Carolina–Duke rivalry

The Duke–North Carolina rivalry refers to the <a href="/facts/Sports_rivalry/cI6pGUqo">sports rivalry</a> between the <a href="/facts/Duke_University/BFMHVjsB">Duke University</a> <a href="/facts/Duke_Blue_Devils/umTYmNbT">Blue Devils</a> and the <a href="/facts/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill/Wrd3mBWz">University of North Carolina</a> <a href="/facts/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels/LhAtbMgw">Tar Heels</a>, particularly in the sport of <a href="/facts/Basketball/M5pl4Pzo">basketball</a>. It is considered one of the most intense rivalries in all of US-sports; a poll conducted by <a href="/facts/ESPN/1FeLYofR">ESPN</a> in 2000 ranked the basketball rivalry as the third greatest North American sports rivalry, and <a href="/facts/Sports_Illustrated/f67oIfvD">Sports Illustrated</a> on Campus named it the #1 "Hottest Rivalry" in college basketball and the #2 rivalry overall in its November 18, 2003 issue. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented for many reasons. One reason is the proximity of the two universities—they are located only ten miles apart along <a href="/facts/U.S._Route_15-501_in_North_Carolina/pnvlqhfY">U.S. Highway 15–501</a> (also known as <a href="/facts/Tobacco_Road_(rivalry)/XSAtWzut">Tobacco Road</a>) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance. In addition, Duke is a private university whereas Carolina is a public school; the vastly different funding structures and cultures between the two further contribute to the intensity of the rivalry. One of the biggest reasons for this rivalry lies in the success of their respective basketball programs; almost every year, at least one of the schools is a contender to win the national championship.
North Carolina leads the rivalry 145–120.

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Carolina–Duke rivalry