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Best teams make today's best rivalries

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Sunday, February 2, 2003

Tradition never goes out of style. But, when it comes to college basketball rivalries, exactly what a rivalry means to a team's fans isn't always the same as what it means to its players. And, as for the best rivalries? Well, they fall into one of two categories: What it means for fans. (See: bragging rights) What it means to the teams. (See: conference, or even national, titles) Best of Best ESPN.com's Andy Katz ranks his top five traditional rivalries and today's top five rivalry ...

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