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
Canada
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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.
China
France
Lycée Louis-le-Grand and Lycée Henri IV in Paris
The "Critérium" of the Institut d'études politiques (IEP) is an annual multi-sport competition between the 9 IEPs. It is traditionally held on the last weekend of March with the host city changing every year. It is the occasion for the IEPs located in French regions to challenge the more prestigious IEP Paris (known as "Sciences Po"). A final opposing Paris to, for example, Lyon would see students from all over France cheering for Lyon, especially with the anthem "Province unie, tous contre Paris !" ("Province united, all against Paris !", the "province" being a somewhat pejorative term used to designate any place in France outside of Paris). The Paris students would respond by boasting their status as a Grande école and élite institution.
Ireland
University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin
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India
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara and Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar
- Dharamsinh Desai Institute of Technology and Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Nirma University of Science and Technology and L.D. College of Engineering
- St. Stephens College and Hindu College, University of Delhi
- IIM Kozhikode and IIM Indore
- College of Engineering, Guindy and Alagappa College of Technology
- Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal and National Institute of Technology, Suratkal
- Topiwla National Medical College, Mumbai and Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.
- National Law School of India University, Bangalore and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Italy
Japan
Tokyo Rivalries
Kansai Rivalries
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Philippines
Other leagues
Turkey
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
- Hatfield College and University College, Durham University
- 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.
- Newcastle Royal Grammar School and Dame Allan's School
- Whitgift School and Trinity School of John Whitgift
- 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
- Cardiff University and Swansea University, the Welsh Varsity
- King's College London and University College London
- Norwich School and Gresham's School
- Ampleforth College and Sedbergh School
- 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
- University of Warwick and Coventry University
- University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University Annual Ice Hockey game
- University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moore's universityandLiverpool Hope University
- Glenalmond College and Strathallan School
- 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
- Bedford School and Bedford Modern School
- 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.
Basketball is typically the hot-button sport in the America East conference, though most rivalries bridge across all sports. The most notable rivalries include:
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:
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.
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)[3]— (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:
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).
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.
- 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
- 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) - 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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[3]—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.
- 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.
- 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
- North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University- oldest ACC Basketball rivalry with over 225 played games
- 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[3]—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[3]—"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" in Jacksonville, Florida
- University of Florida and University of Tennessee ? the Third Week of September game
- 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.
- University of Kentucky and University of Tennessee ? Largely a non competitive border war, UT historically dominates in football and UK in men's basketball. In addition to the important ball games, blood banks in the home cities of each university (Lexington, Kentucky and Knoxville, Tennessee) compete to see who can raise the most units of blood. This is known informally as the Blue-Orange Crush.
- 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)
- 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"
- University of Louisville and University of Memphis
- University of Louisville and West Virginia University - the Louisville-West Virginia rivalry is a newer rivalry in the Big East
- 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.[6]
- 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 ? Though this could be called a rather one-sided rivalry due to Duke's more traditional rivals along the Tobacco Road, it has usually been a competitive one, and is Maryland's most important, marked by a visceral hatred of Duke.[7]
- 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[3] -- 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
- University of Tennessee and University of Connecticut (UConn)-- a nationally important rivalry in women's basketball (see UConn-Tennessee rivalry)
- University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University - General Robert Neyland, the coach who brought a winning tradition to the University of Tennessee, was originally brought in to "beat Vandy", as Vanderbilt dominated the series in the early part of last century. In 2005, Vanderbilt beat the University of Tennessee for the first time in over two decades - one of the then-longest streaks in the NCAA.
- University of 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".
- 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;[8] 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 Hawaii 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.
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Midwest Rivalries
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