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The '''Calvin–Hope rivalry''' is a [[College rivalry|college sports rivalry]] between the [[Hope College#Athletics|Hope College Flying Dutch]] and the [[Calvin Knights|Calvin College Knights]] which participate at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] level.<ref name="Reynolds1">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2948245 |title=No hate, just heat in Hope–Calvin rivalry | author=Reynolds, Lauren | date=July 24, 2007| publisher=[[ESPN.com]] |accessdate=2010-03-11}}</ref><ref name="Behm1">{{cite news | url=http://clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/article.php?id=4497 | title=Rivalry 93 years in making | date=January 22, 2010 |author= Behm, Jon |work=Chimes | publisher=[[Calvin College]] Student Newspaper|accessdate=2010-03-18}}</ref>
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The '''Calvin–Hope rivalry''' is a [[College rivalry|college sports rivalry]] between the [[Hope College#Athletics|Hope College Flying Dutch]] and the [[Calvin Knights|Calvin College Knights]] which participate at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] level.<ref name="Reynolds1">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2948245 |title=No hate, just heat in Hope–Calvin rivalry | author=Reynolds, Lauren | date=July 24, 2007| publisher=[[ESPN.com]] |accessdate=2010-03-11}}</ref><ref name="Behm1">{{cite news | url=http://clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/article.php?id=4497 | title=Rivalry 93 years in making | date=January 22, 2010 |author= Behm, Jon |work=Chimes | publisher=[[Calvin College]] Student Newspaper|accessdate=2010-03-18}}</ref> The rivalry gains the most attention in men's basketball, but the rivalry is intense in all of the collegiate competitions between the two colleges. In 177 games, Hope leads 90-87. The latest game, which took place on January 5, 2011, ended in a 95-81 victory for Calvin.


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In 2005, [[ESPN]] polled its staff about what they thought were the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries, and the Calvin–Hope rivalry was voted fourth in all college basketball.<ref name="Behm2">{{cite news | url=http://clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/article.php?id=4660 | title=The Calvin–Hope Rivalry: from obscurity to national limelight | date=February 26, 2010 |author= Behm, Jon |work=Chimes | publisher=[[Calvin College]] Student Newspaper|accessdate=2010-03-18}}</ref>
==National attention==
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In 2005, [[ESPN]] polled its staff about what they thought were the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries. The Calvin–Hope rivalry was voted fourth in all college basketball.<ref name="Behm2">{{cite news | url=http://clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/article.php?id=4660 | title=The Calvin–Hope Rivalry: from obscurity to national limelight | date=February 26, 2010 |author= Behm, Jon |work=Chimes | publisher=[[Calvin College]] Student Newspaper|accessdate=2010-03-18}}</ref>


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The men's basketball teams first played each other in 1920.<ref name=Beardsley>{{cite news| url=http://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/index.ssf/2010/01/3-pointers_give_calvin_college.html | title=Calvin men win bragging rights against Hope behind freshman Bryan Powell's 3s |date=January 7, 2010|author=Beardsley, Howie |newspaper=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|accessdate=2011-01-26}}</ref> Through January 2011, the men's [[basketball]] teams have played 178 times, with the Hope Flying Dutch leading with 91 wins to the Calvin Knights' 87 wins.<ref name="Renner and Febus1">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/men/history.htm | title=Men's Rivalry: The History | date=January 31, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref>
ESPN has also conducted an online poll for fans of the Fiercest basketball rivalries and the Calvin–Hope rivalry topped the list with over 75% of the vote.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}.


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In women's basketball, Calvin leads Hope in the series 62-37 through January 2011.<ref name="Renner and Febus2">{{cite web | url=http://hopecalvin.com/women/history.htm | title=Women's Rivalry: The History | date=January 28, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref>
During the game on February 7, 2007, [[Myles Brand]], president of the NCAA, watched the Calvin–Hope rivalry in recognition of Hope's 50th year with the NCAA.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}

==Record breakdown==
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As of January 2011, the men's [[basketball]] teams have played 177 times, with the Hope Flying Dutch leading with 90 wins to the Calvin Knights' 87 wins.<ref name="Renner and Febus1">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/men/history.htm | title=Men's Rivalry: The History | date=January 6, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=2011-01-09}}</ref>

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A breakdown of the number of men's basketball victories per team each decade.<ref name="Renner and Febus1">{{cite web | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/men/history.htm | title=Men's Rivalry: The History | date=January 6, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus | publisher=calvinhope.com|accessdate=2011-01-09}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Decade
! Calvin
! Hope
|-
| 1920s
| 2
| 6
|-
| 1930s
| 5
| 9
|-
| 1940s
| 2
| 8
|-
| 1950s
| 10
| 10
|-
| 1960s
| 9
| 11
|-
| 1970s
| 21
| 0
|-
| 1980s
| 9
| 14
|-
| 1990s
| 13
| 13
|-
| 2000s
| 14
| 18
|-
| 2010s
| 2
| 4
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.hope.edu/athletics/therivalry/index.html Hope College Rivalry Site]
* [http://www.hope.edu/athletics/therivalry/index.html Hope College Rivalry Site]
* [http://www.calvinhope.com/ Calvin-Hope Rivalry]
* [http://www.calvinhope.com/ Calvin-Hope Rivalry]

[[Category:College basketball rivalries in the United States]]
[[Category:History of college basketball in the United States]]
[[Category:Calvin College]]
[[Category:Hope College]]
[[Category:Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]


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Revision as of 21:25, 9 February 2011

The Calvin–Hope rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the Hope College Flying Dutch and the Calvin College Knights which participate at the NCAA Division III level.[1][2]

In 2005, ESPN polled its staff about what they thought were the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries, and the Calvin–Hope rivalry was voted fourth in all college basketball.[3]

The men's basketball teams first played each other in 1920.[4] Through January 2011, the men's basketball teams have played 178 times, with the Hope Flying Dutch leading with 91 wins to the Calvin Knights' 87 wins.[5]

In women's basketball, Calvin leads Hope in the series 62-37 through January 2011.[6]

References

  1. ^ Reynolds, Lauren (July 24, 2007). "No hate, just heat in Hope–Calvin rivalry". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ^ Behm, Jon (January 22, 2010). "Rivalry 93 years in making". Chimes. Calvin College Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  3. ^ Behm, Jon (February 26, 2010). "The Calvin–Hope Rivalry: from obscurity to national limelight". Chimes. Calvin College Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  4. ^ Beardsley, Howie (January 7, 2010). "Calvin men win bragging rights against Hope behind freshman Bryan Powell's 3s". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  5. ^ Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus (January 31, 2011). "Men's Rivalry: The History". calvinhope.com. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  6. ^ Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus (January 28, 2011). "Women's Rivalry: The History". calvinhope.com. Retrieved 2011-01-31.


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