The Southern California Crosstown Cup is a year-long all-sports college competition between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans.[1] While UCLA and USC have had a sports rivalry since the 1920s,[2] the official yearly head-to-head all-sports competition began with the 2001–2002 season as the Lexus Gauntlet. After the 2008–2009 season, Lexus' sponsorship ended. For the next five seasons USC and UCLA continued to keep track of the scores and yearly winners.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Without an official sponsor, the competition was referred to as the Crosstown Gauntlet from fall 2009 to spring 2014.[3][8] Starting with the 2014–2015 season, the series was sponsored for two years by The Southern California BMW Centers and renamed the SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup.[9][10] Since the 2016–2017 season there has again been no official sponsor and the competition has been referred to as the Crosstown Cup.
Logo of the Crosstown CupUCLA–USC Lexus Gauntlet (2001–2009)
Points are awarded for each of the 19 NCAA-sanctioned sports in which the two schools compete against each other. Each of these 19 varsity sports is worth 10 points. All regular season and postseason head-to-head competition in a single sport counts as a series, and all of the points for that sport are awarded to the winner of the series. Points are split in the event of a series tie. For sports without head-to-head competition, such as both men's and women's golf, all of the points for that sport are awarded based on which school finishes higher in the conference tournament. In sports with both head-to-head and multi-competitor events, such as swimming and track & field, only the head-to-head results are counted. For example, as there is only one match played, a football victory is worth 10 points, while all head-to-head Men's water polo victories count as a series worth 10 total points. Currently, with 19 active sports in which UCLA and USC compete against each other, there are 190 points available in a season, with 100 needed to clinch an overall win.[9][10] In the event of a tie after all points have been settled, there are three tiebreakers. The first tiebreaker is regular season head-to-head wins. If a tie remains, next is postseason head-to-head wins. Finally, the third tiebreaker is whichever school won the most conference championships in head-to-head sports.
Under the original Lexus sponsorship and the unsponsored period from 2009 to 2014, the scoring structure was slightly different. Instead of each sport being worth 10 points, only football, men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball were worth 10 points. All other sports were worth 5 points. As a result, there were originally 110 points available with 57.5 points needed to win. After the two schools began competing in women's beach volleyball for the 2012–2013, this changed to 115 points available and 60 needed to win.[11]
UCLA–USCedit
The football portion of the Gauntlet, UCLA vs. USC
USC won with the first tiebreaker: regular season head-to-head wins (16–15)
2002–03
UCLA
55–55
UCLA won with the second tiebreaker: postseason head-to-head wins (4–0)
2003–04
USC
57.5–52.5
2004–05
UCLA
67.5–42.5
UCLA clinched the Gauntlet prior to the conclusion of the athletic season, and the resulting trophy inscription showed the score 70–40. Afterwards, USC won back 2.5 points with a victory over UCLA in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship
2005–06
USC
60–50
2006–07
UCLA
72.5–37.5
2007–08
USC
67.5–42.5
2008–09
USC
65–45
Crosstown Gauntlet
2009–10
USC
65–45
2010–11
USC
72.5–37.5
2011–12
USC
62.5–47.5
2012–13
UCLA
65–50
2013–14
USC
60–55
SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup
2014–15
UCLA
95–85
First year under new scoring system; each sport is now worth 10 points. Teams did not meet in Women's Beach Volleyball, meaning the total points possible were 10 less than in subsequent years.[1]
2015–16
USC
120–70
Crosstown Cup
2016–17
UCLA
105–85
Starting this year, the schools quietly stopped referring to this competition by the sponsored name and instead used Crosstown Cup. The new scoring system was retained.[15]
2017–18
UCLA
115–75
2018–19
USC
105–85
2019–20
Suspended
85–45
UCLA was leading when the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[14]
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The Southern California Crosstown Cup is a year long all sports college competition between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans 1 While UCLA and USC have had a sports rivalry since the 1920s 2 the official yearly head to head all sports competition began with the 2001 2002 season as the Lexus Gauntlet After the 2008 2009 season Lexus sponsorship ended For the next five seasons USC and UCLA continued to keep track of the scores and yearly winners 2 3 4 5 6 7 Without an official sponsor the competition was referred to as the Crosstown Gauntlet from fall 2009 to spring 2014 3 8 Starting with the 2014 2015 season the series was sponsored for two years by The Southern California BMW Centers and renamed the SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup 9 10 Since the 2016 2017 season there has again been no official sponsor and the competition has been referred to as the Crosstown Cup Logo of the Crosstown Cup UCLA USC Lexus Gauntlet 2001 2009 During the original Lexus sponsorship a Northern California version of the Gauntlet was held between Stanford University and University of California Berkeley for three seasons Contents 1 Scoring structure 2 UCLA USC 3 California Stanford 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksScoring structure editPoints are awarded for each of the 19 NCAA sanctioned sports in which the two schools compete against each other Each of these 19 varsity sports is worth 10 points All regular season and postseason head to head competition in a single sport counts as a series and all of the points for that sport are awarded to the winner of the series Points are split in the event of a series tie For sports without head to head competition such as both men s and women s golf all of the points for that sport are awarded based on which school finishes higher in the conference tournament In sports with both head to head and multi competitor events such as swimming and track amp field only the head to head results are counted For example as there is only one match played a football victory is worth 10 points while all head to head Men s water polo victories count as a series worth 10 total points Currently with 19 active sports in which UCLA and USC compete against each other there are 190 points available in a season with 100 needed to clinch an overall win 9 10 In the event of a tie after all points have been settled there are three tiebreakers The first tiebreaker is regular season head to head wins If a tie remains next is postseason head to head wins Finally the third tiebreaker is whichever school won the most conference championships in head to head sports Under the original Lexus sponsorship and the unsponsored period from 2009 to 2014 the scoring structure was slightly different Instead of each sport being worth 10 points only football men s basketball women s basketball and women s volleyball were worth 10 points All other sports were worth 5 points As a result there were originally 110 points available with 57 5 points needed to win After the two schools began competing in women s beach volleyball for the 2012 2013 this changed to 115 points available and 60 needed to win 11 UCLA USC edit nbsp The football portion of the Gauntlet UCLA vs USC The Southern version covers Los Angeles rivals the University of Southern California and the University of California Los Angeles It began with the 2001 fall season Winners by year 1 2 12 13 14 Year Winner Score Notes Lexus Gauntlet 2001 02 USC 55 55 USC won with the first tiebreaker regular season head to head wins 16 15 2002 03 UCLA 55 55 UCLA won with the second tiebreaker postseason head to head wins 4 0 2003 04 USC 57 5 52 5 2004 05 UCLA 67 5 42 5 UCLA clinched the Gauntlet prior to the conclusion of the athletic season and the resulting trophy inscription showed the score 70 40 Afterwards USC won back 2 5 points with a victory over UCLA in the NCAA Women s Tennis Championship 2005 06 USC 60 50 2006 07 UCLA 72 5 37 5 2007 08 USC 67 5 42 5 2008 09 USC 65 45 Crosstown Gauntlet 2009 10 USC 65 45 2010 11 USC 72 5 37 5 2011 12 USC 62 5 47 5 2012 13 UCLA 65 50 2013 14 USC 60 55 SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup 2014 15 UCLA 95 85 First year under new scoring system each sport is now worth 10 points Teams did not meet in Women s Beach Volleyball meaning the total points possible were 10 less than in subsequent years 1 2015 16 USC 120 70 Crosstown Cup 2016 17 UCLA 105 85 Starting this year the schools quietly stopped referring to this competition by the sponsored name and instead used Crosstown Cup The new scoring system was retained 15 2017 18 UCLA 115 75 2018 19 USC 105 85 2019 20 Suspended 85 45 UCLA was leading when the competition was suspended due to the COVID 19 Pandemic 14 2020 21 USC 100 90 14 2021 22 UCLA 100 90 16 2022 23 USC 105 85 17 Total Wins USC 13 8California Stanford edit nbsp The football portion of the Gauntlet Cal vs Stanford The Northern version matched Bay Area rivals Stanford University and the University of California Berkeley It began with the 2004 fall season and ended after the 2007 spring season Winners by year 18 19 20 Year Winner Score 2004 05 Stanford 70 65 2005 07 77 5 57 5See also editBig Game UCLA USC rivalryReferences edit a b c Crosstown Cup USC vs UCLA usctrojans com a b c UCLA USC The Greatest Rivalry in College Sports Brett Mullin ucla usc com a b USC clinches Gauntlet Trophy over UCLA Fox Sports West April 25 2011 USC wins 4th straight Gauntlet title Pedro Moura ESPN com April 25 2011 http www usctrojans com genrel 043012aaa html University of Southern California April 30 2012 http www bruinsnation com 2012 5 1 2991099 UCLA USC Gauntlet Trophy Fire Dan Guerrero Gene Block May 1 2012 UCLA Athletics on Twitter Twitter Throwing Down the Gauntlet Stephanie Graves Fox Sports West April 26 2011 a b UCLA USC to Compete for SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup uclabruins com a b USC And UCLA To Compete For SoCal BMW Crosstown Cup usctrojans com http grfx cstv com photos schools usc genrel auto pdf LexusGauntlet pdf Archived 2014 06 03 at the Wayback Machine bare URL PDF USC Repeats as Lexus Gauntlet Trophy Winners USCTrojans May 2 2009 USC Captures 2013 14 Crosstown Gauntlet Trophy usctrojans com a b c USC Captures 2020 21 Crosstown Cup Over UCLA usctrojans com 10 July 2023 UCLA Wins 2016 17 Crosstown Cup uclabruins com UCLA Wins 2021 22 Crosstown Cup uclabruins com 10 July 2023 USC Claims Crosstown Cup In 2022 23 Rivalry Competition usctrojans com 18 May 2022 Stanford Crowned 2005 Lexus Gauntlet Champion GoStanford com Stanford University gostanford com Archived from the original on 2014 06 06 Alice Barnes Honored as Stanford Claims Lexus Gauntlet GoStanford com Stanford University gostanford com Archived from the original on 2014 06 06 Stanford Claims 2007 Lexus Gauntlet Championship GoStanford com Stanford University gostanford com External links editSoCal BMW Crosstown Cup 2015 16 season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern California Crosstown Cup amp oldid 1180076223, wikipedia, wiki, 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