By Michael Maynard
In honor of the final week of the college football regular season, here is every Rivalry Week matchup ranked on, well how good of a rivalry it is. This is not based on this year’s game, but rather the tradition and potential of the matchup as a rivalry. Criteria are 1.) History/Tradition and how much the teams despise one another, 2.) Significance of the game, and 3.) National Relevance/Games I kind of care about.
Classics
1.) Michigan vs. Ohio State
2.) Iron Bowl Alabama vs. Auburn
3.) Notre Dame vs. USC
4.) Florida vs. Florida State
5.) Apple Cup Washington vs. Washington State
6.) Holy War Utah vs. BYU
7.) Kentucky vs. Louisville
8.) Georgia vs. Georgia Tech
9.) Egg Bowl Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss
10.) Arizona vs. Arizona State
Second Tier & One sided matchups
11.) Clemson vs. South Carolina
12.) Civil War Oregon vs. Oregon State
13.) Virginia Tech vs. Virginia
14.) North Carolina vs. NC State
15.) Indiana vs. Purdue
16.) Stanford vs. UCLA
17.) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota
18.) Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt
19.) Miami (FL) vs. Pitt
20.) Northwestern vs. Illinois
Up & Coming/Conference Realignment Effects
21.) War on I-4 UCF vs. USF
22.) Nebraska vs. Iowa
23.) Penn State vs. Maryland
24.) Missouri vs. Arkansas
25.) LSU vs. Texas A&M
26.) Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
27.) Houston vs. Memphis
28.) Troy vs. Appalachian State
29.) Syracuse vs. Boston College
30.) Boise State vs. Utah State
Middle of the Pack
31.) Duke vs. Wake Forest
32.) Nevada vs. UNLV
33.) Baylor vs. Texas Tech
34.) TCU vs. Oklahoma State
35.) California vs. Colorado
36.) Wyoming vs. New Mexico
37.) Fresno State vs. San Jose State
38.) Colorado State vs. Air Force
39.) Kansas vs. Texas
40.) Iowa State vs. Kansas State
Intriguing Group of 5s
41.) Temple vs. UConn
42.) Ohio vs. Akron
43.) LA-Lafayette vs. LA-Monroe
44.) Middle Tennessee vs. UAB
45.) Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech
46.) SMU vs. Tulsa
47.) San Diego State vs. Hawaii
48.) Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois
49.) Marshall vs. FIU
50.) North Texas vs. UTSA
Weak
51.) Michigan State vs. Rutgers
52.) Cincinnati vs. East Carolina
53.) Georgia Southern vs. Georgia State
54.) Navy vs. Tulsa
55.) Central Michigan vs. Tulsa
56.) Southern Miss vs. UTEP
57.) FAU vs. Charlotte
58.) Bowling Green vs. Buffalo
59.) Coastal Carolina vs. South Alabama
60.) Arkansas State vs. Texas State
Don’t make sense
61.) Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State
62.) Old Dominion vs. Rice
63.) Ball State vs. Miami (OH)
64.) Liberty vs. New Mexico State
Published November 24, 2018 @ 10:03 AM C.T.
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