The Battle of the Bronx is a college sports rivalry between Manhattan University and Fordham University, two NCAA Division I schools that play in The Bronx district of New York City. The rivalry dates back to the men's basketball teams playing in 1911 and has since grown into a multi-sport rivalry, and one of the largest intra-city college rivalries in New York City.

Manhattan play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and Fordham play in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

History The history of the rivalry dates back to the 1911-12 NCAA basketball season when the Fordham Rams men's basketball and Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball programs squared off. The game was won by Manhattan 20–19, who would dominate the men's basketball series through the remainder of the 1910s. The series between the two basketball programs swayed over the course of the 20th century, with Manhattan dominating the series in the 1930s, 1950, and 1970s; while Fordham dominated the series in the 1920s and 1980s. The men's basketball series of the rivalry given it century-long longevity has been called one of the most storied rivalries in men's college basketball. The rivalry received extensive coverage in 2011 when they met for the 100th year.

In describing the rivalry former Manhattan guard, Tyler Wilson, said "You always have to play a team that's in your city. You always want to beat those teams — want to feel like you're the best team in your area." Chuba Ohams of Fordham said "It's gonna be fun, competitive — you know we're gonna play hard, go at each other."

The rivalry has expanded beyond men's basketball to include all sports programs that both Fordham and Manhattan sponsor. The women's basketball teams have played each other 50 times in their history, with their rivalry dating back to the 1980s.

Series table

Sport All-time series record Last result Next meeting Ref. Baseball Fordham leads 60–26–3 Fordham won 5–4 on April 23, 2025 April 7, 2026 @ Fordham Men's basketball Manhattan leads 58–54 Fordham won 82–53 on December 13, 2025 2026–27 TBA Women's Basketball Fordham leads 27–26 Manhattan won 65–58 on November 20, 2024 2025–26 @ FordhamMen's Cross Country Manhattan won 69–160 on September 8, 2018 Women's Cross Country Manhattan won 76–115 on September 8, 2018 Men's golf Fordham won 621–626 on October 29, 2018 Women's RowingMen's soccer Fordham leads 30–14–3 Manhattan won 2–1 on September 24, 2019 September 2020 @ Manhattan Women's soccer Fordham leads 18–8–1 Fordham won 1–0 on August 27, 2018 August 2020 @ Fordham Men's Swimming Fordham won 161–109 on December 5, 2018 2019 @ ManhattanWomen's Swimming Fordham won 182–86 on December 5, 2018 2019 @ Manhattan Softball Fordham leads 28–14 Fordham won 7–3 on April 6, 2010 TBD Women's volleyball Fordham won 3–0 on September 12, 2018 Series led and games won by Fordham Series led and games won by Manhattan

Results Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Baseball

Men's soccer

Women's soccer

See also Fordham–St. John's rivalry

References

External links Fordham Athletics Manhattan Athletics