Capital City Classic
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| First meeting | January 29, 1976 Richmond 71, VCU 65 |
| Latest meeting | February 25, 2025 VCU 78, Richmond 60 |
| Trophy | None |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 95 |
| All-time series | VCU leads, 62–33 |
| Largest victory | 41 (VCU 90–49, 2025) |
| Longest win streak | VCU, 7 (1977–1979) |
| Current win streak | VCU, 2 (2025–) |
The Capital City Classic is a men's college basketball series between the VCU Rams and the Richmond Spiders. Both schools are located within Virginia's state capital of Richmond—Virginia Commonwealth University has its non-medical campus in the Fan District at the western edge of downtown and its medical campus in the downtown neighborhood of Court End, while the University of Richmond is located 6 miles (9.7 km) away in the West End on the border with Henrico County. It often has a public school (VCU) vs private school (Richmond) mentality.
From 1995 to 2001, it was a conference rivalry in the Colonial Athletic Association, before Richmond left for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A10). In 2012, it once again became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in the A10. The rivalry has been known under a number of different names over the years, including the Black & Blue Classic, before being renamed the Capital City Classic for the 2014–15 season.