# Old Dominion–VCU men's basketball rivalry

The Old Dominion–VCU men's basketball rivalry is a men's college basketball rivalry between the VCU Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University and the Old Dominion Monarchs of Old Dominion University. This rivalry is said to be one of the most competitive among middle level Division-I basketball programs.

## Background

College Comparison :
| | Old Dominion | VCU |
| Founded | 1930 | 1838 |
| Location | Norfolk, VA | Richmond, VA |
| Conference | Sun Belt | Atlantic 10 |
| Students | 24,125 | 32,303 |
| School colors | | |
| Nickname | Monarchs | Rams |
| Mascot | Big Blue | Rodney the Ram |
| Arena | Chartway Arena | Siegel Center |
| Capacity | 8,639 | 7,617 |
The rivalry between Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University exists primarily because of the similar histories of the two Virginia public universities. Both schools have historic affiliations with The College of William & Mary (W&M). One of VCU's predecessor institutions, the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI), became part of W&M in 1925. ODU was founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of W&M. In addition, from 1960 to 1962, both RPI and the Norfolk Division were part of The Colleges of William & Mary, a short-lived university system consisting of W&M and its affiliated institutions.
VCU, located in the state capital of Richmond, is just 90 miles down Interstate 64 from ODU, located in Norfolk. Both schools are major research universities located in an urban environment. They are also both very large universities consisting of a diverse student body; with students primarily coming from middle-class backgrounds.
Throughout much of the history of the rivalry, ODU and VCU had been in the same conference, most recently the Colonial Athletic Association. This ended after the 2011–12 season when VCU joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. ODU left the CAA for Conference USA a year later.
Rick Kiefner, a 1969 graduate of ODU, believed the animosity and rivalry may have started due to an incident during the 1970 season. A group of ODU fans, including Kiefner, had chartered a bus to travel to a VCU game in Richmond, but, instead of the tickets they had paid for, received a box of screws in the mail.

## Game results

| Old Dominion victories | VCU victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | February 5, 1969 | Norfolk Arena | Old Dominion | 101–69 |
| 2 | December 10, 1969 | Franklin Street Gym | Old Dominion | 93–82 |
| 3 | January 21, 1970 | Norfolk Arena | Old Dominion | 94–90 |
| 4 | February 10, 1971 | Franklin Street Gym | VCU | 79–71 |
| 5 | February 27, 1971 | ODU Fieldhouse | Old Dominion | 98–85 |
| 6 | December 17, 1977 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 73–67 |
| 7 | February 22, 1978 | Hampton Coliseum | VCU | 73–72 |
| 8 | December 30, 1978 | Franklin Street Gym | Old Dominion | 70–68 |
| 9 | January 17, 1979 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 95–87 |
| 10 | February 15, 1979 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 72–71$^{OT}$ |
| 11 | January 22, 1980 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 68–64 |
| 12 | February 18, 1980 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 76–75 |
| 13 | December 13, 1980 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 65–56 |
| 14 | December 30, 1980 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 61–44 |
| 15 | February 10, 1981 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 75–64 |
| 16 | December 22, 1981 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 61–55 |
| 17 | January 30, 1982 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 61–58 |
| 18 | December 29, 1982 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 90–85 |
| 19 | January 11, 1983 | Hampton Coliseum | Old Dominion | 67–62 |
| 20 | December 29, 1983 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 83–51 |
| 21 | January 28, 1984 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 56–54$^{OT}$ |
| 22 | February 25, 1984 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 57–55 |
| 23 | February 16, 1985 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 90–71 |
| 24 | February 23, 1985 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 78–66 |
| 25 | March 3, 1985 | Hampton Coliseum | VCU | 87–82 |
| 26 | December 21, 1985 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 67–55 |
| 27 | January 18, 1986 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 50–49 |
| 28 | February 13, 1986 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 61–56 |
| 29 | January 8, 1987 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 77–64 |
| 30 | February 14, 1987 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 78–66 |
| 31 | January 16, 1988 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 71–67 |
| 32 | February 20, 1988 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 82–77 |
| 33 | March 6, 1988 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 91–69 |
| 34 | January 14, 1989 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 101–93$^{OT}$ |
| 35 | January 23, 1989 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 99–87 |
| 36 | December 21, 1989 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 77–67 |
| 37 | January 20, 1990 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 55–49 |
| 38 | February 24, 1990 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 80–64 |
| 39 | January 12, 1991 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 62–60 |
| 40 | February 2, 1991 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 60–58 |
| 41 | December 7, 1991 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 98–83 |
| 42 | December 29, 1991 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 67–66 |
| 43 | December 12, 1992 | Hampton Coliseum | Old Dominion | 81–65 |
| 44 | March 19, 1993 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 74–68 |
| 45 | January 31, 1994 | Hampton Coliseum | Old Dominion | 79–74 |
| 46 | February 6, 1995 | Hampton Coliseum | VCU | 81–67 |
| 47 | January 6, 1996 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 85–70 |
| 48 | February 3, 1996 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 85–76$^{OT}$ |
| 49 | January 18, 1997 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 82–65 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 50 | February 15, 1997 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 75–70 |
| 51 | January 17, 1998 | Norfolk Scope | VCU | 61–55 |
| 52 | January 31, 1998 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 69–56 |
| 53 | January 9, 1999 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 82–72 |
| 54 | January 30, 1999 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 76–72 |
| 55 | February 27, 1999 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 66–49 |
| 56 | January 5, 2000 | Siegel Center | VCU | 73–67$^{OT}$ |
| 57 | January 29, 2000 | Norfolk Scope | Old Dominion | 72–69 |
| 58 | January 20, 2001 | ODU Fieldhouse | Old Dominion | 77–65 |
| 59 | February 24, 2001 | Siegel Center | VCU | 74–53 |
| 60 | January 19, 2002 | ODU Fieldhouse | VCU | 79–77$^{OT}$ |
| 61 | February 9, 2002 | Siegel Center | VCU | 73–66 |
| 62 | March 2, 2002 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 58–54 |
| 63 | January 4, 2003 | Siegel Center | VCU | 73–64 |
| 64 | February 1, 2003 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 72–69 |
| 65 | January 21, 2004 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 75–67 |
| 66 | February 21, 2004 | Siegel Center | VCU | 78–72 |
| 67 | March 7, 2004 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 84–67 |
| 68 | January 29, 2005 | Siegel Center | VCU | 75–71 |
| 69 | February 12, 2005 | Ted Constant Center | Old Dominion | 82–76 |
| 70 | March 7, 2005 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 73–66$^{OT}$ |
| 71 | January 14, 2006 | Ted Constant Center | Old Dominion | 78–75 |
| 72 | February 11, 2006 | Siegel Center | VCU | 80–74 |
| 73 | January 20, 2007 | Siegel Center | VCU | 80–75 |
| 74 | February 10, 2007 | Ted Constant Center | Old Dominion | 79–63 |
| 75 | January 19, 2008 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 78–68 |
| 76 | February 16, 2008 | Siegel Center | Old Dominion | 67–66 |
| 77 | January 17, 2009 | Siegel Center | VCU | 61–44 |
| 78 | February 14, 2009 | Ted Constant Center | Old Dominion | 69–65 |
| 79 | March 8, 2009 | Richmond Coliseum | VCU | 61–53 |
| 80 | February 6, 2010 | Siegel Center | VCU | 70–58 |
| 81 | February 27, 2010 | Ted Constant Center | Old Dominion | 73–70 |
| 82 | March 7, 2010 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 73–69$^{OT}$ |
| 83 | January 22, 2011 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 59–50 |
| 84 | February 12, 2011 | Siegel Center | Old Dominion | 70–59 |
| 85 | March 7, 2011 | Richmond Coliseum | Old Dominion | 70–65 |
| 86 | January 21, 2012 | Siegel Center | VCU | 61–48 |
| 87 | February 11, 2012 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 68–64 |
| 88 | December 7, 2012 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 83–70 |
| 89 | December 8, 2013 | Siegel Center | VCU | 69–48 |
| 90 | November 29, 2014 | Ted Constant Center | #25 Old Dominion | 73–67 |
| 91 | November 28, 2015 | Siegel Center | VCU | 76–67 |
| 92 | December 10, 2016 | Ted Constant Center | VCU | 67–64 |
| 93 | December 2, 2017 | Siegel Center | VCU | 82–75 |
| 94 | November 28, 2018 | Ted Constant Center | Old Dominion | 62–52 |
| 95 | December 7, 2019 | Siegel Center | #20 VCU | 69–57 |
| 96 | December 12, 2020 | Siegel Center | VCU | 77–54 |
| 97 | December 11, 2021 | Chartway Arena | VCU | 75–66 |
| Series: VCU leads 53–44 |||||