Team rivalry

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

* University of Sydney and University of New South WalesFact|date=April 2008
*University of Technology Sydney and University of Sydney"'Fact|date=April 2008
*Macquarie University and University of Western SydneyFact|date=April 2008
* University of Melbourne and Monash UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Macquarie University and University of New South Wales(School of economics and Finance)Fact|date=April 2008

Canada

* McGill University and Queen's University. Fact|date=April 2008
**"See main article at Queen's-McGill rivalry". Historically, the two institutions have had intense rivalries in academics, football, hockey, and rowing. Fact|date=April 2008
* McGill University and Concordia University. Fact|date=April 2008
* McMaster University and Wilfrid Laurier University. Fact|date=April 2008
* University of Calgary and University of AlbertaFact|date=April 2008 :*See "Battle of Alberta
* University of Western Ontario and University of WaterlooFact|date=April 2008
* Dalhousie University and St.Mary's UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia (Football, Shrum Bowl, Basketball, Buchanan Cup)Fact|date=April 2008
*University of Toronto and York UniversityFact|date=April 2008 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 UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Carleton University and University of OttawaFact|date=April 2008
*University College of the Fraser Valley and Trinity Western UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Université Laval and Université de MontréalFact|date=April 2008
*Ecole Polytechnique and École de technologie supérieureFact|date=April 2008

China

*Peking University and Tsinghua UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Wah Yan College, Kowloon and La Salle College - Battle of Hong KongFact|date=April 2008

France

Lycée Louis-le-Grand and Lycée Henri IV in ParisFact|date=April 2008

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.Fact|date=April 2008

Ireland

University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin:*See "The Colours Match

India

* Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara and Sardar Patel University, Vallabh VidyanagarFact|date=April 2008
* Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication TechnologyFact|date=April 2008
* Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology DelhiFact|date=April 2008
* Nirma University of Science and Technology and L.D. College of EngineeringFact|date=April 2008
* St. Stephens College and Hindu College, University of DelhiFact|date=April 2008
* IIM Kozhikode and IIM IndoreFact|date=April 2008
* College of Engineering, Guindy and Alagappa College of TechnologyFact|date=April 2008
* Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal and National Institute of Technology, SuratkalFact|date=April 2008
* Topiwla National Medical College, Mumbai and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.Fact|date=April 2008
* National Law School of India University, Bangalore and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.Fact|date=April 2008

Italy

* Scuola Normale Superiore and Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, PisaFact|date=April 2008

Japan

*Kyoto University and Tokyo University —dating back to 1869, the oldest in the country; primarily an academic rivalry since 1950s.Fact|date=April 2008

Tokyo Rivalries

*Keio University and Waseda University —known as "Soukeisen", baseball and rugby football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Meiji University and Waseda University —known as "Soumeisen", baseball and rugby football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Kanto Gakuin University and Waseda University —rugby football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Hosei University and Kanto Gakuin University —rugby football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Hosei University and Nihon University —American Football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Hosei University and Senshu University —American Football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008

Kansai Rivalries

*Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University —intracity baseball rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Kansai University and Kwansei Gakuin University —baseball rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Doshisha University and Kyoto Sangyo University —intracity rugby football rivalry.Fact|date=April 2008
*Kwansei Gakuin University and Kyoto University —American football rivalries.Fact|date=April 2008
*Kwansei Gakuin University and Ritsumeikan University —American football rivalries.Fact|date=April 2008

Malaysia

*Penang Free School and Chung Ling High SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*Victoria Institution and St. John's InstitutionFact|date=April 2008
*Kolej DPAH Abdillah and Kolej Tuanku Haji BujangFact|date=April 2008

Mexico

*Instituto Politécnico Nacional and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoFact|date=April 2008
*Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo LeonFact|date=April 2008

Netherlands

*Leiden University and Delft University of TechnologyFact|date=April 2008

outh Korea

*Yonsei University and Korea UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*KAIST and POSTECHFact|date=April 2008

ri Lanka

*Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia, the Royal-Thomian annual cricket match. Fact|date=April 2008

Taiwan

* National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua UniversityFact|date=April 2008

Philippines

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.Fact|date=April 2008
*Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines, Diliman "(The Battle of Katipunan)"
— UAAP Men's Basketball.Fact|date=April 2008
*Far Eastern University and University of the East "(The Battle of the East)"
— UAAP Men's BasketballFact|date=April 2008
*University of the Philippines, Diliman and University of Santo Tomas "(The Cheerdance Rivals)"
— UAAP Cheerdance CompetitionFact|date=April 2008
*De La Salle University-Manila and University of Santo Tomas "( [La Salle-UST rivalry)"
— UAAP Women's Volleyball, UAAP Men's BasketballFact|date=April 2008

National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)

*Current rivalries
**Colegio de San Juan de Letran and San Beda College
— NCAA Men's Basketball ChampionshipFact|date=April 2008
**Colegio de San Juan de Letran and Mapúa Institute of Technology "("The "new" Battle of Intramuros)"
— NCAA Men's Basketball
— NCAA Cheerdance CompetitionFact|date=April 2008
**Colegio de San Juan de Letran and San Sebastian College - Recoletos "(The Letran-Baste rivalry)"
— NCAA Men's BasketballFact|date=April 2008
**De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and San Beda College
— NCAA SoccerFact|date=April 2008

*Old rivalries
**Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle College
— currently in UAAP Men's Basketball.Fact|date=April 2008
**Ateneo de Manila University and San Beda College
— previously in NCAA Men's Basketball.Fact|date=April 2008
**Ateneo de Manila and University of the Philippines, Manila "(The "old" Battle of Intramuros)"
— previously in NCAA Men's BasketballFact|date=April 2008
**Colegio de San Juan de Letran and De La Salle College
— previously NCAA Men's BasketballFact|date=April 2008
**Mapúa Institute of Technology and San Beda College
— NCAA Juniors BasketballFact|date=April 2008

Other leagues

*AMA Computer University and STI Colleges, NAASCU's cyber war.Fact|date=April 2008

Turkey

*Middle East Technical University and Bogazici University
*Sabanci University and Koc UniversityFact|date=April 2008

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 CupFact|date=April 2008
*Hatfield College and University College, Durham UniversityFact|date=April 2008
* 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. Fact|date=April 2008
*Newcastle Royal Grammar School and Dame Allan's SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*Whitgift School and Trinity School of John WhitgiftFact|date=April 2008
*York and Lancaster, the Roses Tournament, in honour of the War of the Roses between the Houses of York and Lancaster. The University of York also has a rivalry with York St John UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Cardiff University and Swansea University, the Welsh Varsity
*King's College London and University College LondonFact|date=April 2008
*Norwich School and Gresham's SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*Ampleforth College and Sedbergh SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*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 SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*University of Warwick and Coventry UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent UniversityFact|date=April 2008 Annual Ice Hockey game
*University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moore's universityandLiverpool Hope UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Glenalmond College and Strathallan SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*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 UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*Bedford School and Bedford Modern SchoolFact|date=April 2008
*Westminster School and St. Paul's School

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."

=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 2000's.
*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. [http://blogs.timesunion.com/collegesports/?p=631]
*Boston University and University of Vermont
*Hartford University and University of Maryland, Baltimore County both men's and women's basketball.
*University of New Hampshire and University of MaineFact|date=April 2008

=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—Sweet Sioux Tomahawk
*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. Ohio State leads the overall series 12-11-2
*Ohio State University and University of Michigancite web|author=Fiutak, Pete|url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/591649.html|title=The Ten Greatest College Football Rivalries|publisher=College Football News|date=November 17, 2006|accessdate=2007-12-03] —ESPN once called the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry the greatest sports rivalry of the 20th century [http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html] . 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). [http://www.cstv.com/teams/m-footbl/scoreboards/big10/20061014_game_preview_wis.html, http://www.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/11/16/insider.football/index.html]

=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. [http://espn.go.com/classic/s/ou_neb_top_games.html]
*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—The Lone Star Showdown involves all athletic contests between the two schools.
*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.

Other 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
*Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University — College football's Battle for the Iron Skillet
*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 convert|320|lb|abbr=on wooden Indian statue.

Colonial Athletic Association Rivalries

*"'University of Delaware and Villanova University. Football rivalry dates to 1895.

Northeast/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.
*Harvard University and Yale University the season-ending football contest is simply called The Game, dating back to 1875.
*Lehigh University and Lafayette College have the most played and longest uninterrupted U.S. College football rivalry, going back to 1884; as of 2008 The Rivalry has been played 143 times and every year since 1896(the 144th meeting will be November 22, 2008). In addition, The Rivalry extends to all varsity sports through a separate annual trophy.
*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.
*Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in pranks and academics
* Penn State University and Syracuse University; Penn State University and West Virginia University; Penn State University and University of Pittsburgh, Three heated northeastern football rivalries that are now played infrequently with Penn State joining the Big 10 Conference.
*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). The 2008 season was the first since 1989 that neither Penn nor Princeton won the Ivy League men's basketball championship.
*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 in football and a heated rivalry in women's basketball between 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.
*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)— (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:
*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 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.
*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—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

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. [cite news |first=Tom |last=Knauer |authorTom Knauer=|title=What is the Territorial Cup? |url=http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2006/11/22/UaVsAsu/What-Is.The.Territorial.Cup-2507222.shtml |work= |publisher=The Wildcat Online |date=2006-11-22 |accessdate=2007-04-02]
*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 (See UCLA-USC rivalry)
*University of Washington and Washington State University— (football) for the Apple Cup

Other Pac-10 rivalries:
*University of Arizona and University of Oregon (football) An unofficial rivalry recently started by the resurgence of Oregon football on the BCS scene and Arizona's totally pathetic effort to defeat them in a game in which the Ducks are not weighed down by injuries. Fueled by Oregon commentators, calling Arizona fans "poor sports" and "tasteless victors", when Arizona fans celebrated a victory (2007) after Oregon quarterback, Dennis Dixon went down with an injury.
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*University of California (Cal) and University of Southern California (USC) (football) - This unofficial rivalry emerged in 2007 as the two teams became tied for the Pac-10 championship that year.Fact|date=April 2008
*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 NorthwestFact|date=April 2008
*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) (football) - 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.

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.

outheastern 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 Bowl" played each Thanksgiving Day.
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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" [http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/111306ace.html] , 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 convert|8|mi|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. Fact|date=April 2008
*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—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. Fact|date=April 2008
*Furman University and Wofford College —The oldest football rivalry in South Carolina
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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 Fact|date=April 2008
*North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University- oldest ACC Basketball rivalry with over 225 played gamesFact|date=April 2008
*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.
* 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—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—"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" in Jacksonville, Florida
*University of Florida and University of Tennessee — the Third Week of September game Fact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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 Fact|date=April 2008(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.
*Louisiana State University (LSU) and University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") Fact|date=April 2008
*Louisiana State University (LSU) and Tulane University — the "Battle for the Rag"
* University of Louisville and University of Cincinnati — long running rivalry known as the battle for the "Keg of Nails"Fact|date=April 2008
*"'University of Louisville and University of MemphisFact|date=April 2008
* University of Louisville and West Virginia University - the Louisville-West Virginia rivalry is a newer rivalry in the Big EastFact|date=April 2008
*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.
*University of Maryland and West Virginia UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*University of Maryland and Duke UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*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 -- 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 UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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".Fact|date=April 2008
*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 Rivalries

*Boise State University and University of Idaho— (all sports)
* The California State University, Fullerton and California State University, Long Beach; [ [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/college/abox/article_1715001.php Sports: Coaches mix rivalry with friendship - OCRegister.com ] ] 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.
*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 Hawaiokinai 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.

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
*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)
*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
***Saint Joseph's University and Villanova University (The Holy War)
*"'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 — often cited as the greatest rivalries in American collegiate football among the mid-majors.Fact|date=April 2008
** 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 RivalryFact|date=April 2008
* 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 convert|50|mi|km. Primarily a basketball rivalry, although baseball has become a heated sport of contention within the last ten years.Fact|date=April 2008
** 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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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 1888Fact|date=April 2008
**Miami University and Ohio University — "Battle of the Bricks" all-sports rivalryFact|date=April 2008
**University of Cincinnati and Xavier University — Two schools located convert|3|mi|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 DaytonFact|date=April 2008
*Ohio and Indiana
**Wright State University and Butler UniversityFact|date=April 2008
*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 futureFact|date=April 2008
**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. Fact|date=April 2008
*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 Fact|date=April 2008
*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 74Fact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*Wisconsin
**Marquette University and University of Wisconsin-Madison — There is an annual showdown between these college basketball rivals.Fact|date=April 2008

=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.Fact|date=April 2008
*Central State University and Wilberforce University — Like Cheyney and Lincoln, these are also rare examples of HBCUs outside the South. Both are in Ohio.Fact|date=April 2008
*North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University--the "Aggie-Eagle Classic" was an annual, interdivisional HBCU football until 2005.Fact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*Norfolk State University and Hampton UniversityFact|date=August 2008
*Virginia Union University and Virginia State UniversityFact|date=August 2008

Religious Schools

*Messiah College and Wheaton College — These Christian Schools compete frequently for the top Christian as well as Division 3 Soccer Team.Fact|date=April 2008
*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.Fact|date=April 2008
*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. Fact|date=August 2008

Chess Rivalries

* University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Texas, Dallas--two of the winningest programs in collegiate chess [http://edition.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/21/chess.recruiting.ap/]

See also

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

References