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    Commentary: The Pac-12 is the ‘Conference of Champions.’ Don’t let it disappear

    by Victoria Jackson, Los Angeles Times Oct 19, 2023 3 minutes
    Nicolette Martin #35 of The University of Southern California sets the ball during the gold medal match at the 2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships- Day 3 at the Hermosa Beach Pier on May 13, 2017, in Hermosa Beach, California.

    No collegiate athletic conference has been more dominant than the Pac-12 when it comes to winning national trophies. As of this month, the conference has earned an unmatched 553 NCAA championships, with a 200-plus trophy cushion over the second-place league.

    And this legacy of success doesn’t belong just to the powerhouse sport of football.

    Consider the Olympic sports contested across the NCAA: Pac-12 schools dominate the top 25 national rankings and finishes, and for schools with the most NCAA team titles. If the Pac-12 were a nation, it would have placed fifth in the medal count and . Indeed, it is Olympic sports that have made the Pac-12 the “Conference of Champions.”

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