UConn rivals ranked by tiers

[August_West]

True but we don’t play them regularly unless it’s the tournament. They’ve been skirting us!

Duke wouldn’t list us as one I don’t know why we bother listing them as one

 

[Palatine]

Georgetown is Cuse’s true rival.

It’s a little sad when your true rival ranks you second tier.

Georgetown and Syracuse have not been rivals for a couple of decades. This ain't the 80s or 90s. They haven't been rivals for longer than they were rivals. Manley Field House is closed.

 

[CaptainRon]

From 2011:

bleacherreport.com/articles/855794-duke-basketball-ranking-the-10-teams-blue-devils-fans-hate-most

No. 2: UConn Huskies​

Twice they denied Duke a championship and now they want to join the ACC. This will be epic.
Duke fans will remember losing to UConn in the 1999 finals. Then failing to get by UConn in the 2004 Final Four.
Oh yea, there is a rivalry here, just not spoken about as much as the other more high profile cases.
Both these teams were on a collision course before Arizona got in the way and bounced Duke from the last NCAA tournament.
UConn joining the ACC will bring this quiet storm of a rivalry to the forefront.

A lot changes in 11 years, just saying

 

[NewEnglandCB]

I thought URI would be “diet Providence”

 

[Guapo]

I wouldn't agree with that, I used to hang out with a couple of Duke grads and they used to think about UConn all the time, same goes for Kentucky. We kept them both from winning 2 more championships.

Yeah I don’t disagree. I’m sure they’re pissed about the 2 championships. But, that’s not what a rivalry is

 

[HooperScooper]

Yeah I don’t disagree. I’m sure they’re pissed about the 2 championships. But, that’s not what a rivalry is

Agreed. When was the last time UConn and Duke played? 12/18/14. Over 7 years ago. And they've only played 8 times since and including the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Tough to be rivals if you play that infrequently.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Syracuse is the only team I actively root against when not playing UConn.

Providence and Memphis are annoying, I guess. Not rivals though. I respect Houston and would like to play them again OOC some time.