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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 '''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.


==National attention==
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>
[[ESPN]] highlighted the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries in 2005, and the Calvin–Hope rivalry is tops in NCAA Division III and was ranked fourth in all collegiate hoops.<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>

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}}.

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==
A breakdown of the number of men's basketball victories per team each decade.<ref name="Renner and Febus1">{{cite news | url=http://www.calvinhope.com/men/history.htm | title=Men's Rivalry: The History | date=January 6, 2011 |author= Renner, Tom and Febus, Jeff | 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
| 3
|-
|}


==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]

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[[Category:College basketball rivalries in the United States]]
[[Category:College basketball rivalries in the United States]]

Revision as of 03:09, 10 January 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] 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.

National attention

ESPN highlighted the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries in 2005, and the Calvin–Hope rivalry is tops in NCAA Division III and was ranked fourth in all collegiate hoops.[3]

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].

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]

Record breakdown

A breakdown of the number of men's basketball victories per team each decade.[4]

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 3

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. ^ Renner, Tom and Febus, Jeff (January 6, 2011). "Men's Rivalry: The History". calvinhope.com. Retrieved 2011-01-09.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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