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Arizona
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Founded: 1885
Enrollment: 29,719
Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue
Nickname: Wildcats
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W
Golf, W Gymnastics, W Soccer, Softball, M Swimming and Diving, W
Swimming and Diving, M Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track
and Field, Volleyball
Website: www.arizonawildcats.com
Fun
Fact: In 1985 CU won 14-13 at Arizona to improve to 3-1
for the season, en route to Bill McCartneyGÇÖs first bowl game as
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Arizona State
Location: Tempe, Ariz.
Founded: 1885
Enrollment: 50, 485
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Nickname: Sun Devils
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W
Golf, Gymnastics, W Soccer, Softball, M Swimming and Diving, W
Swimming and Diving, M Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track
and Field, Volleyball, W Water Polo, Wrestling
Website: www.thesundevils.com
Fun Fact: Arizona State golfer Phil Mickelson won the 1990
CU-Fox Acres Invitational...The CU womenGÇÖs basketball teamGÇÖs
second-ever conference win came against the Sun Devils on Feb. 22,
1975, by a score of 71-44. Both schools were competing as members
of the Intermountain Conference. CU was a perfect 5-0 against
Arizona State in Intermountain Conference play.
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California
Location:
Berkeley, Calif.
Founded: 1868
Enrollment: 25,530
Colors: Blue and California Gold
Nickname: Bears
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Crew, W Crew, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Field
Hockey, Football, M Golf, W Golf, M Gymnastics, W Gymnastics, W
Lacrosse, Rugby, M Soccer, Softball, M Swimming and Diving, W
Swimming and Diving, M Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track
and Field, Volleyball, M Water Polo, W Water Polo
Website: www.calbears.com
Fun
Facts: The Bill McCartney era began with a 31-17 CU defeat
at the hands of Cal in the rain in Boulder on Sep. 11, 1982...CUGÇÖs
second-ever soccer game was a 2-0 loss to Cal on Sep. 1,
1996.
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UCLA
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Founded: 1919
Enrollment: 26,536
Colors: UCLA Blue and Gold
Nickname: Bruins
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W
Golf, W Gymnastics, W Rowing, M Soccer, W Soccer, Softball, W
Swimming and Diving, M Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track
and Field, M Volleyball, W Volleyball, M Water Polo, W Water
Polo
Website: www.uclabruins.com
Fun
Fact: On Dec. 7, 1962, the CU menGÇÖs basketball team beat
UCLA and legendary Hall of Fame head coach John Wooden 82-60.
Wooden would only lose two more games by 20-plus points in the rest
of his coaching career.
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Oregon
Location:
Eugene, Ore.
Founded: 1876
Enrollment: 18,514
Colors: Green and Yellow
Nickname: Ducks
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W
Golf, W Gymnastics, W Lacrosse, W Soccer, Softball, M Tennis, W
Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track and Field, Volleyball
Website: www.goducks.com
Fun
Facts: On Sep. 8, 1979, CU and Oregon played in the first
college football game ever televised on ESPN...In 1985, CU safety
Mickey Pruitt sacked Oregon quarterback Chris Miller to preserve a
21-17 win for the Buffaloes...Oregon (along with Alabama and Notre
Dame) has been CUGÇÖs most common bowl opponent, meeting in the 1996
Cotton Bowl, 1998 Aloha Bowl, and 2002 Fiesta
Bowl.
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Oregon State
Location: Corvallis, Ore.
Founded: 1868
Enrollment: 18,067
Colors: Orange and Black
Nickname: Beavers
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W
Golf, W Gymnastics, M Rowing, W Rowing, W Soccer, Softball, M Track
and Field, W Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling
Website: www.osubeavers.com
Fun
Fact: Legendary Buffs football coach, CU Athletic Hall of
Famer, and namesake of CUGÇÖs athletic center, Dal Ward, graduated
from Oregon State in 1927.
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Stanford
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Founded: 1891
Enrollment: 6,878
Colors: Cardinal Red and White
Nickname: Cardinal
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, M Fencing, W Fencing,
Field Hockey, Football, M Golf, W Golf, M Gymnastics, W Gymnastics,
W Lacrosse, M Rowing, W Rowing, M Sailing, W Sailing, M Soccer, W
Soccer, Softball, Squash, M Swimming and Diving, W Swimming and
Diving, M Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track and Field, M
Volleyball, W Volleyball, M Water Polo, W Water Polo
Website: www.gostanford.com
Fun
Facts: CUGÇÖs first football game against a current Pac-10
member was a 33-0 loss against Stanford in Denver on Nov. 25,
1904...CU and Stanford have met three times in the womenGÇÖs
basketball GÇÿSweet 16GÇÖ with the Buffs advancing to the Regional
Finals in 1993 and 2002 and the Cardinal winning in 1994...In 2001,
CU menGÇÖs cross country won its first team national title, edging
Stanford by one point.
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USC
Location: Los
Angeles, Calif.
Founded: 1880
Enrollment: 16,384
Colors: Cardinal and USC Gold
Nickname: Trojans
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W Golf, W Rowing, W
Soccer, M Swimming and Diving, W Swimming and Diving, M
Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track and Field, M
Volleyball, W Volleyball, M Water Polo, W Water Polo
Website: www.usctrojans.com
Fun
Facts: In the first menGÇÖs basketball NCAA Tournament game
for both schools, USC defeated CU 38-32 on Mar. 20, 1940 in the
Western Regional Semifinals...In the first game of the Eddie
Crowder era at CU on Sep. 21, 1963, the Buffs gave top-ranked USC
all they could ask for before falling to the Trojans
14-0.
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Washington
Location:
Seattle, Wash.
Founded: 1861
Enrollment: 30,790
Colors: Purple and Gold
Nickname: Huskies
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Crew, W Crew, M Cross Country, W Cross Country,
Football, M Golf, W Golf, Gymnastics, M Soccer, W Soccer, Softball,
M Tennis, W Tennis, M Track and Field, W Track and Field
Website: www.gohuskies.com
Fun
Facts: On Sep. 30, 1989, CU beat the Huskies 45-28 in the
first game after quarterback Sal Aunese passed away, and in one of
the most emotional scenes in school history, the entire team
went to one knee and raised their helmets in tribute to their
fallen teammate...WashingtonGÇÖs winningest football coach Don James
was a defensive coordinator for three seasons (1968-70) at CU under
Head Coach Eddie Crowder.
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Washington State
Location: Pullman, Wash.
Founded: 1890
Enrollment: 18,234
Colors: Crimson and Gray
Nickname: Cougars
Sports Offered: Baseball, M Basketball, W
Basketball, M Cross Country, W Cross Country, Football, M Golf, W
Golf, W Rowing, W Soccer, W Swimming, W Tennis, M Track and Field,
M Track and Field, Volleyball
Website: www.wsucougars.com
Fun
Fact: Bill McCartneyGÇÖs first win as head coach came
against the Cougars by a score of 12-0 on Sep. 18, 1982 in Spokane,
Wash.
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