20) Georgia vs. Georgia Tech (Clean Old-Fashioned Hate)
With straight to the point nickname, "Clean Old-Fashioned Hate," the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech have done battle on the gridiron since 1893 with Georgia leading 61-39-5. The two schools are separated by 70 miles and have been heated rivals since 1893.
With the Yellow Jackets in the ACC and the Bulldogs in the SEC, the two schools have been limited to midweek baseball contests during the past few seasons. That aspect hasn't lessened the importance of the rivalry, as the schools now play at Turner Field - home of the Atlanta Braves. Perhaps even more impressive, the series between the Jackets and Dogs began in 1902.
In regards to basketball Georgia Tech leads 101-86, Georgia Tech has not won a Men's basketball game at Georgia since 1976.
19) Florida vs. Florida State
The Gators of Seminoles have played some of the most memorable rivalry games in recent college football history. However, the duration of the rivalry's intensity does not go back far enough to move it up the list.
Only starting with the rise of Florida State in the late-1980s and Steve Spurrier's return to Gainesville in 1990 did this rivalry really take shape. The pair played unforgettable games in the 1990s including "The Choke at Doak", the 1996 edition of No. 1 Florida v. No. 2 Florida State and of course the 1997 Sugar Bowl.
The Gators lead the overall series 33–20–2, but the series has been split 18–18–1 in the last thirty-seven meetings. For the past three decades, one or both squads have usually been highly ranked coming into the game, adding national championship implications to a rivalry already heavily weighted with in-state bragging rights.
This is definitely a born-in-football baby, but the games in the gym are getting more interesting, as both teams have become solid, consistent teams. Of course the Gators have two national titles to their credit and the Seminoles have nothing close to this, but the game is usually a good one. It may never rival the football grudge, though. Florida's current six-game winning streak over the Seminoles kicked open a 33-19-2 margin.
18) Utah vs. BYU (Holy War)
"The Holy War" pits another pair of in-state rivalries with two of the best mid-major football programs in the nation. The state-owned, secular Utes v. Mormon Cougars have added a level cultural differences to a rivalry that stretches back to 1896. Utah currently leads the rivalry 54-34-4. The winner of the game receives the Beehive Boot.
The rivalry is also one of the few true rivalries where basketball came before football, as the first of 250 games between the two teams took place in 1909. Amazingly, the series is tied at 125.
17) Florida vs. Georgia (The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic)
"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" has been played since 1915 and in Jacksonville, Florida since 1933 making it one of the few remaining neutral-site rivalry games. The two teams disagree as to the overall series record, as a result of their disagreement over whether to count 1904 game. Following the 2010 contest, Georgia held a 47–40–2 overall record by its reckoning, and 46–40–2 by Florida's.[6] However, Florida has compiled an 18–3 record in the series since 1990 (Georgia winning in 1997, 2004 and 2007), following a dominating 15–5 streak by Georgia in the 1970s and 1980s.
16) Auburn vs. Georgia (The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry)
"The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry" is right up there with the most even matchups in all of college football's rivalries. These two schools, looking over the border at each other, first played in 1892 which went to Auburn with a 10-0 victory. Through the 2010 season, the rivalry is tied for the seventh most played college football series at 114 games and is known as being quite even, with Auburn holding a 54-52-8 lead. To further exemplify the equality of the rivals, Georgia leads the cumulative score by thirty-eight points: 1,809-1,771, or a per-game average of 15.86-15.53.
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