Carolina-Duke rivalry
| Sport | College basketball |
|---|---|
| First meeting | January 24, 1920 North Carolina 36, Duke 25 |
| Latest meeting | March 10, 2017 Duke 93, North Carolina 83 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 246 |
| All-time series | North Carolina leads, 135-110 |
| Largest victory |
North Carolina: 37 points (1921) Duke: 35 points (1964) |
| Longest win streak | North Carolina, 16 (1921–1928) |
| Current win streak | Duke, 1 |
The Carolina–Duke rivalry refers to the rivalry between the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Tar Heels (Carolina) and Duke University Blue Devils (Duke). It most often refers to the athletic rivalries between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels athletic teams. The Carolina–Duke rivalry is fierce, particularly in men's college basketball. It is considered one of the most intense rivalries in all of sports: a poll conducted by ESPN in 2000 ranked the basketball rivalry as the third greatest North American sports rivalry, and Sports Illustrated 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 by the proximity of the two universities—they are located only ten miles apart roughly along U.S. Highway 15–501 (also known as Tobacco Road) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance. Additionally, Carolina's structure as a publicly-funded university contrasts with Duke's private set-up, and likely contributes to the disparity in the schools' culture and fan base—and therefore the ferocity of the rivalry.
Duke and Carolina battled it out for the first time on January 24, 1920. The two teams have met at least twice a year since then. The games frequently determine the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion; since the ACC's founding in 1953, Duke and Carolina have combined to win or share 49 ACC regular season titles (77.7% of the total) and 38 tournament titles (59.4% of the total), including 14 of 15 from 1996–2011. The final game of the regular season for both schools alternates between Chapel Hill and Durham and has been played in Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1940 and the Dean E. Smith Center since 1986.
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