The PacificSource Civil War Series is a college sports series between the

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and the

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. The schools started to officially keep track of the overall series at the start of the 1999–2000 school year with the introduction of the Northwest Dodge Dealers Civil War Series. To determine the overall winner, points are awarded to schools depending on the outcomes of Civil War games in various sports. PacificSource will sponsor the series through 2015. The current point system grants: *3 points to the winner of the

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game (worth 2 points prior to the 2008–09 season) *1 point to the winner of each men's

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

game (two games are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted) *1 point to the winner of each women's basketball game (two games are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted) *2 points to the winner of the best of three series in

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

(previously 1 point to the winner of each wrestling dual meet prior the 2008–09 season, when the Ducks dropped wrestling and added baseball) *1 point to the winner of the women's

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

game (.5 points to each school if game ends in a tie) *1 point to the winner of each men's

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match (two matches are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted) *1 point to the winner of each women's golf match (two matches are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted) *2 points to the winner of the best of three series in

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

*1 point to the winner of each women's

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game (two games are contested each season for a total of 2 points granted) For a total of 17 total points granted. Postseason matchups do not currently count towards point totals. The record as of the end of the 2008–2009 school year has the Beavers with 4 wins, the Ducks with 4 wins, and two ties. The winners by year have been: The all-time point breakdown as of the end of the 2008–09 season is 88.0–85.0 in favor of Oregon State.

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* http://www.thecivilwarseries.com/ *http://www.facebook.com/TheCivilWarSeries *http://www.oregonlive.com/sites/civilwar/ {{NCAA Division I all sports rivalry navbox Oregon State Beavers Oregon Ducks College sports rivalries in the United States College sports in Oregon Sports competitions in Oregon 1999 establishments in Oregon

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