Word: UCLA

The word UCLA has appeared in at least 172 clues on different crosswords.

Clue(s)
USC's crosstown rival (Abbr.)
West Coast sch.
Pac-12 basketball powerhouse
Jackie Robinson's alma mater
West Coast college whose mascot is Joe Bruin: Abbr.
Bruins' sch.
Bruins' sch.
Pauley Pavilion Pac-12 team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater
Pac-12 sch.
The Bruins' sch.
Abdul-Jabbar's sch.
USC archrival
College near Beverly Hills: Abbr.
School near Beverly Hills (Abbr.)
Bruins' sch.
Home of the NCAA's Bruins (Abbr.)
West Coast school that received the most applications of any US school in 2017: Abbr.
Southwestern state sch.
The Bruins of the Pac-12
West Coast college whose student newspaper is the Daily Bruin: Abbr.
West Coast sch.
Alma mater of N.B.A. M.V.P. Russell Westbrook
School near Sunset Blvd.
College near Hollywood: Abbr.
The Bruins of the Pac-12
Most applied-to U.S. college
Sch. near Beverly Hills
Pac-12 school
Bruins' sch.
The Bruins' sch.
USC's archrival
Sch. near Hollywood
West Coast school that's the most applied to in the US: Abbr.
Western school with 118 NCAA team titles (Abbr.)
Sch. near Beverly Hills
School near Beverly Hills (Abbr.)
College near Sunset Boulevard: Abbr.
Ronald Reagan __ Medical Center
Home to the NCAA Bruins
The Bruins of the Pac-12 (Abbr.)
Home of the Pac-12's Bruins: Abbr.
School where actress Mayim Bialik earned a neuroscience PhD: Abbr.
Sch. near Beverly Hills
West Coast university that includes the Herb Alpert School of Music: Abbr.
West Coast campus: Abbr.
West Coast school that's home to the Bruins (Abbr.)
Reggie Miller's alma mater: Abbr.
11-time N.C.A.A. basketball champs
Bruins' sch.
Pac-12 school
Bruins' sch.
Pac-12 member
School with its own ZIP code - 90095
Where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played college ball
Pac-12 team
School near Beverly Hills (Abbr.)
Bruins' sch.
Westwood sch.
Sch. near Beverly Hills
Pac 10 member
School with a Bruin mascot: Abbr.
Pauley Pavilion setting
Campus next to Sunset Blvd.
Pauley Pavilion squad
Sch. with the most N.C.A.A. men's basketball championships (11)
West Coast campus: Abbr.
Mayim Bialik's alma mater (Abbr.)
Arthur Ashe's alma mater
__ Health (36 Down medical center)
School beside Sunset Blvd.
Campus near Hollywood: Abbr.
Pac-12 team
West Coast college attended by Gabrielle Union and Ali Wong: Abbr.
School near Beverly Hills (Abbr.)
Sch. with the song "Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
Abdul-Jabbar went there
Sch. whose home football games used to include a live bear on the field
Alma mater of Jackie Robinson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Abbr.)
The Bruins of the Pac-12 (Abbr.)
West Coast school whose men's basketball team has won a record 11 NCAA titles: Abbr.
Home of the NCAA's Bruins (Abbr.)
Bruins' sch.
Pauley Pavilion squad
Rival of USC: Abbr.
School with the fan site gojoebruin.com: Abbr.
Pac-12 school
School near Beverly Hills (Abbr.)
West Coast school whose team colors are "true blue" and gold: Abbr.
School whose newspaper is the Daily Bruin: Abbr.
Where Jackie Robinson played college ball
Sch. with the most applications in the U.S.
Bruins' sch.
Alma mater of Jackie Robinson and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Abbr.)
Big school near Hollywood: Abbr.
The Bruins of the NCAA: Abbr.
Southwestern state sch.
West Coast college near Bel Air: Abbr.
Pauley Pavilion squad
Sch. near Hollywood
Sch. near Beverly Hills
Wooden and Walton's school
Pauley Pavilion squad
Arthur Ashe's alma mater
Wooden and Walton's school
Golden State sch. that Jackie Robinson attended
The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.
Home of the NCAA's Bruins (Abbr.)
Alma mater of Juan Felipe Herrera
US campus near the Pacific
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater
Pac-12 basketball powerhouse
Pac-12 basketball powerhouse
Pauley Pavilion squad
Most applied-to school in the US: Abbr.
Jackie Robinson's Golden State sch.
Western sch. with NCAA Division I team championships in 20 sports
School near Hollywood
Western school with more than 115 NCAA team championships (Abbr.)
School near Beverly Hills
First sch. to win 100 N.C.A.A. titles
Campus near Hollywood: Abbr.
California school with the fight song "Mighty Bruins" (Abbr.)
Home of the Bruins
Bruins' sch.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater: Abbr.
Sch. with a "Mighty Bruins" fight song
Bruins' Golden State sch.
Sch. near Beverly Hills
Sch. where a live bear used to take the field during football games
Home of the NCAA's Bruins (Abbr.)
School that's home to the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Mayim Bialik's alma mater (Abbr.)
Campus west of Beverly Hills
College campus near Beverly Hills: Abbr.
The Bruins of the Pac-12 (Abbr.)
West Coast school in the Pac-12: Abbr.
Bruins' sch.
Basketball power under John Wooden
Bruins' campus
Its motto is "Fiat lux"
The Bruins' school: Abbr.
School hidden in "Eau Claire"
Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater
Pac-12 school in SoCal
West Coast home of the Bruins (Abbr.)
SoCal school that publishes The Daily Bruin
West Coast school with the fight song "Mighty Bruins": Abbr.
George Takei's alma mater
Western school that's home to the Bruins: Abbr.
Pac-12 team
School in the City of Angels
Home of the NCAA's Bruins (Abbr.)
Big Ten addition announced in 2022
West Coast alma mater of John Williams and Jim Morrison
West Coast school with the fight song "Mighty Bruins" (Abbr.)
Pac-12 basketball powerhouse
Pauley Pavilion squad
Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater: Abbr.
Pauley Pavilion squad
Team that signed to join the Big Ten in 2024
The Bruins of the N.C.A.A.
Joe and Josephine Bruin's sch.
Mayim Bialik's alma mater (Abbr.)
School near Hollywood
West Coast home of the NCAA's Bruins (Abbr.)
School near Beverly Hills (Abbr.)
Golden State campus, briefly
Pac-12 school located in Westwood: Abbr.
California uni.
Arthur Ashe's alma mater