Top 10 Current Rivalries in College Basketball
By Jacob Rude
10. Duke-Syracuse
Yes, I’ll start you off with a shocker. But this is my list and I’ll do it how I want!
In my defense, these two produced two of the best games of the season last year and are destined to be conference rivals for at least 3 or 4 years at the rate of conference realignment.
In all seriousness, despite playing just six games in their history (four prior to last season), only two of their games have been decided by double digits. With Coach Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim roaming the sidelines for many years to come, this will stay a meaningful game until both of them retire.
And really, any game that can send Boeheim into a court-storming, jacket-throwing rage is clearly a big game. Here’s to more tossed jackets!