Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry

Johns Hopkins–Maryland
Men's Lacrosse Series
First meeting	1895
Latest meeting	April 29, 2017
Next meeting	May 6, 2017 in Big 10 Tournament Final if #3 Hopkins beats #2 Ohio State
All-time record	JHU records: 71–43–1; U-Md records: 62–43–1 (JHU leads)
Football Series
First meeting	1892
Last meeting	1934
Next meeting	Defunct
All-time record	16–11–5 (U-Md leads)
Women's Lacrosse Series
First meeting	1979
Last meeting	March 19, 2017
Next meeting	May 5, 2017
All-time record	14–0 (U-Md leads)

The Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry is an intercollegiate sports rivalry between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, which represent Johns Hopkins University, and the Maryland Terrapins, which represent the University of Maryland. The most prominent event has been the men's lacrosse series, which is widely regarded as the greatest rivalry in the sport. More than 100 contests in the series have been played since the schools first met in 1895. The competition is intensified by each program's status as a traditional lacrosse powerhouse. As such, the game has often held national championship implications, and twice the teams played to represent the United States in the Olympics.

The schools currently meet only in lacrosse, as all other Johns Hopkins athletics fall under NCAA Division III and all Maryland athletics are Division I. From the late 19th into the 20th century, however, their football teams also competed regularly. More recently, the schools have played in women's lacrosse.

In 1971, the National Collegiate Athletic Association instituted a three-tier classification system, which created Division I, Division II, and Division III. The third tier, Division III, is the one in which no athletic scholarships are awarded to student-athletes. Johns Hopkins, as a perennial lacrosse power, chose to continue competition in Division I in that sport, while all of its other athletic teams were relegated to Division III. In 2004, the NCAA upheld the decision to allow Division III schools to "play up", and grant scholarships, in a sport at the Division I level (usually ice hockey). Since Maryland competes strictly at the Division I level, the two schools currently meet only in men's and women's lacrosse.

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