NCAA: NC State in 2 of the Top-10 Rivalries in College Basketball

I know there is a lot of debate around the Triangle about who wants to actually claim NC State as a rival, but NCAA.com ran a piece this past week on the Top-10 rivalries in college basketball, and the Wolfpack was involved in two of them.

8. Duke vs. North Carolina State

Meetings: 163
Games with at least one team ranked: 132 (81 percent)
Games with both teams ranked: 21 (12.9 percent)
Rivalry leader: Duke, 93-70

T2. North Carolina vs. North Carolina State

Meetings: 168
Games with at least one team ranked: 143 (85.1 percent)
Games with both teams ranked: 41 (24.4 percent)
Rivalry leader: North Carolina, 111-57 (NCAA)

Top 10 Rivalries in College Basketball

1) Duke vs. UNC
2) NC State vs. UNC
2) Syracuse vs. Georgetown
4) UCLA vs. Arizona
5) Duke vs. Maryland
6) Kansas vs. Iowa St.
7) Kentucky vs. Florida
8) NC State vs. Duke
9) Duke vs. Wake Forest
10) Indiana vs. Illinois