Border Battle Cup

This annual battle for border supremacy between the Athletic Departments at the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin enters its sixth year of existence.

The two institutions made an adjustment to the scoring system prior to the 2005-06 season by awarding points to the school which finishes higher at the Big Ten championship in 11 sports in which the Badgers and Golden Gophers don’t have a head-to-head competition.

In the first year of the award, points were awarded only in the 11 sports in which UW and UM met in a head-to-head competition.

Officials changed the scoring so that more student-athletes, coaches and fans could be involved in the program. Schools will now earn points for finishing higher at the conference championship event in the additional 11 sports where the schools don’t face each other directly.

In the initial year of the battle, each of the 11 sports originally included in the competition had 40 points at stake. [Read More]