Duke–Maryland men's basketball rivalry

Duke–Maryland men's basketball rivalry
	Duke Blue Devils Maryland Terrapins
Sport	Basketball
First meeting	February 1926; Maryland 40, Duke 20
Latest meeting	February 15, 2014; Duke 69, Maryland 67
Statistics
Meetings total	177
All-time series	Duke leads, 114–63
Largest victory	Duke, 104–72 (1964)
Longest win streak	Duke, 15 (1988–1994)
Current win streak	Duke, 1 (2014–present)

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Locations of Duke and Maryland

The Duke–Maryland men's basketball rivalry is a dormant college basketball rivalry between the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team of Duke University and Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team of the University of Maryland. The basketball series has been called one of the most intense intercollegiate rivalries of modern times by some. A Harris Interactive poll of Marylanders ranked it the third best in the state behind the Commanders–Cowboys and Ravens–Commanders rivalries in 2003 (before the Beltway Series of the Orioles and Nationals was possible).^[1] In 2014, Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten and regular season games between Maryland and Duke are no longer scheduled regularly.

History

Duke University and the University of North Carolina consider each other to be their only rivals. However, during the early 2000s the Duke–Maryland games had national implications, including in 2001 where Duke and Maryland met in the Final Four.

Year	Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Overall record / ACC Record	Post Season
2011	Duke	71	80	87	N/A	(32–5)/(13–3)	NCAA 3rd round / ACC Champion
	Maryland	64	62	71	N/A	(19–14)/(7–9)	N/A / ACC quarterfinals
2010	Duke	77	72	N/A	N/A	(35–5)/(13–3)	National Champion / ACC Champion
	Maryland	56	79	N/A	N/A	(24–9)/(13–3)	NCAA 2nd round / ACC quarterfinals

The nature of the rivalry between Duke and Maryland is not viewed in the same manner by the schools' respective fans. While the Duke–UNC rivalry originated from geographic proximity and shared history, Duke fans do not view Maryland as a rival.^[2] However, several former Duke players have cited Maryland as the team against whom they played their most exciting games. Maryland fans traditionally see the Duke game as the biggest game of the year, as is true with most of Duke's opponents. Maryland fans have often rioted in College Park after home games, regardless of the outcome. Famously, one fan threw a bottle and hit Carlos Boozer's mother in her head after Duke's remarkable comeback from a 10-point deficit in the final minute to beat Maryland, requiring the University of Maryland to issue a public apology. One year, most fans in the student section right behind the basket had to leave or turn their t-shirts inside-out because they had a FCC-banned explicative ("F**K DUKE") that could not be shown on television. Michael Wilbon, a sports journalist who works for ESPN, was formerly a writer for The Washington Post, and owns a home in Bethesda, Maryland, refers to the Duke–Maryland rivalry as "[o]ne of the best rivalries in one of the best basketball leagues in the country."^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] In 2014, the Washington Post produced a short documentary on the peak of the rivalry from 2001 and 2002 which included interviews with Coach Williams and several former players from both teams.^[9]

End of the rivalry

With the University of Maryland leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference to join the Big Ten Conference at the start of the 2014–15 academic year,^[10] the schools' basketball rivalry became dormant. While Maryland competed in the ACC for the 2013–14 basketball season, the conference's expansion to a fifteen-team league means that schools do not play every league opponent twice during a given season. Duke and Maryland played one time during the 2013–14 season on February 15, 2014, at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium.^[11]^[12] To some, including Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the emotion and spectacle that the Duke–Maryland rivalry brings to the ACC are "not going to be there for our conference and for Duke and Maryland anymore."^[13]

Game results

Duke victories	Maryland victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1926	Unknown	Maryland	40–20
2	1930	College Park, MD	Duke	28–27
3	1930	Unknown	Duke	39–26
4	1931	Unknown	Maryland	32–24
5	1932	Durham, NC	Maryland	20–18^OT
6	1933	College Park, MD	Maryland	30–28
7	1934	College Park, MD	Maryland	37–33
8	1935	College Park, MD	Duke	48–39
9	1936	College Park, MD	Maryland	38–34
10	1936	Raleigh, NC	Maryland	47–35
11	1937	College Park, MD	Duke	34–31
12	1937	Durham, NC	Duke	34–30
13	1938	College Park, MD	Maryland	40–35
14	1938	Durham, NC	Duke	44–34
15	1938	Raleigh, NC	Duke	35–32
16	1939	College Park, MD	Maryland	37–34
17	1939	Durham, NC	Maryland	60–44
18	1940	College Park, MD	Maryland	32–30
19	1940	Durham, NC	Duke	48–27
20	1940	Raleigh, NC	Duke	44–32
21	1941	College Park, MD	Duke	40–26
22	1941	Durham, NC	Duke	43–17
23	1942	Durham, NC	Duke	37–33
24	1942	College Park, MD	Duke	64–46
25	1943	College Park, MD	Duke	46–43
26	1945	Durham, NC	Duke	51–24
27	1945	Raleigh, NC	Duke	76–49
28	1946	Durham, NC	Duke	59–25
29	1946	College Park, MD	Maryland	43–38
30	1947	College Park, MD	Duke	43–38
31	1948	Durham, NC	Duke	53–42
32	1950	Durham, NC	Duke	58–46
33	1950	College Park, MD	Maryland	67–57
34	1951	College Park, MD	Duke	49–40
35	1952	Durham, NC	Duke	56–51
36	1952	Raleigh, NC	#12 Duke	51–48
37	1953	Raleigh, NC	Maryland	74–65
38	1954	College Park, MD	#14 Duke	68–61
39	1954	College Park, MD	Maryland	49–47
40	1954	Durham, NC	Duke	68–61
41	1956	Durham, NC	#6 Duke	76–62
42	1956	College Park, MD	#8 Duke	82–70
43	1956	Raleigh, NC	#11 Duke	94–69
44	1957	College Park, MD	Maryland	62–51
45	1957	Durham, NC	#19 Duke	72–60
46	1958	College Park, MD	#11 Maryland	74–49
47	1958	Durham, NC	#7 Duke	68–59
48	1958	Raleigh, NC	#17 Maryland	71–65^OT
49	1959	College Park, MD	Maryland	64–33
50	1959	Durham, NC	Duke	78–69
51	1960	Durham, NC	Maryland	56–48
52	1960	College Park, MD	Maryland	71–61
53	1961	Durham, NC	#8 Duke	70–62
54	1961	College Park, MD	Maryland	76–71
55	1962	Durham, NC	#10 Duke	84–68
56	1962	College Park, MD	#7 Duke	79–53
57	1962	Raleigh, NC	#8 Duke	71–58
58	1962	Durham, NC	#2 Duke	92–56
59	1963	College Park, MD	#2 Duke	76–70
60	1964	College Park, MD	#7 Duke	104–72

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
61	1964	Durham, NC	#4 Duke	84–63
62	1965	Durham, NC	#10 Duke	82–64
63	1965	College Park, MD	Maryland	85–82
64	1966	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	76–61
65	1966	College Park, MD	#2 Duke	74–69
66	1967	College Park, MD	Duke	72–69^OT
67	1967	Durham, NC	Duke	81–58
68	1968	College Park, MD	Duke	84–52
69	1968	Durham, NC	Duke	85–64
70	1969	Durham, NC	Duke	96–85
71	1969	College Park, MD	Duke	93–83
72	1970	College Park, MD	Maryland	52–50
73	1970	Durham, NC	Duke	87–76
74	1971	Durham, NC	Maryland	88–79
75	1971	College Park, MD	Duke	70–67
76	1972	College Park, MD	Maryland	77–58
77	1972	Durham, NC	Duke	68–59
78	1973	Durham, NC	Duke	85–81
79	1973	College Park, MD	#8 Maryland	96–68
80	1974	College Park, MD	#6 Maryland	104–83
81	1974	Durham, NC	#5 Maryland	64–61
82	1974	Greensboro, NC	#4 Maryland	85–66
83	1975	College Park, MD	#5 Maryland	83–77
84	1975	Durham, NC	#4 Maryland	104–80
85	1976	College Park, MD	#5 Maryland	102–91
86	1976	Durham, NC	Duke	69–67
87	1976	Landover, MD	#9 Maryland	80–78^OT
88	1977	Durham, NC	Maryland	65–64^OT
89	1977	College Park, MD	Maryland	85–72
90	1978	College Park, MD	Duke	88–78
91	1978	Durham, NC	#20 Duke	81–70
92	1978	Greensboro, NC	#15 Duke	81–69
93	1979	Durham, NC	#3 Duke	87–78
94	1979	College Park, MD	Maryland	70–68
95	1980	College Park, MD	#12 Maryland	101–82
96	1980	Durham, NC	#16 Duke	66–61
97	1980	Greensboro, NC	Duke	73–72
98	1981	College Park, MD	#8 Maryland	94–79
99	1981	Durham, NC	Duke	55–54
100	1981	Landover, MD	#20 Maryland	56–53
101	1982	Durham, NC	Maryland	40–36
102	1982	College Park, MD	Maryland	77–60
103	1983	College Park, MD	Duke	86–67
104	1983	Durham, NC	Maryland	101–90
105	1984	Durham, NC	#5 Maryland	81–75
106	1984	College Park, MD	Duke	89–84
107	1984	Greensboro, NC	#14 Maryland	74–62
108	1985	College Park, MD	Maryland	78–76^OT
109	1985	Durham, NC	#5 Duke	70–62
110	1985	Atlanta, GA	#7 Duke	86–73
111	1986	College Park, MD	#3 Duke	81–75
112	1986	Durham, NC	#2 Duke	80–68
113	1987	College Park, MD	#14 Duke	85–61
114	1987	Durham, NC	#16 Duke	76–67
115	1988	Durham, NC	Maryland	72–69
116	1988	College Park, MD	#8 Duke	90–83
117	1989	College Park, MD	#1 Duke	82–72
118	1989	Durham, NC	#14 Duke	86–60
119	1990	Durham, NC	#10 Duke	91–80
120	1990	College Park, MD	#4 Duke	114–111^OT

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
121	1990	Charlotte, NC	#12 Duke	104–84
122	1991	College Park, MD	#14 Duke	94–78
123	1991	Durham, NC	#6 Duke	101–81
124	1992	College Park, MD	#1 Duke	83–66
125	1992	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	91–89
126	1992	Charlotte, NC	#1 Duke	94–87
127	1993	College Park, MD	#7 Duke	78–62
128	1993	Durham, NC	#6 Duke	95–79
129	1994	Durham, NC	#2 Duke	75–62
130	1994	College Park, MD	#2 Duke	73–69
131	1995	College Park, MD	#8 Maryland	74–72
132	1995	Durham, NC	#6 Maryland	94–92
133	1996	Durham, NC	Duke	83–73
134	1996	College Park, MD	Duke	77–75
135	1996	Greensboro, NC	Maryland	82–69
136	1997	College Park, MD	#7 Maryland	74–70
137	1997	Durham, NC	#7 Duke	81–69
138	1998	College Park, MD	#3 Duke	104–72
139	1998	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	86–59
140	1999	College Park, MD	#2 Duke	82–64
141	1999	Durham, NC	#2 Duke	95–77
142	2000	College Park, MD	#8 Duke	80–70
143	2000	Durham, NC	#23 Maryland	98–87
144	2000	Charlotte, NC	#3 Duke	81–68
145	2001	College Park, MD	#2 Duke	98–96^OT
146	2001	Durham, NC	#16 Maryland	91–80
147	2001	Atlanta, GA	#3 Duke	84–82
148	2001	Minneapolis, MN	#1 Duke	95–84
149	2002	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	99–78
150	2002	College Park, MD	#3 Maryland	87–73
151	2003	College Park, MD	#17 Maryland	87–72
152	2003	Durham, NC	#8 Duke	75–70
153	2004	College Park, MD	#1 Duke	68–60
154	2004	Durham, NC	#3 Duke	86–63
155	2004	Greensboro, NC	Maryland	95–87^OT
156	2005	Durham, NC	Maryland	75–66
157	2005	College Park, MD	Maryland	99–92^OT
158	2006	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	76–52
159	2006	College Park, MD	#2 Duke	96–88
160	2007	College Park, MD	Maryland	72–60
161	2007	Durham, NC	#24 Maryland	85–77
162	2008	College Park, MD	#4 Duke	93–84
163	2008	Durham, NC	#2 Duke	77–65
164	2009	Durham, NC	#2 Duke	85–44
165	2009	College Park, MD	#7 Duke	78–67
166	2009	Atlanta, GA	#9 Duke	67–61
167	2010	Durham, NC	#8 Duke	77–56
168	2010	College Park, MD	#22 Maryland	79–72
169	2011	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	71–64
170	2011	College Park, MD	#5 Duke	80–62
171	2011	Greensboro, NC	#5 Duke	87–71
172	2012	College Park, MD	#8 Duke	74–61
173	2012	Durham, NC	#10 Duke	73–55
174	2013	Durham, NC	#1 Duke	84–64
175	2013	College Park, MD	Maryland	83–81
176	2013	Greensboro, NC	Maryland	83–74
177	2014	Durham, NC	#8 Duke	69–67
Series: Duke leads 114–63

References

^ Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary: Maryland, Sports Illustrated, 2003.
^ Anya Sostek, Duke-Maryland `rivalry' means much more to Terps fans, The Chronicle, January 11, 2000.
^ Michael Wilbon, Maryland-Duke rivalry continues to be one of the best in college basketball, The Washington Post, March 4, 2010.
^ Saperstein, Craig (16 January 2002). "Upon further review: Duke-Maryland: The best rivalry…for now". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ Paul Doran, "Duke, Maryland resume rivalry", University Wire, 17 January 2002.
^ "Duke-Maryland 'rivalry' means much more to Terps fans", University Wire, 12 January 2000.
^ Tom Sorenson, "Naked truth: This rivalry still has sizzle", The Charlotte Observer, 6 February 2003.
^ Jay Bilas, "Duke-Maryland needs respect", ESPN Insider, 11 February 2005.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Two years, two titles and the peak of a 'rivalry'". YouTube.
^ Crystal Brown, "University of Maryland To Join the Big 10 Conference" Archived 2012-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, University Communications Newsdesk, University of Maryland, 19 November 2012
^ "Men's Basketball—2013–14 Schedule/Results". GoDuke.com. Duke University Athletics Department. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
^ Matt Bonesteel, "New ACC schedule format means end of Maryland’s annual basketball home-and-home with Duke", The Washington Post, 03 February 2012
^ Don Markus, "End of the Maryland-Duke rivalry is fast approaching", The Baltimore Sun, 13 February 2013

[1] Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary: Maryland, Sports Illustrated, 2003.

[2] Anya Sostek, Duke-Maryland `rivalry' means much more to Terps fans, The Chronicle, January 11, 2000.

[3] Michael Wilbon, Maryland-Duke rivalry continues to be one of the best in college basketball, The Washington Post, March 4, 2010.

[4] Saperstein, Craig (16 January 2002). "Upon further review: Duke-Maryland: The best rivalry…for now". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-12-31.

[5] Paul Doran, "Duke, Maryland resume rivalry", University Wire, 17 January 2002.

[6] "Duke-Maryland 'rivalry' means much more to Terps fans", University Wire, 12 January 2000.

[7] Tom Sorenson, "Naked truth: This rivalry still has sizzle", The Charlotte Observer, 6 February 2003.

[8] Jay Bilas, "Duke-Maryland needs respect", ESPN Insider, 11 February 2005.

[9] Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Two years, two titles and the peak of a 'rivalry'". YouTube.

[10] Crystal Brown, "University of Maryland To Join the Big 10 Conference" Archived 2012-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, University Communications Newsdesk, University of Maryland, 19 November 2012

[11] "Men's Basketball—2013–14 Schedule/Results". GoDuke.com. Duke University Athletics Department. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

[12] Matt Bonesteel, "New ACC schedule format means end of Maryland’s annual basketball home-and-home with Duke", The Washington Post, 03 February 2012

[13] Don Markus, "End of the Maryland-Duke rivalry is fast approaching", The Baltimore Sun, 13 February 2013

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v t e Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
Venues	The Ark (1906–1923) Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1930) Card Gymnasium (1930–1939) Cameron Indoor Stadium (1940–present)
Rivalries	Maryland Michigan North Carolina (Carlyle Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue Devil Big Four Tournament Blue blood status Cameron Crazies Champions Classic Dixie Classic I Hate Christian Laettner Krzyzewskiville "The Shot" Tobacco Road 1991 UNLV game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Venues	"The Gymnasium" (1922–1931) Ritchie Coliseum (1931–1955) Cole Field House (1955–2002) Comcast/Xfinity Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duke
Culture & lore	Midnight Madness Testudo BB&T Classic
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–10 1910–11 1911–13 1913–14 1914–18 1918–19 1919–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference rivalries
Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Virginia Tech Big Game (California–Stanford) Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Tobacco Road (Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall (lacrosse) Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Jefferson-Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia) Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Louisville–Miami Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall (football) South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest Pittsburgh–Syracuse Syracuse–Virginia (lacrosse) Virginia–Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball)
Non-conference	Alabama–Clemson Alabama–Georgia Tech Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Sacred Cod Trophy (Boston College–Boston University–Holy Cross) Boston College–UMass (football) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) California–UCLA Cincinnati–Louisville (overall) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville football) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–Ohio State Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse) Duke–Maryland (men's basketball) City Game (Duquesne–Pittsburgh) East Carolina–NC State Florida–Florida State (football) Florida–Florida State (men's basketball) Florida–Florida State (baseball) Florida–Miami (football) Florida–Miami (baseball) Florida Cup (Florida–Florida State–Miami) Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Hobart–Syracuse (lacrosse) Houston–SMU Indiana–Notre Dame (men's soccer) Johns Hopkins–Syracuse (lacrosse) Johns Hopkins–Virginia (lacrosse) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Kentucky–North Carolina (men's basketball) Louisville–Memphis Maryland–Virginia (football) Maryland–Virginia (lacrosse) Maryland–Virginia (men's soccer) Miami–Nebraska Gansz Trophy (Navy–SMU football) North Carolina–South Carolina Safeway Bowl (North Texas–SMU) Notre Dame–UCLA (men's basketball) Notre Dame–UConn (women's basketball) Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Old Ironsides (Penn State–Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) SMU–TCU Stanford–Tennessee (women's basketball) Stanford–UConn (women's basketball) Stanford–USC Syracuse–UConn (overall) Syracuse–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech Virginia Tech–West Virginia
Notre Dame football rivalries	Boston College–Notre Dame Florida State–Notre Dame Georgia Tech–Notre Dame North Carolina–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Notre Dame–Stanford

v t e Big Ten Conference men’s basketball rivalries
Conference	Illinois–Indiana Illinois–Iowa Illinois–Northwestern Indiana–Purdue Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Ohio State UCLA–USC
Non-conference	Arizona–UCLA Creighton–Nebraska Duke–Maryland Duke–Michigan Gonzaga–Washington Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa Big Four Iowa–Iowa State Marquette–Wisconsin Notre Dame–UCLA Oregon–Oregon State Princeton–Rutgers Rutgers–Seton Hall Washington–Washington State