Top 10 Best Rivalries

     Rivalries in sports develop over a period of time when teams play each other often, or live within a close proximity to one another.  Rivalries can also occur when two teams are consistently successful.  Rivalries in professional sports are not as common as they once were.  Teams that are rivals usually have a genuine dislike for one another.  Scroll down to check out the Mitten State Sports Report's Top 10 Best Rivalries.
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                                                               Top 10 Best Rivalries  








1.      Duke vs. North Carolina                              Men's College Basketball



2.     Michigan vs. Ohio State                              College Football



3.     Yankees vs. Red Sox                                  Major League Baseball



4.     Florida vs. Florida State                                College Football



5.     Steelers vs. Ravens                                    National Football League



6.     Michigan vs. Michigan State                        College Football



7.     Louisville vs. Kentucky                               Men's College Basketball



8.     Dodgers vs. Giants                                     Major League Baseball



9.     Alabama vs. LSU                                        College Football



10.    Patriots vs. Colts                                        National Football League










                                                    Rivalries:     Best Of The Rest








-     Bears vs. Packers                                                National Football League



-     Xavier vs. Cincinnati                                              Men's College Basketball



-     Alabama vs. Auburn                                              College Football



-     Michigan vs. Notre Dame                                     College Football



-     Lakers vs. Celtics                                                 National Basketball Association                                    


-     Georgia vs. Tennessee                                         College Football



-     Clemson vs. South Carolina                                College Football



-     Army vs. Navy                                                    College Football



-     Red Wings vs. Avalanche                                    National Hockey League



-     Arizona vs. Arizona State                                     College Football



-     Saints vs. Falcons                                              National Football League



-     Maple Leafs vs. Canadians                                National Hockey League



-     Iowa vs. Iowa State                                          Men's College Basketball



-     Notre Dame vs. Navy                                        College Football



-     Gonzaga vs. St. Mary's                                     Men's College Basketball









                                                              Best Local Rivalries








-     Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan                 College Football  



-     Grand Valley State vs. Saginaw Valley State          College Football



-     Red Wings vs. Blackhawks                                   National Hockey League



-     Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs                                   National Hockey League



-     Detroit Catholic Central vs. Brother Rice               High School Football



-     Cass Tech vs. Detroit King                                    High School Football



-     Saginaw vs. Saginaw Arthur Hill                           High School Basketball    














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