Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry
| Virginia (2) | Virginia Tech (0) |
|---|---|
| 2005–06 2006–07 |
none |
| Virginia (2) | Virginia Tech (1) |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 2015–16 |
2016–17(*) |
The Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry is an American college rivalry that exists between the Virginia Cavaliers sports teams of the University of Virginia and the Virginia Tech Hokies sports teams of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The Cavaliers and Hokies have a program-wide rivalry called the Commonwealth Clash, which UVA leads 2–1 as of 2017. The schools had a similar competition earlier in the 2000s called the Commonwealth Challenge, which UVA won 2–0.
Both universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In sports that have divisional play, such as college baseball and college football, both compete in the Coastal division of the conference. Virginia and Virginia Tech had actually been conference rivals in the past prior to the latter joining the ACC. The two schools were in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association together from 1907–22, then in the Southern Conference from 1922–37, at which point the Cavaliers departed. It would be sixty-seven years before they shared a conference again.
Series led and games won by Virginia are shaded ██. Series led and games won by Virginia Tech shaded ██. Head-to-head games/matches only
UVA has been a member of the ACC since 1953, while Virginia Tech was invited in 2004. Both athletics programs are also sponsored by Nike. The Cavaliers are signed with Nike through 2025, at $3.5 million per year. The Hokies are also signed with Nike through 2022 but receive significantly less, at $1.98 million per year. Moreover, UVA is the most popular overall college sports program in Virginia as of 2015 — with the state splitting 34% for the Cavaliers versus 28% for the Hokies — despite UVA having fewer students and a smaller alumni base than its rival Virginia Tech.
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