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The '''Calvin–Hope rivalry''' is a [[College rivalry|college sports rivalry]] between the [[Hope College#Athletics|Hope College Flying Dutch]] of [[Holland, Michigan|Holland]], [[Michigan]] and the [[Calvin Knights|Calvin College Knights]] of [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] 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==
==History==
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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 Dutchmen 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 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}}
==Significance==

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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>
==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]


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[[Category:Hope College]]
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[[Category:Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
[[Category:Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]


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Revision as of 01:42, 6 November 2012

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

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.[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

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.[4]

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 4

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. ^ a b Renner, Tom and Jeff Febus (January 6, 2011). "Men's Rivalry: The History". calvinhope.com. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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