on 40: The Fight and Fire Classic" due to the schools' proximity and situation along
Interstate 40.
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Florida International University (FIU)' and '
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)' — A
Miami-area rivalry that plays itself out annually in football's
Shula Bowl and conference basketball games.
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Florida International University (FIU)' and '
University of Miami' — Another Miami-area rivalry; the first football game ever between the two schools in 2006 was marred by
a major bench-clearing brawl.
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Florida State University' and '
University of Florida' — Has lost some of its luster since Steve Spurrier exited the rivalry for other coaching ventures. In the mid-1990s, this game almost always had national championship implications.
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Georgia Southern University' and '
Furman University'
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Grambling State University' and '
Southern University' — The
Bayou Classic in football is the most famous
HBCU rivalry, and the only such matchup televised annually by one of the country's four major over-the-air television networks.
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North Carolina State University' and '
University of North Carolina'
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University of Florida' and '
University of Georgia' —
"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" in Jacksonville, Florida
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University of Florida' and '
University of Tennessee' — the Third Week of September game
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University of Georgia' and '
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)'— Described as
"Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate" by author Bill Cromartie.
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University of Kentucky' and '
University of Louisville' — the "
Governor's Cup (Battle for the Bluegrass)" game in football, but even more significant as a
basketball rivalry known as the
Battle for the Bluegrass. See
Kentucky-Louisville rivalry.
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University of Kentucky' and '
Indiana University', locally significant in football and nationally important in
basketball sometimes referred to in football as the Bourbon Barrel Trophy.
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University of Kentucky' and '
University of Tennessee' — Largely a non competitive border war, UT historically dominates in football and UK in men's basketball. In addition to the important ball games,
blood banks in the home cities of each university (
Lexington, Kentucky and
Knoxville, Tennessee) compete to see who can raise the most units of blood. This is known informally as the
Blue-Orange Crush.
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Louisiana State University (LSU)' and '
University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss")'
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Louisiana State University (LSU)' and '
Tulane University' — the "
Battle for the Rag"
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University of Louisville' and '
University of Cincinnati' — long running rivalry known as the battle for the "Keg of Nails"
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University of Louisville' and '
West Virginia University' — up-and-coming Big East rivalry
★ '
Marshall University' and '
Ohio University' — (football) the
Battle for the Bell
★ '
Marshall University' and '
West Virginia University' — Also known as the
Friends of Coal Bowl; due to the vast mining industry in the state of
West Virginia
★ '
University of Maryland' and '
Duke University'--Big ACC Rivarly in college basketball
★ '
University of Maryland' and '
University of North Carolina'-- mainly a rivalry in men's and women's college basketball
★ '
University of Maryland' and '
West Virginia University'
★ '
University of Maryland' and '
United States Naval Academy (Navy)'-- a long-time football rivalry that lay dormat for 40 years until being renewed at
M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in 2005. Although the two schools have only agreed to meet one time for now, there is much discussion of the rivalry being renewed on a yearly basis.
★ '
University of Maryland' and '
University of Virginia'--Has recently become known as the Crimson War.
★ '
University of Memphis' and '
University of Southern Mississippi'--The
Black and Blue Bowl
★ '
University of Miami' and '
Florida State University' -- Since the 1980s has often been for national championship consideration, has moved to the first game of the year after being an annual October game. Known for
Wide Right I, II, and III, and Wide Left I.
★ '
University of Miami' and '
University of Florida' --Formerly played for ''The Seminole
War Canoe Trophy''. The Gators dropped the series due to the addition of an extra conference game, and have not beaten Miami since 1985. Sporadic regular season and bowl meetings have allowed Miami to win the Florida Cup with wins over the Gators and FSU.
★ '
University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss")' and '
Mississippi State University'--the
"Egg Bowl"
★ '
University of North Carolina' and '
University of Virginia'--"The
South's Oldest Rivalry"
★ '
University of North Carolina' and '
Wake Forest University'
★ '
North Carolina A&T State University' and '
North Carolina Central University'--the "Aggie-Eagle Classic" was an annual, interdivisional
HBCU football until 2005.
★ '
North Carolina A&T State University' and '
Winston-Salem State University'--the rivalry between the two
Piedmont Triad HBCUs has escalated with WSSU's transition to
Division I athletics and the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference of which NC A&T is a member.
★ '
Northwestern State University' and '
Stephen F. Austin State University'— a heated Southland Conference rivalry, with the winner receiving the largest trophy in all of college football,
Chief Caddo.
★ '
University of Tennessee' and '
University of Connecticut (UConn)'-- a nationally important rivalry in women's
basketball (see
UConn-Tennessee rivalry)
★ '
University of Tennessee' and '
Vanderbilt University' - General Robert Neyland, the coach who brought a winning tradition to the University of Tennessee, was originally brought in to "beat Vandy", as Vanderbilt dominated the series in the early part of last century. In 2005, Vanderbilt beat the University of Tennessee for the first time in over two decades - one of the then-longest streaks in the NCAA.
★ '
University of Tennessee' and '
University of Florida' - though not blessed with as long of a history as Alabama - Tennessee or Florida - Georgia, this game has taken on a fierce tone between the schools. The two have opened the season with one another since the SEC split into two divisions - often as a climatic clash between Top 25 foes. In the 1990s, the two schools often went into battle ranked in the Top 5.
★ '
University of Virginia' and '
Virginia Tech'-- they play for the
Commonwealth Cup
★ '
Virginia Tech' and '
West Virginia University'-- College football game played annually for the
Black Diamond Trophy. Due to Virginia Tech's move to the ACC, this rivalry may lie dormant for the time being.
★ '
North Carolina State University' and '
Wake Forest University'- oldest ACC Basketball rivalry with over 225 played games
★ '
Washington College' and '
Salisbury University'— a storied Division III men's lacrosse rivalry, highlighted by the annual "War on the Shore" for the Charles B. Clark Cup, played alternately in Chestertown, MD, (home of Washington College) and Salisbury, MD. The 2006 War on the Shore was held at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The rivalry is also present to a lesser extent in all sports, as the two schools are the only Division III institutions on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
★ '
Western Kentucky University' and '
Florida International University' Sun Belt Conference rivals.
Western Rivalries
★ '
Boise State University' and '
University of Idaho'— (all sports)
★ '
University of Alaska Anchorage' and '
University of Alaska Fairbanks'— (Ice Hockey) for the Governor's Cup.
★ '
University of California, Davis' and '
California State University, Sacramento' in the
Causeway Classic (football) for the
Causeway Carriage
★ '
University of Colorado' and '
Colorado State University'—College football's
Rocky Mountain Showdown
★ '
Colorado State University' and '
United States Air Force Academy' for the
Ram-Falcon Trophy
★ '
University of Denver' and '
Colorado College'— (Ice Hockey) for the Gold Pan
★ '
Gonzaga University' and '
Eastern Washington University' — A longtime men's basketball rivalry, but much less competitive since the rise of Gonzaga's program to national prominence in the early 2000s
★ '
Gonzaga University' and '
University of Washington' — an emerging men's basketball rivalry, though it will be dormant after the 2006-07 season
★ '
Gonzaga University' and '
Washington State University' — also an emerging men's basketball rivalry
★ '
University of Hawaii' and '
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)'— (all sports)
★ '
University of Idaho' and '
Washington State University' — Known as the Battle of the
Palouse
★ '
University of Idaho' and '
The University of Montana' for
the Little Brown Stein
★ '
The University of Montana' and '
Eastern Washington University'— (all sports)
★ '
The University of Montana' and '
Montana State University' —
Brawl of the Wild
★ '
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)' and '
University of Nevada'—in the
Battle for Nevada (football) for the
Fremont Cannon
★ '
University of San Francisco' and '
Santa Clara University'—
San Francisco Bay Area Jesuit universities; primarily a basketball rivalry
★ '
San Jose State University' and '
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)]' — very even rivalry in both football and basketball for over 70 years.
★ '
San Jose State University' and '
Stanford University' — close proximity in the
Silicon Valley lead to a natural rivalry
★ '
Santa Clara University' and '
Saint Mary's College of California'—formerly a football rivalry, now a basketball rivalry
★ '
Santa Clara University' and '
San Jose State University'— working man's university versus the local rich school; primarily a basketball rivalry.
★ '
University of Utah' and '
Utah State University'— (basketball and American football,
The battle of the brothers)
★ '
University of Utah' and '
Brigham Young University'— (all sports: see
Utah-BYU rivalry). The
"Holy War" or "Church vs. State" (football) for the
Beehive Boot.
★ '
University of Wyoming' and '
Colorado State University'— (football) the
Border War for the
Bronze Boot
★ '
University of New Mexico' and '
New Mexico State University'— (football) the
Battle of I-25
★ '
University of Hawaii' and '
Brigham Young University'— (football)
★ '
University of Texas at El Paso' and '
New Mexico State University'—
The Battle of I-10
Northeastern Rivalries
★ ''See also
Big East Conference#Rivalries''
★ '
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ("RPI")' and '
Union College' — (football) for the
Dutchman's Shoes — the oldest college football rivalry in
New York state
★ '
St. Lawrence University' and '
Clarkson University' (ice hockey)
★ '
University at Albany (SUNY Albany)' and '
Binghamton University' (most sports, especially basketball)
★ '
Bloomsburg University' and '
East Stroudsburg University'—Division 2 football
★ '
Lehigh University' and '
Lafayette College' most played and longest uninterrupted rivalry in
college football:
as of 2005, 141 matchups, and played at least once every year since 1897. See '''
The Rivalry'''.
★ '
Amherst College' and '
Williams College' known as "The Biggest Little Game in America"
★ '
Colby College,
Bates College' and '
Bowdoin College' one of New England's oldest rivalries, dating to 1889.
★ '
University of Connecticut' and '
Villanova University'
★ '
Haverford College' and '
Swarthmore College' winner of the most games against each other receives Hood Trophy.
★ '
SUNY Cortland' and '
Ithaca College' (football) for the '
Cortaca Jug'
★ '
University of New Hampshire' and '
University of Maine' two of the leading NCAA ice hockey powerhouses & season ending football rivalry game for the Brice-Cowell Musket
★ '
Boston University' and '
Boston College' (primarily ice hockey but other sports and competitions now included) At one time known as the '
Green Line Rivalry', also known as the Battle of the Commonwealth and Battle of Commonwealth Avenue
★ '
Syracuse University' and '
Georgetown University' traditional basketball rivals, dating to pre-Big East
★ '
St. John Fisher College' and '
Nazareth College' East Avenue rivals in
Pittsford, New York
★ 'The
Beanpot'— a college ice hockey tournament involving four
Boston-area schools:
★
★ '
Boston College'
★
★ '
Boston University'
★
★ '
Harvard University'
★
★ '
Northeastern University'
★ '
Philadelphia Big 5'—annual
basketball series involving
Philadelphia area teams:
★
★ '
La Salle University'
★
★ '
University of Pennsylvania'
★
★ '
Saint Joseph's University'
★
★ '
Temple University'
★
★ '
Villanova University'
★ '
Buffalo Big 4 Basketball
★
★ '
University at Buffalo'
★
★ '
Canisius College'
★
★ '
Niagara University'
★
★ '
St. Bonaventure University'
Midwest Rivalries
★ ''See also
Big East Conference#Rivalries''
★ 'Michigan'
★
★ '
Western Michigan University' and '
Central Michigan University'
★
★ '
Eastern Michigan University', 'Central Michigan University', and 'Western Michigan University' — Intrastate rivalry. Winner of head-to-head round-robin receives the
Michigan MAC Trophy for football and men's basketball
★
★ '
Calvin-Hope rivalry' — Notable Division III basketball rivalry
★
★ '
Hope College' and '
Kalamazoo College' — The Wooden Shoe Rivalry
★ 'Nebraska'
★
★ '
Creighton University' and '
University of Nebraska-Lincoln' — Battle between the only two Division I schools in the state of Nebraska. This rivalry is exacerbated by the fact that one is a
private and Catholic school and the other is the primary
public university in the state. Also, Omaha and Lincoln represent the two largest cities in Nebraska, separated by only roughly 50 miles. Primarily a basketball rivalry, although baseball has become a heated sport of contention within the last ten years.
★
★ '
University of Nebraska-Kearney' and '
University of Nebraska-Omaha'— Mostly a football and Wrestling rivalry. Both schools are almost always in the top five in Division II Wrestling. The football teams play for the Nebraska Bell a trophy that was introduced to the Football rivalry in 2002. Omaha has the series 25-8 over Kearney.
★ 'Ohio'
★
★ '
Central State University' and '
Wilberforce University'
★
★ '
Kent State University' and '
University of Akron' — Battle for the
Wagon Wheel
★
★ '
Miami University' and '
University of Cincinnati' — Football rivalry for the
Victory Bell; oldest west of the
Allegheny Mountains, since 1888
★
★ '
Miami University' and '
Ohio University' — "Battle of the Bricks" all-sports rivalry
★
★ '
University of Cincinnati' and '
Xavier University' — Two schools located 3 miles apart from each other, one public, the other Catholic, makes for a vicious college basketball rivalry. The game is known as the
Crosstown Shootout
★
★ '
University of Dayton' and '
Xavier University' — Two Catholic schools in southwest Ohio, both members of the
Atlantic 10, battle in basketball for the
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
★
★ '
University of Toledo' and '
Bowling Green State University' — Known as the "Battle of
I-75"; winner gets the
Peace Pipe
★
★ '
Wright State University' and '
University of Dayton'
★ 'Ohio and Indiana'
★
★ '
Wright State University' and '
Butler University'
★ 'Pennsylvania'
★
★ '
University of Pittsburgh' and '
Pennsylvania State University' — Traditional football rivals, but the teams have not played each other in a few years and are not currently scheduled to play each other in the future
★
★ '
University of Pittsburgh' and '
West Virginia University' — College football's
Backyard Brawl
★
★ '
Indiana University of Pennsylvania' and '
Slippery Rock University'
★
★ '
Cheyney University' and '
Lincoln University'— The two oldest black colleges or '
HBCU' in America. The schools compete in everything athletic or academic. Two teams compete annually in the heated thanksgiving weekend Basketball game. The reinstatement of Lincoln's football program will add more fire to the rivalry.
★ 'Iowa'
★
★ '
Iowa State University' Cyclones and '
University of Iowa' Hawkeyes — This bitter intrastate rivalry is played out in nearly every sport. In football the two teams compete annually for the
Cy-Hawk Trophy.
★ 'Iowa and Nebraska'
★
★ '
Drake University' Bulldogs and '
Creighton University' Jays - Missouri Valley Conference Rivals in basketball and soccer
★ 'Illinois and Missouri'
★
★ '
University of Illinois' and '
University of Missouri' — College basketball's "
Braggin' Rights" game
★ 'Illinois only'
★
★ '
Bradley University' and '
Illinois State University' — College basketball's War on 74
★ 'Missouri only'
★
★ '
Northwest Missouri State University' and '
Truman State University' — The Old Hickory Stick, which dates back to 1930 and is the oldest rivalry in NCAA Division II football.
★ 'Indiana'
★
★ '
Wabash College' and '
Depauw University' — College football's
Monon Bell Classic
★ 'Wisconsin'
★
★ '
Marquette University' and '
University of Wisconsin-Madison' — There is an annual showdown between these college basketball rivals.
==='
HBCU' Rivalries===
★ '
Cheyney University' and '
Lincoln University'— The two oldest black colleges, or '
HBCUs', in America, both located in
Pennsylvania and also two of the few such schools outside the
South. The schools compete in everything athletic or academic. Men's and women's teams compete annually in the heated thanksgiving weekend basketball games. The reinstatement of Lincoln's football program will add more fire to the rivalry.
★ '
Central State University' and '
Wilberforce University' — Like Cheyney and Lincoln, these are also rare examples of HBCUs outside the South. Both are in
Ohio.
★ '
North Carolina A&T State University' and '
North Carolina Central University'--the "Aggie-Eagle Classic" was an annual, interdivisional HBCU football until 2005.
★ '
North Carolina A&T State University' and '
Winston-Salem State University'--the rivalry between the two
Piedmont Triad HBCUs has escalated with WSSU's transition to
Division I athletics and the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference of which NC A&T is a member
★ '
Grambling State University' and '
Southern University' — The
Bayou Classic in football is the most famous HBCU rivalry, and the only such matchup televised annually by one of the country's four major over-the-air television networks.
★ '
Bethune-Cookman University' and '
Florida A&M University' — the two
MEAC schools compete annually in football in the Florida Classic.
Religious Schools
★ '
Messiah College' and '
Wheaton College' — These Christian Schools compete frequently for the top Christian as well as Division 3 Soccer Team.
Chess Rivalries
★ '
University of Maryland, Baltimore County' and '
University of Texas, Dallas'--two of the winningest programs in collegiate
chess
See also
★
Academia
★
Sports rivalry
★
List of NCAA college football rivalry games
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