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The eternal question

Which side are you on?

Fan confidence splits for every major rivalry — who's more bullish heading into the season, by the numbers.

Hottest rivalry right now
Baylor-Texas Tech

Baylor fans are 91 percentile points more confident than Texas Tech fans — the widest gap across all rivalry pairs right now.

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Blood rivalries 20
Army-Navy Game
ArmyvsNavy
Army 56%
Navy 44%
Army fans edge ahead · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  7.5 wins
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Backyard Brawl
PittsburghvsWest Virginia
Pittsburgh 47%
West Virginia 53%
West Virginia fans edge ahead · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  5.5 wins
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Cascade Clash
OregonvsWashington
Oregon 55%
Washington 45%
Oregon fans edge ahead · fan confidence
10.5 wins  vs  7.5 wins
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Commonwealth Cup
Virginia TechvsVirginia
Virginia Tech 62%
Virginia 38%
Virginia Tech fans clearly ahead · fan confidence
6.5 wins  vs  7.5 wins
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Cy-Hawk
IowavsIowa State
Iowa 69%
Iowa State 31%
Iowa fans dominant · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  5.5 wins
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Egg Bowl
Mississippi StatevsOle Miss
Mississippi State 48%
Ole Miss 52%
Dead even · fan confidence
4.5 wins  vs  7.5 wins
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FSU-Miami
Florida StatevsMiami
Florida State 37%
Miami 63%
Miami fans dominant · fan confidence
6.5 wins  vs  9.5 wins
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Georgia-Florida
GeorgiavsFlorida
Georgia 30%
Florida 70%
Florida fans dominant · fan confidence
9.5 wins  vs  7.5 wins
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Holy War
UtahvsBYU
Utah 34%
BYU 66%
BYU fans dominant · fan confidence
8.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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Iron Bowl
AlabamavsAuburn
Alabama 36%
Auburn 64%
Auburn fans dominant · fan confidence
8.5 wins  vs  6.5 wins
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LSU-Alabama
AlabamavsLSU
Alabama 38%
LSU 62%
LSU fans clearly ahead · fan confidence
8.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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Lone Star Showdown
TexasvsTexas A&M
Texas 75%
Texas A&M 25%
Texas fans dominant · fan confidence
9.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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Palmetto Bowl
ClemsonvsSouth Carolina
Clemson 86%
South Carolina 14%
Clemson fans dominant · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  6.5 wins
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Red River Rivalry
OklahomavsTexas
Oklahoma 56%
Texas 44%
Oklahoma fans edge ahead · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  9.5 wins
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Sunshine Showdown
Florida StatevsFlorida
Florida State 42%
Florida 58%
Florida fans clearly ahead · fan confidence
6.5 wins  vs  7.5 wins
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Territorial Cup
ArizonavsArizona State
Arizona 78%
Arizona State 22%
Arizona fans dominant · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  6.5 wins
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The Game
Ohio StatevsMichigan
Ohio State 25%
Michigan 75%
Michigan fans dominant · fan confidence
9.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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Third Saturday in October
TennesseevsAlabama
Tennessee 31%
Alabama 69%
Alabama fans dominant · fan confidence
7.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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USC-Notre Dame
Notre DamevsUSC
Notre Dame 72%
USC 28%
Notre Dame fans dominant · fan confidence
11.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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War on I-4
UCFvsSouth Florida
UCF 61%
South Florida 39%
UCF fans clearly ahead · fan confidence
5.5 wins  vs  8.5 wins
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Classic matchups 42
100 Miles of Hate
Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky
Apple Cup
Washington State vs Washington
Battle for the Fremont Cannon
Nevada vs UNLV
Battle for the Golden Boot
Arkansas vs LSU
Battle for the Iron Skillet
SMU vs TCU
Battle for the Victory Bell
UCLA vs USC
Battle for the Victory Bell (OH)
Cincinnati vs Miami (OH)
Battle of I-75
Bowling Green vs Toledo
Battle of the Bricks
Ohio vs Miami (OH)
Bedlam
Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State
Big Game
Stanford vs California
Border War
Missouri vs Kansas
Border War (Bronze Boot)
Colorado State vs Wyoming
Carolina-State
NC State vs North Carolina
Clean Old-Fashioned Hate
Georgia Tech vs Georgia
Commander-in-Chief (AF-Army)
Army vs Air Force
Commander-in-Chief (AF-Navy)
Navy vs Air Force
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
Georgia vs Auburn
Deeper Than Hate
App State vs Georgia Southern
Floyd of Rosedale
Minnesota vs Iowa
Governor's Cup
Louisville vs Kentucky
Heroes Game
Iowa vs Nebraska
Keg of Nails
Louisville vs Cincinnati
Keystone Classic
Pittsburgh vs Penn State
Land of Lincoln Trophy
Illinois vs Northwestern
Magnolia Bowl
Ole Miss vs LSU
Michigan MAC Trophy (EMU-CMU)
Central Michigan vs Eastern Michigan
Milk Can
Boise State vs Fresno State
Modern Hate
Georgia Southern vs Georgia State
Nebraska-Colorado
Colorado vs Nebraska
Notre Dame-Michigan
Michigan vs Notre Dame
Ohio State-Penn State
Penn State vs Ohio State
Old Oaken Bucket
Purdue vs Indiana
Oregon-Oregon State
Oregon State vs Oregon
Paul Bunyan Trophy
Michigan State vs Michigan
Paul Bunyan's Axe
Minnesota vs Wisconsin
Revivalry
TCU vs Baylor
Rio Grande Rivalry
New Mexico vs New Mexico State
Rocky Mountain Showdown
Colorado vs Colorado State
Sunflower Showdown
Kansas vs Kansas State
Victory Cannon
Central Michigan vs Western Michigan
Wagon Wheel
Kent State vs Akron
Regional rivalries 41
ASU-ULM
UL Monroe vs Arkansas State
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Battle Line Rivalry
Arkansas vs Missouri
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Battle for the Belt
South Alabama vs Troy
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Battle for the Rag
Tulane vs LSU
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Battle on the Bayou
UL Monroe vs Louisiana
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Baylor-Texas Tech
Baylor vs Texas Tech
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Bayou Bucket
Rice vs Houston
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Bronze Stalk Trophy
Northern Illinois vs Ball State
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Charlotte-App State
App State vs Charlotte
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Coastal-App State
Coastal Carolina vs App State
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Commonwealth Clash
Old Dominion vs Liberty
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ECU-NC State
NC State vs East Carolina
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Freedom Trophy
Wisconsin vs Nebraska
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Friends of Coal Bowl
West Virginia vs Marshall
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Heartland Trophy
Wisconsin vs Iowa
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I-35 Rivalry
UTSA vs Texas State
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Idaho-Boise State
Boise State vs Idaho
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LSU-Texas A&M
Texas A&M vs LSU
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Land Grant Trophy
Michigan State vs Penn State
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Legends Trophy
Stanford vs Notre Dame
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Maryland-Rutgers
Rutgers vs Maryland
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Mayor's Cup
Villanova vs Temple
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Mayor's Cup (TX)
SMU vs Rice
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Memphis-Ole Miss
Ole Miss vs Memphis
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Miami-Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech vs Miami
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Michigan MAC Trophy (WMU-EMU)
Western Michigan vs Eastern Michigan
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NIU-Toledo
Toledo vs Northern Illinois
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Ninth Island Showdown
Hawai'i vs UNLV
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OSU-Texas Tech
Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
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Old Oil Can
Fresno State vs San Diego State
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Old Wagon Wheel
Utah State vs BYU
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Rivalry in Dixie
Southern Miss vs Louisiana Tech
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Royal Rivalry
Old Dominion vs James Madison
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Rumble in the Rockies
Colorado vs Utah
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South Carolina-Georgia
Georgia vs South Carolina
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Steel Tire
Buffalo vs Akron
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Tennessee-Kentucky
Tennessee vs Kentucky
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Tennessee-Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt vs Tennessee
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Texas-Texas Tech
Texas vs Texas Tech
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Vanderbilt-Missouri
Missouri vs Vanderbilt
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Victory Bell
North Carolina vs Duke
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Split bar = relative fan confidence share between the two programs (FBS belief percentile, most recent week with ≥20 mentions). Blue = team A, red = team B. "Full face-off" links show side-by-side win total, portal net, and top r/cfb moments. Methodology →