The Rivalry
UCLA and USC have the top two athletic programs in the country. They both rank among the elite in virtually every collegiate sport. As detailed below, UCLA leads the nation with 139 total National Championships and is second with 118 NCAA Team Championships. USC's 131 total and 107 NCAA titles rank second and third, respectively. The Bruins boast the most women's titles while the Trojans claim the most men's.
In addition to the championships, the two schools have churned out large numbers of professional athletes. USC has produced the second most MLB players (behind Arizona State) and has the second most in the NFL (behind Notre Dame), while UCLA has sent the second most to the NBA (behind Kentucky). Through the 2016 Olympics, USC has produced more Olympians (467), medals (308), and gold medals (144) than any other university in the nation. For their part, UCLA ranks second in Olympians with 429, and third in medals and golds with 262 and 133, respectively. Their 570 combined Summer Olympic medals would rank 7th on the country list and account for more than a quarter of all US medals, while their 277 combined gold medals would rank 3rd behind only USA and USSR.
Head-to-Head Wins by Sport
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Men's Sports |
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UCLA 143 USC 263 |
UCLA 143 USC 110 |
UCLA 32 USC 49 7 Ties |
UCLA 114 USC 96 |
UCLA 42 USC 44 |
UCLA 97 USC 45 |
UCLA 87 USC 82 1 Tie |
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Women's Sports |
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Beach Volleyball |
Rowing | Soccer |
Swimming & Diving |
Tennis |
Track & Field |
Volleyball |
Water Polo |
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UCLA 47 USC 49 |
UCLA 9 USC 12 |
UCLA 0 USC 18 |
UCLA 25 USC 6 1 Tie |
UCLA 16 USC 28 1 Tie |
UCLA 54 USC 51 |
UCLA 22 USC 14 |
UCLA 64 USC 59 |
UCLA 50 USC 33 |
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Inactive Rivalries |
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Men's Golf: USC 41 - UCLA 19 Women's Cross Country*: UCLA 24 - USC 3 * head-to-head meets in 2013-14: UCLA 1 - USC 1 Women's Golf: UCLA 20 - USC 13 |
Men's Gymnastics: UCLA 9 - USC 1 Men's Soccer: UCLA 13 - USC 3 Men's Swimming & Diving: USC 67 - UCLA 13 Women's Gymnastics: UCLA 16 - USC 10 - 1 Tie Men's Cross Country: UCLA 12 - USC 1 (Conf. Champ.) |
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All-Time Wins |
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446 |
Season Series 108 Ties |
454 |
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1009 |
Head-to-Head Games 11 Ties |
1042 |
2018-19 Head-to-Head: USC lead 20-15
2018-19 National Championships: USC Men's Water Polo, UCLA Women's Beach Volleyball, UCLA Softball
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2018-19 Academic Year |
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Fall 2018 |
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Football |
Nov 17 |
Bruins 34-27 |
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Men's Water Polo |
Nov 10 |
Trojans 12-11 |
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Nov 18 |
Bruins 7-4 |
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MPSF Tournament |
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Dec 1 |
Trojans 8-7 |
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NCAA Tournament |
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| Women's X-Country | Oct 26 |
Bruins 5th-12th |
| Women's Soccer | Nov 2 |
Bruins 3-2 (2OT) |
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Women's Volleyball |
Sep 19 |
Trojans 3-0 |
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Nov 23 |
Trojans 3-2 |
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Winter 2019 |
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Men's Basketball |
Jan 19 |
Trojans 80-67 |
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Feb 28 |
Bruins 93-88 (OT) |
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Women's Basketball |
Dec 30 |
Bruins 72-65 |
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Jan 20 |
Trojans 72-67 |
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Women's Swim & Dive |
Feb 15 | Trojans 181-117 |
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Spring 2019 |
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Baseball |
Mar 10 |
Bruins 7-5 |
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Mar 29 |
Trojans 7-2 |
| Mar 30 |
Bruins 7-1 |
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Mar 31 |
Bruins 9-2 |
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Men's Golf |
Apr 24 |
Bruins 2nd-7th |
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Men's Tennis |
Feb 22 |
Trojans 4-1 |
| Apr 5 |
Bruins 4-3 |
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Men's Track & Field |
Apr 28 |
Bruins 102-60 |
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Men's Volleyball |
Feb 24 |
Bruins 3-0 |
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Apr 6 |
Trojans 3-2 |
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Apr 18 |
Trojans 3-1 |
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MPSF Tournament |
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Women's Beach Vball |
Feb 27 |
Bruins 3-2 |
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Apr 3 |
Bruins 4-1 |
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Apr 7 |
Trojans 3-2 |
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Apr 26 |
Trojans 3-2 |
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Pac-12 Tournament |
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Apr 27 |
Trojans 3-2 |
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Pac-12 Tournament |
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May 5 |
Bruins 3-0 |
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NCAA Championship |
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Women's Golf |
Apr 17 |
Trojans 1st-6th |
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Women's Rowing |
May 11 |
Trojans 6-1 |
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Women's Tennis |
Mar 1 |
Trojans 4-1 |
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Apr 20 |
Bruins 4-2 |
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Women's Track & Field |
Apr 28 |
Trojans 90-69 |
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Women's Water Polo |
Feb 10 |
Trojans 10-3 |
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Apr 20 |
Trojans 9-8 |
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Apr 27 |
Trojans 9-4 |
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MPSF Tournament |
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| 2018-19 Crosstown Cup | |
| UCLA: 85 points |
USC: 105 points |
| UCLA won the 2017-18 Crosstown Cup | |
| All-Time Crosstown Cup Points | |
| UCLA: 5045 |
USC: 5145 |
| View All-Time Results | |
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National Championships |
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Men's (NCAA Titles) |
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Bold = Record |
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1 (1) |
Baseball |
12 (12) |
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11 (11) |
Basketball |
0 |
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1 (N/A) |
Football |
11 (N/A) |
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2 (2) |
Golf |
0 |
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2 (2) |
Gymnastics |
1 (1) |
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2 (0) |
Rowing |
0 |
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4 (4) |
Soccer |
0 |
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1 (1) |
Swimming & Diving |
9 (9) |
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16 (16) |
Tennis |
21 (21) |
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8 (8) |
Track & Field |
26 (26) |
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0 |
Track & Field - Indoor |
2 (2) |
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22 (19) |
Volleyball |
6 (4) |
| 11 (11) |
Water Polo |
10 (10) |
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Women's (NCAA Titles) |
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1 (0) |
Badminton |
0 |
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1 (0) |
Basketball |
2 (2) |
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Beach Volleyball |
4 (2) |
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4 (3) |
Golf |
3 (3) |
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7 (7) |
Gymnastics |
0 |
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1 (0) |
Rowing |
0 |
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1 (1) |
Soccer |
2 (2) |
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13 (12) |
Softball |
0 |
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0 |
Swimming & Diving |
1 (1) |
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3 (2) |
Tennis |
7 (2) |
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5 (3) |
Track & Field |
2 (2) |
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2 (2) |
Track & Field - Indoor |
0 |
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7 (4) |
Volleyball |
6 (3) |
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11 (7) |
Water Polo |
6 (5) |
| Total Championships (NCAA Titles) | ||
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81 (75) |
Men's |
98 (85) |
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58 (43) |
Women's |
33 (22) |
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139 (118) |
Total |
131 (107) |
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Olympics (National Rank); through 2016 |
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| 429 (2nd) |
Olympians |
467 (1st) |
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262 (3rd) |
Total Medals |
308 (1st) |
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133 (3rd) |
Gold Medals |
144 (1st) |
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Top Athletic Programs (through 2017-18) |
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Total National Championships |
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UCLA |
137 |
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USC |
130 |
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3. |
Stanford |
122 |
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4. |
Penn State |
84 |
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5. |
Cornell |
78 |
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NCAA Championships |
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Stanford |
117 |
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UCLA |
116 |
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3. |
USC |
106 |
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4. |
Oklahoma State |
52 |
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5. |
Penn State |
50 |
