The Pac-12 Conference became the first NCAA conference to amass 500 NCAA titles between all of its members when the Washington women's rowing team winning the 2017 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship on Sunday.
With several conference championships yet to be decided this spring, the conference has a chance to add to the number.
According to the conference website, "In the Conference’s 101-year history, Pac-12 schools have claimed 500 NCAA titles in 29 different sports with eight programs winning more than 20 NCAA titles in their history. The top-three universities with the most NCAA titles are from the Pac-12 with STANFORD (113), UCLA (113) and USC (104) as the only programs with at least 100. National championships have come in 29 different sports and is the leaders in titles in 14, including baseball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s swimming."
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Not only has the Pac-12 Conference won 500 NCAA Championships, the conference as a whole has far outpaced the rest of the country. Here's a look at the closest competitors:
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott had this to say following the momentous occasion:
“I am immensely proud of the 500 NCAA Championships won by Pac-12 member schools, and more than that, I’m proud of what this milestone represents about our athletics programs. Pac-12 athletics departments set a standard of excellence across a broad base of men’s and women’s sports, and for more than 100 years, they have attracted the most talented and driven young people in the nation.”
Here's a look at the Washington women's national championship that put the conference over the 500-win mark:
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