intramural teams

Campus recreation groups

Intramural teams compete within a single institution rather than against outside opponents.

The term comes from Latin for "within the walls"—intramural sports at a university pit students against fellow students, not rival schools.

She joined an intramural basketball team her freshman year.

The opposite is extramural or intercollegiate competition.

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