Although big names such as Duke-North Carolina and Florida-Kentucky still hog the spotlight, college basketball has lost many of its most intriguing rivalries to realignment in the last few seasons. That situation opens the door for some less-heralded matchups to get their due after being overshadowed in the past.
In the Big 12, for instance, Kansas’ fabled Border War with Missouri is no more, but the Jayhawks still have plenty of antagonists who won’t go away. None of those rivalries is bigger than the Sunflower Showdown with Kansas State, which has both proximity and history on its side (along with some terrific basketball).
Herein is a look at Jayhawks-Wildcats duels then and now, along with nine more of the best unsung clashes in college hoops. Several factors went into ranking these series, including how much history the two teams have, how good they are (and have been) and how intense the contests are.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1AkCEVb
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