Greatest Sports Rivalries: College Basketball

Just like college football, college basketball has many infamous rivalries throughout the nation. Some of these rivalries are quite old and historic, while others have recently emerged to the fore-front of the nation's attention. Here is my consideration using the same criteria as mentioned before, for top ten greatest college basketball rivalries today. Also once again keep in mind that I am a IU Hoosier fan with a bit of Midwest bias. 

College Basketball

1. Duke vs North Carolina

• Overall Record: North Carolina leads 137-111
• First Match-up Played: Jan 24th, 1920
• Total Meetings: 248
• Total National Championships for Duke: 5
• Total National Championships for North Carolina: 6 

2. Louisville vs Kentucky

• Overall Record: Kentucky leads 34-16
• First Match-up Played: Feb 15th, 1913
• Total Meetings: 50
• Total National Championships for Louisville: 3
• Total National Championships for Kentucky: 8

3. Indiana vs Kentucky

• Overall Record: Kentucky leads 32-25
• First Match-up Played: Dec 18th, 1924
• Total Meetings: 55
• Total National Championships for Kentucky: 8
• Total National Championships for Indiana: 5  

4. Georgetown vs Villanova

• Overall Record: Georgetown leads 39-35
• First Match-up Played: 1921 
• Total Meetings: 74
• Total National Championships for Georgetown: 1 
• Total National Championships for Villanova: 3

5. Michigan vs Michigan State

• Overall Record: Michigan leads 93-81
• First Match-up Played: Jan 9th, 1909 
• Total Meetings: 181
• Total National Championships for Michigan: 1
• Total National Championships for Michigan St: 2 

6. Kansas vs Kansas State ("Sunflower Showdown")

• Overall Record: Kansas leads 196-93
• First Match-up Played: Jan 25th, 1907
• Total Meetings: 289
• Total National Championships for Kansas: 3
• Total National Championships for Kansas St: 0

7. Cincinnati vs Xavier ("Crosstown Shootout")

• Overall Record: Cincinnati leads 50-35
• First Match-up Played: 1927
• Total Meetings: 85
• Total National Championships for Cincinnati: 2
• Total National Championships for Xavier: 0 

8. Syracuse vs UConn

• Overall Record: Syracuse leads 56-39 
• First Match-up Played: Jan 27th, 1956
• Total Meetings: 95
• Total National Championships for Syracuse: 1
• Total National Championships for: 4

9. UCLA vs Arizona

• Overall Record: UCLA leads 57-43
• First Match-up Played: Feb 19th, 1923
• Total Meetings: 100
• Total National Championships for UCLA: 11
• Total National Championships for Arizona: 1 

10. Indiana vs Purdue

• Overall Record: Purdue leads series 118-89
• First Match-up Played: March 2nd, 1901
• Total Meetings: 207
• Total National Championships for Indiana: 5
• Total National Championships for Purdue: 1

Honorable Mention

Florida-Kentucky

Oklahoma-Oklahoma St

UNLV-New Mexico

Gonzaga-Saint Mary

Florida-Florida St

Marquette-Wisconsin

Georgetown-Syracuse

Kansas-Missouri