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Territorial Cup Series is the yearlong competition between Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
and Arizona State Sun Devils. The series includes head to head competitions in 18 different sports.
The name comes from the Territorial Cup
Territorial Cup
The Territorial Cup is a trophy that is awarded to the winner of an American college football rivalry game, commonly referred to as "The Duel in the Desert," played annually between the Arizona State Sun Devils football team of Arizona State University and the Arizona Wildcats football team of the...
, which is the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual football game between the two schools.
Point system
Points are awarded for all sports in which both schools maintain an intercollegiate team. Each sport is worth one point, which is awarded to the winner of the head-to-head match up between the two teams. If the head-to-head match up ends in a tie, each team receives ½ point. In baseball and softball, all games, both conference and non-conference, count as one point combined. In swimming and diving, cross country, golf, and track and field, whichever team finishes higher in the standings at the Pac-12 championship receives one point. In addition, games between the schools in Pac-12 tournament and NCAA tournamentNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
play will count towards the series as well. Should the two schools be tied, the winner shall be decided by whichever school is higher in the NACDA Directors' Cup standings or whichever school won the Territorial Cup
Territorial Cup
The Territorial Cup is a trophy that is awarded to the winner of an American college football rivalry game, commonly referred to as "The Duel in the Desert," played annually between the Arizona State Sun Devils football team of Arizona State University and the Arizona Wildcats football team of the...
that year. A school must accumulate at least 9.5 points to win.
Series history
| Year | UA | ASU | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2010 | 10.5 | 7.5 | Arizona |
| 2010–2011 | 11.5 | 6.5 | Arizona |
| 2011–2012 | 3.5 | 1.5 | TBD |
2011–12 Schedule
| DATE | SPORT | LOCATION | Result | UA Points |
ASU Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2011 | Women's Cross Country (Pac-12 Championship) | Litchfield Park, AZ Litchfield Park, Arizona Litchfield Park is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. In 2010 it had a population of 5,476.-History:The town of Litchfield Park is named for its founder, Paul Weeks Litchfield... |
Arizona 5th, ASU 6th | 1 | 0 |
| Men's Cross Country (Pac-12 Championship) | Arizona 8th, ASU 9th | 1 | 0 | ||
| November 4, 2011 | Women's Soccer | Tempe Tempe, Arizona Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale... |
ASU 2, Arizona 1 | 0 | 1 |
| November 19, 2011 | Football (Territorial Cup Territorial Cup The Territorial Cup is a trophy that is awarded to the winner of an American college football rivalry game, commonly referred to as "The Duel in the Desert," played annually between the Arizona State Sun Devils football team of Arizona State University and the Arizona Wildcats football team of the... ) |
Tempe - Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass... |
Arizona 31, ASU 27 | 1 | 0 |
| November 22, 2011 | Volleyball | Tucson Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200... - McKale Center McKale Center McKale Memorial Center is an athletic arena located at 1756 E University Blvd on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is primarily used for basketball, but also features state-of-the-art physical training and therapy facilities. Its construction is marked with a large... |
Arizona 3, ASU 1 | ½ | |
| November 26, 2011 | Tempe - Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe) Wells Fargo Arena is a 10,754-seat multi-purpose arena at 634 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, USA, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the as the Arizona State University Activity Center and at the cost of $8 million, the facility also plays host to graduation... |
ASU 3, Arizona 1 | ½ | ||
| December 31, 2011 | Men's Basketball | Tucson - McKale Center | |||
| Women's Basketball | Tempe - Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| February 10, 2012 | Gymnastics | ||||
| February 22–25, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving (Pac-12 Championship) | Federal Way, WA Federal Way, Washington Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States. Federal Way is located between Seattle and Tacoma. Its western boundary is Puget Sound. It is bordered by Des Moines on the north, Kent, unincorporated King County, and Milton on the east and Tacoma and Fife on the south... |
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| Men's Swimming & Diving (Pac-12 Championship) | |||||
| March 3, 2012 | Women's Basketball | Tucson - McKale Center | |||
| March 4, 2012 | Men's Basketball | Tempe - Wells Fargo Arena | |||
| April 27–29, 2012 | Men's Golf (Pac-12 Championship) | Corvallis, OR Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis is a city located in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton County and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 54,462.... |
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| Women's Golf (Pac-12 Championship) | Pullman, WA Pullman, Washington Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,675 at the 2000 census and 29,799 according to the 2010 census... |
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| April 17. 2012 | Baseball | Tempe - Packard Stadium Packard Stadium Packard Stadium is a college baseball stadium in Tempe, Arizona, the home field of the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific 12 Conference. Opened in 1974, the stadium's seating capacity is 7,875.... |
TBD | ||
| May 16, 2012 | TBD | ||||
| May 25, 2010 | Tucson - Hi Corbett Field Hi Corbett Field Hi Corbett Field is a baseball stadium located in Tucson, Arizona. The stadium holds approximately 9,500 people. It was the spring training home of the Colorado Rockies, and is currently home to the Tucson Toros... |
TBD | |||
| May 26, 2010 | TBD | ||||
| May 27, 2010 | TBD | ||||
| March 23. 2012 | Softball | Tempe - Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium is the home of the Arizona State University Sun Devils college softball team. The stadium holds 1,535 fans and was built around the old stadium's existing field and was completed in 2000... |
TBD | ||
| March 24, 2012 | TBD | ||||
| March 25, 2012 | TBD | ||||
| Dates TBA | Men's Indoor Track & Field (MPSF Championship) | Site TBA | |||
| Women's Indoor Track & Field (MPSF Championship) | |||||
| TOTALS: | 3.5 | 1.5 | |||
See also
- Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
- State Farm Lone Star ShowdownState Farm Lone Star ShowdownThe State Farm Lone Star Showdown was the official moniker for all varsity men's and women's athletics competitions between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University...
, a similar competition between Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
and the University of TexasUniversity of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
also sponsored by State Farm - M&I Bank Border Showdown SeriesM&I Bank Border Showdown SeriesThe M&I Bank Border Showdown Series is the official name for the Border War rivalry between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the University of Missouri Tigers.-Competition Format:...