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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.

Contents 1 Australia 2 Belgium 3 Canada 4 China 5 France 6 Ireland 7 India 8 Italy 9 Japan 9.1 Tokyo Rivalries 9.2 Kansai Rivalries 10 Malaysia 11 Mexico 12 Netherlands 13 South Korea 14 Sri Lanka 15 Taiwan 16 Philippines 16.1 University Athletic Association of the Philippines 16.2 National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) 16.3 Other leagues 17 Turkey 18 United Kingdom 19 United States 19.1 ACC 19.2 America East Rivalries 19.3 Big East Rivalries 19.4 Big Ten Rivalries 19.5 Big 12 Rivalries 19.6 Colonial Athletic Association Rivalries 19.7 Ivy League and Service Academy Rivalries 19.8 Notre Dame Rivalries 19.9 Pac-10 Rivalries 19.10 Northeastern Rivalries 19.11 Midwest Rivalries 19.12 Southeastern Rivalries 19.13 Texas Rivalries 19.14 Western Rivalries 19.15 HBCU Rivalries 19.16 Religious Schools 19.17 Chess Rivalries 20 See also 21 References

[edit] Australia

• University of Sydney and University of New South Wales^{[citation needed]}
• University of Technology Sydney and University of Sydney^{[citation needed]}
• University of Melbourne and Monash University^{[citation needed]}
• Macquarie University and University of New South Wales(School of economics and Finance)^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Belgium

• Université catholique de Louvain and Université Libre de Bruxelles.
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

Rivalry starts in the 1830s when the Free University of Brussels is created as non-religious and freethinking university whereas the old Catholic University of Leuven - refounded in 1835 - remains under the Church's control. Rivalry has survived the splitting of the two institutions on linguistic grounds (Dutch-speaking vs. French speaking) in 1968 (Leuven) and 1970 (Brussels). Nowadays control of the Church on the two catholic has diminished and these universities are largely puralistic, accepting students and professors from all religions and backgrounds, but the rivalry with Brussels' universities remains. It is mainly concentrated in academics and student folkore as intercollegiate sports competition is not very developed in Belgium.

[edit] Canada

• McGill University and Queen's University.^{[citation needed]}
  • See main article at Queen's-McGill rivalry. Historically, the two institutions have had intense rivalries in academics, football, hockey, and rowing.^{[citation needed]}
• McGill University and Concordia University.^{[citation needed]}
• McMaster University and Wilfrid Laurier University.^{[citation needed]}
• University of Calgary and University of Alberta^{[citation needed]}

• See Battle of Alberta

• University of Western Ontario and University of Waterloo^{[citation needed]}
• Dalhousie University and St.Mary's University^{[citation needed]}
• Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia (Football, Shrum Bowl, Basketball, Buchanan Cup)^{[citation needed]}
• University of Toronto and York University^{[citation needed]}

Historically, the two institutions compete at the Annual Red/Blue Bowl Football Game, which attracts alumni and many students from both universities. Other rivalries exist in hockey, rowing and academics, which both score quite well.

• University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University^{[citation needed]}
• Carleton University and University of Ottawa^{[citation needed]}
• University College of the Fraser Valley and Trinity Western University^{[citation needed]}
• Université Laval and Université de Montréal^{[citation needed]}
• Ecole Polytechnique and École de technologie supérieure^{[citation needed]}

[edit] China

• Peking University and Tsinghua University^{[citation needed]}
• Wah Yan College, Kowloon and La Salle College - Battle of Hong Kong^{[citation needed]}

[edit] France

Lycée Louis-le-Grand and Lycée Henri IV in Paris^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

ESSEC Business School and HEC Paris have been fierce rivals with HEC topping most rankings and ESSEC often coming second. However, ESSEC has long been considered an entrepreneurial powerhouse, more dynamic and open-minded than HEC, whilst the latter has constantly been accused of snobbish attitudes due to the elitist mindset of its student population. Whether either assumptions are true or false, those two schools have produced the elite of French business circles, alongside the other "Parisian" business school ESCP-EAP, Sciences Po Paris and leading engineering institutes such as the Ecole Polytechnique.

[edit] Ireland

University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin

• See The Colours Match

[edit] India

• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara and Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar^{[citation needed]}
• Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology^{[citation needed]}
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi^{[citation needed]}
• Nirma University of Science and Technology and L.D. College of Engineering^{[citation needed]}
• St. Stephens College and Hindu College, University of Delhi^{[citation needed]}
• IIM Kozhikode and IIM Indore^{[citation needed]}
• College of Engineering, Guindy and Alagappa College of Technology^{[citation needed]}
• Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal and National Institute of Technology, Suratkal^{[citation needed]}
• Topiwla National Medical College, Mumbai and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.^{[citation needed]}
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Italy

• Scuola Normale Superiore and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Japan

• Kyoto University and Tokyo University —dating back to 1869, the oldest in the country; primarily an academic rivalry since 1950s.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Tokyo Rivalries

• Keio University and Waseda University —known as Soukeisen, baseball and rugby football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Meiji University and Waseda University —known as Soumeisen, baseball and rugby football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Kanto Gakuin University and Waseda University —rugby football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Hosei University and Kanto Gakuin University —rugby football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Hosei University and Nihon University —American Football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Hosei University and Senshu University —American Football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Kansai Rivalries

• Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University —intracity baseball rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Kansai University and Kwansei Gakuin University —baseball rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Doshisha University and Kyoto Sangyo University —intracity rugby football rivalry.^{[citation needed]}
• Kwansei Gakuin University and Kyoto University —American football rivalries.^{[citation needed]}
• Kwansei Gakuin University and Ritsumeikan University —American football rivalries.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Malaysia

• Penang Free School and Chung Ling High School^{[citation needed]}
• Victoria Institution and St. John's Institution^{[citation needed]}
• Kolej DPAH Abdillah and Kolej Tuanku Haji Bujang^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Mexico

• Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico^{[citation needed]}
• Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Netherlands

• Leiden University and Delft University of Technology^{[citation needed]}

[edit] South Korea

• Yonsei University and Korea University^{[citation needed]}
• KAIST and POSTECH^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Sri Lanka

• Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia, the Royal-Thomian annual cricket match since 1879^[1] .

[edit] Taiwan

• National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University^{[citation needed]}
• National Sun Yat-sen University, National Chung Hsing University and National Cheng Kung University

[edit] Philippines

[edit] University Athletic Association of the Philippines

• Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University-Manila (Ateneo-La Salle rivalry)
  — All UAAP sports, started in NCAA Men's Basketball.^[2]
• Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines, Diliman (The Battle of Katipunan)
  — UAAP Men's Basketball.^{[citation needed]}
• Far Eastern University and University of the East (The Battle of the East)
  — UAAP Men's Basketball^{[citation needed]}
• University of the Philippines, Diliman and University of Santo Tomas (The Cheerdance Rivals)
  — UAAP Cheerdance Competition^{[citation needed]}
• De La Salle University-Manila and University of Santo Tomas (La Salle-UST rivalry)
  — UAAP Women's Volleyball, UAAP Men's Basketball^{[citation needed]}

[edit] National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

• Current rivalries
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran and San Beda College
    — NCAA Men's Basketball Championship^{[citation needed]}
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran and Mapúa Institute of Technology (The "new" Battle of Intramuros)
    — NCAA Men's Basketball
    — NCAA Cheerdance Competition^{[citation needed]}
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran and San Sebastian College - Recoletos (The Letran-Baste rivalry)
    — NCAA Men's Basketball^{[citation needed]}
  • De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and San Beda College
    — NCAA Soccer^{[citation needed]}

• Old rivalries
  • Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle College
    — currently in UAAP Men's Basketball.^{[citation needed]}
  • Ateneo de Manila University and San Beda College
    — previously in NCAA Men's Basketball.^{[citation needed]}
  • Ateneo de Manila and University of the Philippines, Manila (The "old" Battle of Intramuros)
    — previously in NCAA Men's Basketball^{[citation needed]}
  • Colegio de San Juan de Letran and De La Salle College
    — previously NCAA Men's Basketball^{[citation needed]}
  • Mapúa Institute of Technology and San Beda College
    — NCAA Juniors Basketball^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Other leagues

• AMA Computer University and STI Colleges, NAASCU's cyber war.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Turkey

• Middle East Technical University and Bogazici University
• Sabanci University and Koc University^{[citation needed]}

[edit] United Kingdom

• Oxford and Cambridge, dating back to the 13th century; see Oxbridge rivalry, the Boat Race, The Varsity Match and the Ice Hockey Varsity Match
  • 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. Another keen rivalry is that between St Edmund Hall, Oxford and The Queen's College, Oxford, dating back to the time when Queens owned St Edmund Hall. 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.
• Royal School of Mines and Camborne School of Mines, take part in the annual Bottle match.
• London School of Economics and Saïd Business School, the annual LSE/SBS Challenge Cup^{[citation needed]}
• Hatfield College and University College, Durham University^{[citation needed]}
• Eton College and Harrow School, an annual cricket match that has been held at Lord's Cricket Ground since 1805.
• Stonyhurst College and Ampleforth College anuual cricket, rugby union matches and other sports. Stonyhurst is a Jesuit school and Ampleforth is a Benedictine school the rivalry probably originally came into being through the rivalry between the two Roman Catholic orders.^{[citation needed]}
• Newcastle Royal Grammar School and Dame Allan's School^{[citation needed]}
• Whitgift School and Trinity School of John Whitgift^{[citation needed]}
• York and Lancaster, the Roses Tournament, in honour of the Wars of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster. The University of York also has a rivalry with York St John University^{[citation needed]}
• Cardiff University and Swansea University, the Welsh Varsity
• King's College London and University College London^{[citation needed]}
• Norwich School and Gresham's School^{[citation needed]}
• Ampleforth College and Sedbergh School^{[citation needed]}
• University of Bath and Loughborough University, the The Real Varsity Match
• Newcastle University and Northumbria University - The Stan Calvert Cup
• Bradford University and King's College London - The Tolstoy Cup
• Stamford School and Uppingham School^{[citation needed]}
• University of Warwick and Coventry University^{[citation needed]}
• University of Manchester and University of Salford - Annual Boat Race
• University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University^{[citation needed]} Annual Ice Hockey game
• University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moore's universityandLiverpool Hope University^{[citation needed]}
• Glenalmond College and Strathallan School^{[citation needed]}
• Royal Holloway, University of London and University of Surrey, the recently inaugurated "Surrey Bowl" Primarily between the respective universities' American Football teams.
• University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University^{[citation needed]}
• Bedford School and Bedford Modern School^{[citation needed]}
• Westminster School and St. Paul's School
• Maidstone Grammar School for Girls and Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone
• Royal Grammar School, Guildford and Tonbridge School
• Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Queen Mary, University of London in "The Merger Cup"

[edit] 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.

[edit] ACC

Football and Basketball are typically the hot-button sports in the ACC, though most rivalries bridge across all sports. The most notable rivalries include: Football

• Georgia Tech and Clemson
• Georgia Tech and University of Virginia
• Clemson and NC State Textile Bowl.
• UNC and Duke The Battle of Tobacco Road.
• Florida State and University of Miami

Basketball

• UNC and Duke

[edit] 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:

• University of Albany and Binghamton University, also known as the I-88 Rivalry because of their geographic proximity.
• University of Albany and University of Vermont mostly in men's basketball, due to the successes these two teams have had in the 2000s.
• University of Albany and University of Maryland, Baltimore County mostly in women's volleyball and men's lacrosse due to their intense, post-season matches. Recently in men's basketball when Albany fans spewed offensive singes toward a UMBC player on February 20, 2008 in Albany, NY.^[3]
• Boston University and Boston College
• University of Hartford and University of Maryland, Baltimore County both men's and women's basketball.
• University of New Hampshire and University of Maine^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Big East Rivalries

The Big East Conference, originally founded as a basketball conference, has evolved into a league of 16 Division I schools, of which eight members play Division I Football Championship Subdivision level college football within the conference. The conference, while centered in the northeast, is also geographical diverse stretching from Florida to New England and across the Midwest. This has created a variety of sectional and intersectional rivalries. The most traditional basketball rivalry in the Big East Conference is Georgetown University versus Syracuse University, while the most notable football rivalry is the Backyard Brawl involving the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University.

[edit] 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:

• Indiana University and Michigan State University—The Old Brass Spittoon
• Michigan State University and Pennsylvania State University—The Land Grant Trophy
• Northwestern University and University of Illinois—Competed for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk from 1945 through 2008. Because of NCAA rules regarding Native American imagery, the trophy has been retired; the schools will compete for a new trophy starting in 2009.
• Ohio State University and University of Illinois—The Illibuck (a statue of a turtle)
• Ohio State University and Penn State University — There is no trophy here, but these teams play every year in the Big Ten. The first meeting between these two teams dates back to the early 1900s. Penn State's 13-6 victory this season on 10/25/08 tied the series between the two schools at 12-12-2.
• Ohio State University and University of Michigan^[4]—ESPN calls 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.
• Purdue University and Indiana University—The Old Oaken Bucket (football), The Crimson & Gold Cup (all sports), (see Indiana-Purdue rivalry)
• University of Illinois and Purdue University—The Purdue Cannon
• University of Iowa and University of Minnesota—Floyd of Rosedale (a bronze statue of a pig)
• University of Iowa and University of Wisconsin—Heartland Trophy (a bronze statue of a bull)
• University of Michigan and Michigan State University—Paul Bunyan Trophy
• University of Michigan and University of Minnesota—The Little Brown Jug
• University of Michigan and Pennsylvania State University—There is no trophy rivalry here, but the teams have been rivals since Penn State joined the Big Ten due to their similar football histories.
• University of Minnesota and Pennsylvania State University—Governor's Victory Bell
• University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin—Paul Bunyan's Axe This is the oldest and most played rivalry in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (NCAA Football Division 1A).^[5]

[edit] Big 12 Rivalries

• Baylor University and Texas A&M University—College football's Battle of the Brazos.
• Iowa State University and University of Missouri—— Since 1959, the Telephone Trophy has been awarded to the annual winner of this football game.
• 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.
• University of Missouri and University of Kansas—The 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.
• University of Nebraska and University of Oklahoma— This rivalry was once 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]
• University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University—The Bedlam Series encompasses all athletic contests between the two schools.
• University of Texas and Texas A&M University^[4]—The Lone Star Showdown involves all athletic contests between the two schools.
• University of Texas and University of Oklahoma^[4]—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.
• Texas Tech University and University of Texas at Austin -These two Texas teams played in 1928 and the rivalry is still going on very strong today . Last Year, the game in Lubbock was in November and ended in a 39-33 Texas Tech win. They play for the Silver Spurs.
• University of Colorado at Boulder and University of Nebraska These two Big 12 teams met in 1941. They played this year, and Nebraska knocked the Buffalos out of bowl eligibility with a 40-31 Huskers win.

[edit] Colonial Athletic Association Rivalries

• College of William & Mary and University of Richmond. Football rivalry dates to 1898.
• University of Delaware and Villanova University. Football rivalry dates to 1895.

[edit] Ivy League and Service Academy Rivalries

• Columbia University and Fordham University; New York City's Division I-AA football programs compete annually for the Liberty Cup
• Cornell University and Colgate University, primarily in football and hockey. Colgate's sports teams were named the "Red Raiders" in response to Cornell's "Big Red". Colgate and Cornell have played 119 football games against one another and 127 hockey since 1958; Cornell leads both series.
• 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.
• Yale University and *Harvard University the season-ending football contest is simply called The Game, dating back to 1875.
• Princeton University and *University of Pennsylvania— (men's basketball, football). The 2008 season was the first since 1989 that neither Penn nor Princeton won the Ivy League men's basketball championship.
• United States Merchant Marine Academy and United States Coast Guard Academy— (football) in the Secretaries Cup.
• United States Military Academy (Army) and United States Naval Academy (Navy)^[4]— (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)

[edit] Notre Dame Rivalries

The University of Notre Dame has numerous football rivals, the most notable of which include:

• Boston College—A game between the only two Catholic colleges that have Football Bowl Subdivision football programs. They compete for the Ireland Trophy. The rivalry has also been dubbed "The Holy War"
• 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.
• Northwestern University—a rivalry that had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930's and even featured a Shillelagh trophy much like the ones that go to the winner of the Notre Dame-USC and Notre Dame-Purdue games. This rivalry game has been played infrequently in recent years.
• Purdue University—The Shillelagh Trophy
• 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. See also: Catholics vs. Convicts.
• University of Michigan—a game between two of the 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.
• United States Military Academy (Army)—a rivalry that used to be held almost every year in the 1940s and 1950's.
• United States Naval Academy (Navy)—an annual event that almost always results in a Notre Dame win—Navy won this game in 2007 for the first time since 1963—but is one of the longer-running series in college football and is always hard-fought on both sides.
• University of Pittsburgh—longtime rivals that share Big East conference affiliations (except in football). Many of Notre Dame's most famed talents such as Joe Montana, Lou Holtz and Johnny Lujack hail from Pittsburgh. The "public vs. private" aspect as well as always having opposing team members that have played with or against each other since grade school has given the contest a unique distinction of dividing neighborhoods or even families during a fall Saturday.
• University of Southern California^[4]—Playing for the Jeweled Shillelagh, it is a game between two of the three teams with the most Heisman Trophies. See also: Notre Dame-USC rivalry
• Georgia Tech Played on and off since the early mid-20th Century as a North vs. South rivalry of sorts. Last played in 2006 & 2007 with one win each.

[edit] Pac-10 Rivalries

The Pac-10 conference falls neatly into five regional pairings, leading to strong natural rivalries. Three of these pairs are cross-state rivals, one pair is within the same metropolitan region (San Francisco Bay Area), and one pair vies for bragging rights within the same city (Los Angeles).

• University of Arizona and Arizona State University— (All Sports) . The Big Game (football), better known as the "Duel in the Desert". The two teams with arguably the most hatred towards each other in the conference fight for the oldest trophy in the nation, The Territorial Cup, given as a reward to the victor of the game.^[6]
• 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."
• University of Oregon and Oregon State University— (football) in the Civil War. This is the seventh longest rivalry game in college football history. The winner receives a recently re-surfaced wooden platypus trophy.
• University of Southern California (USC) and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (all sports) In (football): The Crosstown Showdown for the Victory Bell^[4] (See UCLA-USC rivalry)
• University of Washington and Washington State University— (football) for the Apple Cup

Other Pac-10 rivalries:

• University of California (Cal) and University of California at 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. Cal is also the "older brother" of UCLA as UCLA was the Southern Branch of the University of California. Because of UCLA's origins with Cal, many Berkeley elements influenced the UCLA campus. Some UCLA traditions can be traced to the early 1920s, when the campus was known as the Southern Branch of the University of California.^{[citation needed]}
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• Oregon State University and University of Washington— (football) similar to the Washington-Oregon rivalry, this game has become more important with Oregon State's recent resurgence in the college football world.
• Oregon State University and University of Southern California (USC)^{[citation needed]} - This unofficial rivalry started in 2006 when Oregon State Beavers played at home against the No. 3 USC Trojans, and upset them 33-31. In 2007, the No. 15 Trojans beat Oregon State 24-3 at home. In 2008, Oregon State upset the top-ranked Trojans 27-21. According to most sportscasters, Oregon State is considered "Giant Killers" whenever they upset higher ranked USC (a usage possibly derived from OSU's 1967 team, dubbed the "Giant-Killers", which in a period of four weeks defeated then-#2 Purdue, tied then-#2 UCLA, and defeated then-#1 USC).

Additional non-conference rivalries involving Pac-10 schools (the most famous of which is arguably USC-Notre Dame) can be found in other sections of this article.

[edit] Northeastern Rivalries

• See also Big East rivalries

• Interstate
  • United States Military Academy (Army) and United States Naval Academy (Navy)^[4]— (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)
  • University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University — known as the Backyard Brawl
  • Syracuse University and Georgetown University traditional basketball rivals, dating to pre-Big East
  • Penn State University and Syracuse University and Penn State University and West Virginia University; two northeastern football rivalries that are now played infrequently since Penn State joined the Big 10 Conference.
  • Rutgers University and University of Connecticut, a growing rivalry in football and a heated rivalry in women's basketball between the two Big East Conference schools.
  • University of Pittsburgh and University of Cincinnati - One of the newest rivalries in the Big East for the River City Trophy. The latest game had Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, both ranked in the Top 25, playing for, essentially, the Big East championship and a BCS bowl berth.
  • 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.

• 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^{[citation needed]}; known as the Pennsylvania Classic
  • University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University play the annual City Game in college basketball.
  • Lehigh University and Lafayette College most played and longest uninterrupted rivalry in college football: as of 2005^[update], 141 matchups, and played at least once every year since 1897. See The Rivalry.
  • 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.^{[citation needed]}
  • Bloomsburg University and East Stroudsburg University—Division 2 football
  • Haverford College and Swarthmore College winner of the most games against each other receives Hood Trophy.
  • Ursinus College and Franklin & Marshall College

• Philadelphia Big 5—annual basketball series involving Philadelphia area teams:
  • La Salle University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Saint Joseph's University
  • Temple University
  • Villanova University
  • Saint Joseph's University and Villanova University (The Holy War)

• New York
  • Manhattan College and Fordham University; Primarily a basketball rivalry, between these two New York City catholic Schools. Also known as the Battle of the Bronx. Its 100th basketball game was played on November 28, 2007.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ("RPI") and Union College — (football) for the Dutchman's Shoes — the oldest college football rivalry in New York state
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Clarkson University (ice hockey)
  • University of Rochester and Washington University in St. Louis two of the top D3 Basketball Programs -- UAA
  • St. Lawrence University and Clarkson University (ice hockey)
  • University at Albany (SUNY Albany) and Binghamton University (most sports, especially basketball)
  • SUNY Cortland and Ithaca College (football) for the Cortaca Jug
  • St. John Fisher College and Nazareth College East Avenue rivals in Pittsford, New York

• Buffalo Big 4 Basketball
  • University at Buffalo
  • Canisius College
  • Niagara University
  • St. Bonaventure University

• New Jersey
  • Rutgers University and Seton Hall University, a rivalry played out solely between the two institutions' men's basketball teams.
  • 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.

• New England
  • 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 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

• The Beanpot— a college ice hockey tournament involving four Boston-area schools:
  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Harvard University
  • Northeastern University (They play at the TD Banknorth Garden)

[edit] Midwest Rivalries

• See also Big East rivalries
• Michigan
  • Western Michigan University and Central Michigan University — Winner receives the CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy; often cited as the greatest rivalry in American collegiate football among the mid-majors.^{[citation needed]}
  • 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
  • Lake Superior State University and Northern Michigan University — (hockey) once two major hockey powerhouses, these two Upper Peninsula schools have no problem showing up at the other's home ice arena three hours away.
  • Calvin-Hope rivalry — Notable Division III basketball rivalry
  • Hope College and Kalamazoo College — The Wooden Shoe Rivalry^{[citation needed]}
• 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 (80 km). Primarily a basketball rivalry, although baseball has become a heated sport of contention within the last ten years.^{[citation needed]}
  • 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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^{[citation needed]}
  • Miami University and Ohio University — "Battle of the Bricks" all-sports rivalry^{[citation needed]}
  • University of Cincinnati and Xavier University — Two schools located 3 miles (4.8 km) 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^{[citation needed]}
• Ohio and Indiana
  • Wright State University and Butler University^{[citation needed]}
• 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.
  • Drake University Bulldogs and University of Northern Iowa Panthers play for the DUNI Trophy.
  • Drake University Bulldogs, Iowa State University Cyclones, University of Iowa Hawkeyes, and University of Northern Iowa Panthers play in the Big Four Series.
• Iowa and Nebraska
  • Drake University Bulldogs and Creighton University Jays - Missouri Valley Conference Rivals play for the I-80 Trophy^{[citation needed]}
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Indiana
  • Wabash College and DePauw University — College football's Monon Bell Classic
• South Dakota and North Dakota
  • South Dakota State University and North Dakota State University — These two interstate rivals play for the Dakota Marker, markers were placed along the ND/SD border after they were split apart in 1889. The Dakota Marker rivalry was announced after both teams entered Division I sports in 2004, playing the first Dakota Marker Game.^{[citation needed]}
• Wisconsin
  • Marquette University and University of Wisconsin-Madison — There is an annual showdown between these college basketball rivals.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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:

• 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 Day Classic" played each Thanksgiving Day.
• Appalachian State University and Western Carolina University — the annual football game known as The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
• Auburn University and University of Georgia — "The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry"
• Auburn University and Louisiana State University (LSU) — budding SEC Western division rivalry
• 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.
• 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
• Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University — the two MEAC schools compete annually in football in the Florida Classic.
• The Citadel and Virginia Military Institute— (football)The Military Classic of the South "The battle for the Silver Shako."
• Clemson University and University of South Carolina— this in-state rivalry has political and cultural origins and is one of the oldest rivalries in the South. See Carolina-Clemson Rivalry and South Carolina-Clemson brawl.
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Clemson University and North Carolina State University — The Textile Bowl.
• 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
• Duke University and University of North Carolina — The two schools are only 8 miles (13 km) 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 Carolina-Duke rivalry).
• East Carolina University and North Carolina State University — Two of the largest universities in the state of North Carolina. The football series between these schools was temporarily discontinued in 1987 after ECU played the game at NCSU's home field for 18 consecutive seasons. At the time, almost all of the attendance records for NCSU's Carter-Finley Stadium were set by games between the Wolfpack and Pirates. East Carolina offered to extend the contract on the condition some future games be played at the Pirates' home field. NCSU refused and contract negotiations were at an impasse. With the series set to potentially expire, East Carolina fans celebrated the 1987 victory by tearing down the NCSU's goal posts. A post-game altercation ensued between some fans on the field. NCSU privately attempted to renew the series despite the post-game incident, but ECU rejected the offer since it did not include any games in Greenville, NC. The series was canceled, which NCSU attributed to the poor behavior of ECU fans at the 1987 game. The rivalry resumed when both teams were invited to the Peach Bowl played on January 1, 1992. In an exciting game, East Carolina overcame a 17-point deficit in the 4th quarter to defeat NCSU 34-31. The financial success of the Peach Bowl spurred members of the North Carolina legislature to pressure both schools to resume the regular season football series with games to be played at both teams' home stadiums and neutral locations in North Carolina such as the stadium used by the NFL's Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. East Carolina defeated NC State 50-29 in the first game of the revived rivalry on November 30, 1996, in Charlotte, NC. NCSU holds the all-time series lead 15-10, the last game a 34-20 NCSU victory on October 20, 2007.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.
• 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.
• Florida State University and University of Florida^[4]—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.^{[citation needed]}
• Furman University and Wofford College —The oldest football rivalry in South Carolina
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Clemson University - Long running series (now permanent ACC cross-conference rivals); legendary coach John Heisman coached at both schools.
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Jackson State University and Southern University — The Boombox Classic is the annual match-up between JSU and SU. The name is a reference to the two school's marching bands. JSU's being the "Sonic Boom of the South" and SU's being "The Human Jukebox".
• Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland One of the oldest rivalries in lacrosse.
• Loyola (MD) and Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse rivalry also known as the Charles Street 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
• 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.
• North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina^{[citation needed]}
• North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University- oldest ACC Basketball rivalry with over 225 played games^{[citation needed]}
• 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.
• Sewanee: The University of the South and Rhodes College, The longest running (continuously played) college football rivalry in the South, starting in 1899. Since 1954 the winner of this game has been awarded the Orgill Trophy.
• University of Alabama and Auburn University^[4]—the "Iron Bowl," formerly played in Birmingham, Alabama, but now played alternately in Tuscaloosa and Auburn
• 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.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and University of Memphis— the "Battle for the Bones"
• University of Arkansas and Louisiana State University — the "The Battle for the Golden Boot" game. This game is played on the Friday after Thanksgiving
• University of Arkansas and Texas A&M University — the "Arkansas–Texas A&M rivalry" game started when both were members of the Southwestern Conference together.
• University of Arkansas and University of Texas — the rivalry is one of the biggest for Arkansas.
• University of Florida and University of Georgia^[4]—"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" in Jacksonville, Florida
• University of Florida and University of Tennessee — A rivalry that saw its heyday in the 1990s, when the Southeastern Conference realigned and pitted these schools against each other every year. The Third Week of September game^{[citation needed]}
• University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)— Described as "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate" by author Bill Cromartie.
• 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.
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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^{[citation needed]}(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. The football game is traditionally known as "The Battle for the Beer Barrel," named for the orange and blue barrel that the winning team keeps.
• Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss"). This rivalry was named the Magnolia Bowl in 2008. The two schools exchange a bronze magnolia trophy.(see Magnolia Bowl)^{[citation needed]}
• Louisiana State University (LSU) and Tulane University — the "Battle for the Rag"
• ULM and Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) — the "Battle on the Bayou"
• University of Louisville and University of Cincinnati — long running rivalry known as the battle for the "Keg of Nails"^{[citation needed]}
• University of Louisville and University of Memphis^{[citation needed]}
• University of Louisville and West Virginia University - the Louisville-West Virginia rivalry is a newer rivalry in the Big East^{[citation needed]}
• University of Maryland and The Naval Academy – A once heated in-state football rivalry that lapsed for 40 years after a controversial game in 1964, was finally revived in 2005 (See also: Maryland-Navy rivalry).
• University of Maryland and North Carolina State University-- Hostility has increased in the football rivalry during recent years. After a 2003 loss for NCSU in Raleigh, Maryland fans started a fight with the NCSU band and several fans. Also, has a tradition of competitive basketball, dating back to what has been called one of the greatest basketball games ever played, the 1974 ACC Championship game.^[7]
• University of Maryland and West Virginia University – A long tradition of football rivalry, dating back to 1919 (See also: Maryland-West Virginia rivalry).
• University of Maryland and Duke University — This is a recent, largely fabricated rivalry, sparked because of Maryland's increased competitiveness in NCAA basketball. It is a one-sided rivalry, as Duke considers its only true rival to be the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. However the two teams are competitive in basketball and Maryland is known for their visceral hatred of Duke.^[8]
• University of Maryland and University of Maryland, Baltimore County Historically dominated by Maryland, this budding lacrosse rivalry was intensified in the 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament when the Retrievers upset the Terrapins in College park. It heated the following year when tournament committee chairman and Terrapins' head coach Dave Cottle set up the UMBC to travel far from their fan-base to avoid playing them in the tournament, sparking accusations in the lacrosse world of using politics to avoid a matchup.
• University of Memphis and University of Southern Mississippi--The Black and Blue Bowl
• University of Miami and Florida State University^[4] -- Since the 1980s, the match-up has often held national championship implications. See Wide Right.
• 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 won in 2008. Since then, only Miami has won the Florida Cup with wins over the Gators and FSU in the same season through sporadic regular season and bowl meetings.
• University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") and Mississippi State University--the "Egg Bowl"
• University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") and University of Arkansas --rivalry that is sometimes referred to as the Nut Bowl. (see Arkansas-Ole Miss rivalry)
• 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 Trophy.
• University of North Carolina and University of Virginia--"The South's Oldest Rivalry"
• University of North Carolina and Wake Forest University^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• University of Virginia and Virginia Tech (see Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry) -- they play for the Commonwealth Cup in football
• 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.
• Virginia Tech and Radford University-- The rivalry is heated for every sport in which the two New River Valley schools compete, but in soccer one of the largest trophies in the nation is contested when they play annually for "The New River Rock".^{[citation needed]}
• 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.

Old Southeastern rivalries seldom played due to conference obligations, divisional changes etc.:

• Georgia Tech and Auburn
• Georgia Tech and Alabama
• Georgia Tech and Tennessee

[edit] Texas Rivalries

These rivalries involve Texas schools that are not members of the Big 12 Conference. In two of these rivalries, both sides involved were members of the old Southwest Conference, four of whose schools were founding members of the Big 12. Another rivalry involves an old SWC team against an Oklahoma rival. The last one listed is a football rivalry involving Texas and Louisiana schools in the second-tier Division I FCS.

• Rice University and University of Houston — Compete for the Bayou Bucket in both football and basketball as part of the Houston–Rice rivalry
• Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University — College football's Battle for the Iron Skillet
• Southern Methodist University and Rice University — College football's Battle for the Mayor's Cup
• Rice University and University of Tulsa - Compete for the Williams Trophy
• Stephen F. Austin State University and Northwestern State University — football rivalry that plays for the largest trophy in college athletics; Chief Caddo, a large, 7.5ft tall 320 lb (150 kg) wooden Indian statue.

[edit] Western Rivalries

• Boise State University and University of Idaho— (all sports)
• The California State University, Fullerton and California State University, Long Beach;^[9] a baseball rivalry stemming from both program continual success.
• The College of Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University— A long-standing basketball rivalry, as well as an extensive history of student pranks.
• Colorado State University and United States Air Force Academy for the Ram-Falcon Trophy
• 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
• 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
• Saint Mary's College of California and Gonzaga University — 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 Alaska Anchorage and University of Alaska Fairbanks— (Ice Hockey) for the Governor's Cup.
• University of Colorado and Colorado State University—College football's Rocky Mountain Showdown
• UC Davis and Cal Poly in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (football) for the Golden Horseshoe Trophy
• UC Davis and Sac State— The two programs compete in all sports for the annual Causeway Cup, and specifically in the Causeway Classic (football) for the Causeway Carriage and Causeway Trophy.
• UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly Central Coast Rivalry (Mainly Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball & Baseball)
• University of Denver and Colorado College— (Ice Hockey) for the Gold Pan
• University of Hawaii and California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)— (all sports)
• University of Hawaiʻi and Brigham Young University— (football and Volleyball)
• University of Idaho and The University of Montana for the Little Brown Stein
• University of Idaho and Washington State University — Known as the Battle of the Palouse
• 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 New Mexico and New Mexico State University— (all sports) Rio Grande Rivalry
• University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University— San Francisco Bay Area Jesuit universities; primarily a basketball rivalry
• University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University—The Battle of I-10
• 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
• Western Washington University and Central Washington University— (football) Known as the Battle in Seattle - played at Qwest Field in Seattle for the Cascade Cup.

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Central State University and Wilberforce University — Like Cheyney and Lincoln, these are also rare examples of HBCUs outside the South. Both are in Ohio.^{[citation needed]}
• North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University--the "Aggie-Eagle Classic" was an annual, interdivisional HBCU football until 2005.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Norfolk State University and Hampton University^{[citation needed]}
• Virginia Union University and Virginia State University^{[citation needed]}
• Saint Augustine's College and Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina are HBCU Rivalries in all sports

[edit] Religious Schools

• Messiah College and Wheaton College — These Christian Schools compete frequently for the top Christian as well as Division 3 Soccer Team.^{[citation needed]}
• Indiana Wesleyan University and Taylor University — The schools are separated by less than 15 minutes in rural NE Indiana, and have an intense rivalry in NAIA athletic events.^{[citation needed]}
• Tabor College and Bethel College — These two Mennonite Schools which are only a few miles apart find a friendly rivalry that stems from a denominational split in the 1860s. Their soccer teams compete in the Menno-Cup and Football teams compete in the Menno-Bowl every year.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Chess Rivalries

• University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Texas, Dallas--two of the winningest programs in collegiate chess[4]

[edit] See also

• Academia
• Sports rivalry
• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

[edit] References