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The Revolutionary Rivalry is a rivalry between the George Mason Patriots and George Washington Revolutionaries, both of which play in the Atlantic 10 Conference and are located in the Washington metropolitan area. Both schools are named after founding fathers, George Mason and George Washington, who were both natives to Virginia and had their plantations, Gunston Hall and Mount Vernon, respectively, on the southside of modern Fairfax County, Virginia.

The rivalry is balanced in terms of total wins between each school across all sports. George Washington, though, has historically dominated the series in men's and women's basketball, while George Mason has dominated the series in baseball and men's and women's soccer.

History

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The formal rivalry, with the title, "Revolutionary Rivalry" is rooted ahead of the 2013–14 academic school year,[1][2] when George Mason University left the Colonial Athletic Association to join the Atlantic 10 Conference, as part of the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment.[3] Before then, both institutions regularly played non-conference matches against each other due to relative proximity of the schools (separated by 20 miles).[4]

Historically, most of the rivalry, even prior to the Patriots joining the A-10 was fixed on basketball, which has historically favored the Revolutionaries.[5][6][7] However, with both schools being part of the Atlantic 10, the rivalry was formally given a title, and spanned across all sports.[8]

All-time series summary

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Sport All-time series record Last result Next meeting Source
Baseball Mason leads 74–50 Mason won 13–10 on April 7, 2024 2025 @ GW [9]

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Men's Basketball GW leads 24–11 Mason won 90–67 on February 13, 2024 January 18, 2025 @ Mason [11]

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Women's Basketball GW leads 30–16 Mason won 87–55 on December 3, 2024 January 25, 2025 @ Mason [13]

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Men's Cross Country 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Cross Country 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golf 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Lacrosse Mason leads 16–4 Mason won 13–8 on March 30, 2024 2025 @ GW [15]
Women's Rowing 0–0 0–0 0–0
Men's Soccer Mason leads 28–17–4 Mason won 5–2 on September 28, 2024 2025 @ GW [16]
Women's Soccer Mason leads 24–3–6 1–1 draw on September 29, 2024 2025 @ Mason [17]

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Softball GW leads 25–19 GW won 2–1 on April 16, 2024 2025 @ Mason [19]
Men's Swimming 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Swimming 0–0 0–0 0–0
Men's Tennis 0–0 0–0 0–0
Women's Tennis 0–0 0–0 0–0
Volleyball GW leads 49–15 GW won 3–0 on October 30, 2024 2025 [20]

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Series led and games won by George Mason are shaded ██ green. Series led and games won by George Washington are shaded ██ blue.

Series results

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The formal rivalry began during the 2013-14 season when Mason joined the Atlantic 10 Conference.[1]

The point system is that there is one point awarded per win, and split half a point if it ends in a tie in head-to-head team sports. This includes soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis and lacrosse. In baseball and softball, a point is awarded to whichever team wins the series, since these sports are played in three-game series over the course of the regular season. In individual, non head-to-head sports, a point is awarded to the team that finishes higher in the Atlantic 10 championship. These sports are cross country, swimming, golf and rowing.[2]

Below is a summary of winners since the point system began.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Revolutionary Rivalry". George Washington Colonials. gwsports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Revolutionary Rivalry: George Mason vs. George Washington". George Mason Patriots. gomason.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Source: George Mason joining A-10". ESPN. March 24, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "Google Maps - George Mason University to The George Washington University". Google. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Goff, Steven (February 26, 2017). "George Washington wins third straight with 83-74 victory over George Mason". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Goff, Steven (January 25, 2017). "GW continues hammer-and-nail rivalry with George Mason". The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "George Washington defeats George Mason in Revolutionary Rivalry". The Washington Times. Associated Press. January 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Cabrera, Ángel (January 24, 2014). "George Mason vs. George Washington: the battle of the Georges lives on!". George Mason University. president.gmu.edu. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "GW Baseball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 15. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 30. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  13. ^ "Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 16. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  14. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  15. ^ "George Mason Women's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). George Mason Patriots lacrosse. gomason.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  17. ^ "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 10. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "2022 GW Softball Record Book" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "George Washington Volleyball Record Book & Program History Guide" (PDF). gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. p. 11. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "2022-23 Women's Volleyball Schedule". gwsports.com. George Washington Colonials. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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