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The recent trajectory is flat-out amazing. What a ride this athletic department takes us on each and every year!

Of course, I'll always terrified that UCLA will finally put together a monster spring season that it's always capable of doing, while we stub our toes in various sports. (UCLA is currently #1 in three different spring sports, Top 5 in three others, and Top 10 in another; we tend to have more championship shots in the fall and winter, while UCLA has more shots in the spring.)

Here's a quick look at the spring sports where UCLA has an advantage, where we have an advantage, and where both teams have a similar (though realistic) shot at the title:

UCLA advantage:

Softball (UCLA is #1, we're unranked, albeit improving)
Beach Volleyball (UCLA is #1, we're #14)

Both teams with similar shots:

Men's volleyball (UCLA is #5, we're #6) (I'd be surprised if we won, though)
Women's water polo (we're #2; UCLA is #3)
Women's golf (we're #4; UCLA is #5)
Baseball (UCLA is #1, we're #2/#3)

Stanford advantage:

Women's tennis (we're #4; UCLA is #9)
Men's tennis (we're #7; UCLA is #17) (though I'd be surprised if we won--Ohio State and Wake Forest are so good)

[ColoradoTree]

The recent trajectory is flat-out amazing. What a ride this athletic department takes us on each and every year!

Of course, I'll always terrified that UCLA will finally put together a monster spring season that it's always capable of doing, while we stub our toes in various sports. (UCLA is currently #1 in three different spring sports, Top 5 in three others, and Top 10 in another; we tend to have more championship shots in the fall and winter, while UCLA has more shots in the spring.)

Here's a quick look at the spring sports where UCLA has an advantage, where we have an advantage, and where both teams have a similar (though realistic) shot at the title:

UCLA advantage:

Softball (UCLA is #1, we're unranked, albeit improving)
Beach Volleyball (UCLA is #1, we're #14)

Both teams with similar shots:

Men's volleyball (UCLA is #5, we're #6) (I'd be surprised if we won, though)
Women's water polo (we're #2; UCLA is #3)
Women's golf (we're #4; UCLA is #5)
Baseball (UCLA is #1, we're #2/#3)

Stanford advantage:

Women's tennis (we're #4; UCLA is #9)
Men's tennis (we're #7; UCLA is #17) (though I'd be surprised if we won--Ohio State and Wake Forest are so good)