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Sport
  
Basketball

Meetings total
  
78

Trophy
  
None

All-time series
  
VCU leads, 50–28

Capital City Classic

First meeting
  
January 29, 1976Richmond 71, VCU 65

Latest meeting
  
February 17, 2017VCU 84, Richmond 73

The Capital City Classic is a college basketball series between the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders. Both schools are located within Virginia's state capital of Richmond—Virginia Commonwealth University has its non-medical campus in the Fan District at the western edge of downtown and its medical campus in the downtown neighborhood of Court End, while the University of Richmond is located 6 miles (9.7 km) away in the West End on the border with Henrico County. It often has a public school (VCU) vs private school (Richmond) mentality.

From 1995 to 2001, it was a conference rivalry in the Colonial Athletic Association, before Richmond left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10). In 2012, it once again became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10. The rivalry has been known under a number of different names over the years, including the Black & Blue Classic, before being renamed the Capital City Classic for the 2014–15 season.

All-time results

Richmond victories are shaded in ██ blue. VCU victories shaded in ██ gold.

References

Capital City Classic Wikipedia


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