UCLA–USC rivalry

The UCLA–USC rivalry refers to the American collegiate athletics rivalry between the UCLA Bruins sports teams of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and USC Trojans sports teams of the University of Southern California (USC). UCLA has the most NCAA Division I-sanctioned team championships at 113, while USC has the third most NCAA Division I-sanctioned team championships at 100.

Both universities are located in Los Angeles. The rivalry between the two is among the more unusual in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports, because the campuses are only 12 miles (19 km) apart, and both are located within the same city. Furthermore, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the home stadium of the Trojans football team, is located closer to the UCLA campus than UCLA is to the Rose Bowl, the home stadium of the Bruins football team. The close proximity of alumni and students and the likelihood of members of those groups encountering one another and interacting on a daily basis make this one of the most intense college rivalries in the United States.