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USC Trojans are the men's athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. The women's athletic teams are referred to as "The Women of Troy." The program participates in the Pacific-10 Conference and has won 109 total team national championships, 89 of which are NCAA National Championships. USC's cross-town rival is UCLA, with whom there is fierce athletic and scholastic competition. However, USC's rivalry with Notre Dame predates the UCLA rivalry by three years. The Notre Dame rivalry stems mainly from the annual football game played between these two universities and is considered the greatest intersectional rivalry of all college athletics.
• The Trojans have won 109 total team national championships, 89 of which are NCAA National Championships.
• The Trojan men have won 87 national championships (74 NCAA titles), more than any other University.
• The Women of Troy have earned 22 national championships, third in the nation.
• The Trojans won at least 1 national team title in 26 consecutive years (1959–60 to 1984–85).
• USC won the National College All-Sports Championship an annual ranking by USA Today of the country’s top athletic programs — 6 times since its inception in 1971.
• Trojan men athletes have won more individual NCAA titles (296) than those from any other school in the nation and the Women of Troy have brought home another 51 individual NCAA crowns for a combined 347 individual NCAA championships.
• Four Trojans have won the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in America: diver Sammy Lee (1953), shot putter Parry O’Brien (1959), swimmer John Naber (1977) and swimmer Janet Evans (1989).
• Two Women of Troy athletes have won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the top collegiate woman athlete of the year: Cheryl Miller (1983–84) and Angela Williams (2001–02). And Trojan women have won 8 Honda Awards, as the top female athlete in their sport.
• USC won the Lexus Gauntlet Trophy, a year-long all-sports competition between Troy and crosstown rival UCLA, in its inaugural 2001–02 season and again in 2003–04, 2005–06, and 2007–08.
The men's
USC Trojans Basketball program has a long tradition. The men's program is only one of about 48 schools which have more than 1,000 victories in college basketball. Since starting basketball in 1907, the Trojans have compiled a record of 1,357–984 (.580), winning 14 league championships. Recently, the 2007 team set a school record for most wins in a season and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament.
Team Website: http://usctrojans.cstv.com
School Website: http://www.usc.edu
