Duke vs. North Carolina. Kentucky vs. Louisville. These are just a few of the legendary rivalries in college basketball history. Here are the rest.
Separated by a mere 10 miles along Tobacco Road, the matchups between these two blue bloods have become a staple of college basketball more recently characterized by the sideline showdown between Coach K and former Tar Heels coach Roy Williams.
These teams have met 187 times, but 13 games were vacated due to recruiting violations by both teams in the 1990s and early 2000s. Those games included seven wins by the Wolverines and six by the Buckeyes.For much of the 20th century, this rivalry wasn’t much more than the occasional matchup between Kentucky schools. However, a 1983 meeting of these teams at the NCAA Tournament gave rise to a tradition of matching up every year since.
A decade later, fans of the rivalry showed goodwill in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and got creative to foster this competitive energy -- the. A $1,000 tip on a $54 takeout order accompanied with the note “Go Xavier!” quickly spiraled into a competition of who could leave the bigger tip. Restaurants in the Cincinnati area went on to attribute numerous tips in the $100 and $1,000 ranges to the rivalry.
At the time of her retirement in 2012, Summitt had won 1,098 games, the most of any coach in college basketball. She’s since been surpassed by two women’s coaches and three men’s coaches, including Coach K, the all-time leader. However, the head coach of the Volunteers was not shy about her distaste for UConn and Auriemma, specifically, eventually electing to cancel the annual matchup between these teams afterMeanwhile, the Irish make the cut based on recency bias.
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