Dayton Flyers - Rivalries

Rivalries

The Flyers' traditional rivals in most sports are regional schools such as Xavier, Cincinnati, and Miami University. Both members of the Atlantic 10 Conference, Dayton and Xavier vie for possession of the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy during regular season men's basketball games. Other historical rivals of note include Butler University, Duquesne University, University of Detroit, Marquette University, DePaul University, Temple University, and the University of Notre Dame. The latter three schools formed an informal basketball league with Dayton during the 1970s and 1980s, prior to formal league association for each school (all three are now in the Big East Conference). The Gem City Jam, an annual game with crosstown rival Wright State University, is currently suspended.