On the last night of the Pac-10, there's no better time to look back at the greatest USC players to play in the 10-team conference from 1978 on after the arrival of the two Arizona schools.

And there's no better place to look at than USC, whose 15 Pac-10 titles equal the total of the next two schools combined -- UCLA (eight) and Washington (seven). And that 15 just happens also to equal the total of the bottom seven (Oregon, four; Arizona State, three; Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State, two each; and Arizona and Cal, one each).

But the numbers get better for USC. All five Pac-10 Heisman Trophy winners (with one since vacated) went to USC players. And three of the four Pac-10 national champions were Trojans teams (1978, 2003, 2004).

So it would be no surprise if you lined up this USC team against an all-star team from the other nine, you'd have pretty much an even game.

Here are our selections for USC's all-time Pac-10 team. The criteria here are a player's play as an undergrad. NFL stardom, or lack thereof, does not matter here.

QB MATT LEINART (6-5, 225, Santa Ana, 2005): You can make a case that Leinart, the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 3 finisher in 2005, was the best college quarterback ever based on his 37-2 record at USC, finishing just seconds away from leading the Trojans to three straight national titles. And his 99 career touchdown passes are 14 more than any other Pac-10 quarterback. Sorry John Elway.

RB MARCUS ALLEN (6-2, 202, San Diego, 1981): The back who could do the most things well, not only in Pac-10 history, but maybe in all of college football as a blocker, receiver, runner. Started out as White's blocking back, then went on to win the 1981 Heisman Trophy winner as the first running back to gain 2,000 yards with his 2,427 yards rushing in 1981 the Pac-10 conference single-season record. Like White, also a College Football Hall of Famer.

RB CHARLES WHITE (6-0, 185, San Fernando, 1979): The 1979 Heisman Trophy winner, helped USC to a 42-6-1 record and the 1978 national title. The Pac-10's all-time leading rusher with 1,147 carries for 6,245 yards, both tops in league history. Classic workhorse example of USC's "Tailback U." philosophy of moving the ball. A College Football Hall of Famer.

WR DWAYNE JARRETT (6-5, 215, New Brunswick, N.J., 2006): A two-time consensus All-American whose singular fourth-and-nine catch at Notre Dame in 2005 will never be forgotten by Trojans fans. Ninth in Heisman Trophy vooting as a senior. His 41 career TD receptions are nine more than any other wide receiver in Pac-10 history.

WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON (6-4, 215, 215, 1995): He was the MVP in both the Rose Bowl and Cotton Bowl and a 1995 unanimous All-American. The larger-than-life Dorsey High product was No. 1 pick in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Jets and 1995 Pac-10 offensive player of the year.

OL BRUCE MATTHEWS (6-5, 265, Arcadia, 1982): His fame only increased after his Pac-10 years with his near two-decade NFL Hall of Fame career but Bruce Matthews, brother of USC and NFL linebacker, Clay, was a 1982 consensus All-American and Morris Trophy winner as the Pac-10's top lineman.

OL TONY BOSELLI (6-8, 305, Boulder, Colo., 1994 ): Two-time All-American, three-time first-team All-Pac-10, Morris Trophy winner and 1994 USC MVP, Boselli also earned the 1994 team's highest GPA.

OL BRAD BUDDE (6-5, 253, Kansas City, Mo.,1979): USC's first Lombardi Trophy winner and a unanimous All-American in 1979, he was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 selection. And he's also a College Football Hall of Famer.

OL SAM BAKER (6-5, 305, Tustin, 2007): USC's second-ever three-time All-American (and three-time first-team All-Pac-10), Baker helped lead his three USC teams to a 47-5 record with a national championship in 2004. Also a first-team freshman All-American.

OL RYAN KALIL (6-3, 285, Corona, 2006): USC finished 48-4 with two national championships in his career as Kalil, now an NFL all-pro at Carolina, was the ultimate technician for the Trojans.

TE FRED DAVIS (6-4, 250, Toledo, Ohio, 2007): Davis was the Trojans' lone All-American at tight end during the Pac-10 years and is USC's lone Mackey Award winner given to the nation's top tight end in his All-American season of 2007. USC's co-MVP in 2007.

DEFENSE

DE KENECHI UDEZE (6-3, 285, Los Angeles, 2003): BKU led the nation in sacks (1.3 a game) his senior All-American season when the Trojans won a national championship. USC's defensive lineman of the year in 2002 and 2003.

DT SEDRICK ELLIS (6-2, 305, Chino, 2007): The two-time All-American (a unanimous pick in 2007) and two-time Morris Award winner helped the Trojans to a 47-5 record and national finishes of first, second, third and fourth in his career.

DT MIKE PATTERSON (6-0, 290, Los Alamitos, 2004): Helped USC to its 2003 and 2004 national titles and was dominating in his performance against Oklahoma in the 2004 Orange Bowl in his All-America season.

DE SHAUN CODY (6-4, 295, Hacienda Heights, 2004): Played both tackle and end with his All-American sidekick Patterson and was Pete Carroll's first big-time recruit and building block of the Trojans program as a defensive lineman.

LB CHRIS CLAIBORNE (6-3, 250, Riverside, 1998): Was USC's first Butkus Award winner in his consensus All-American season of 1998. Two-time first-team All-Pac-10 left after three seasons as a junior first-round NFL pick.

LB LOFA TATUPU (6-0, 225, Plainville, Mass., 2004): Another player who left USC after his junior season, Tatupu helped USC to two national titles in the Rose and Orange bowls and a 25-1 record in his two seasons.

LB JUNIOR SEAU (6-3, 245, Oceanside, 1989): USC's MVP and Pac-10's defensive player of the year in his All-American season of 1989, led Trojans to a 19-4-1 record in his career.

DB TIM MCDONALD (6-3, 205, Fresno, 1986)): The two-time All-American in 1985-1986 also was a first-team All-Pac-10 player those years and USC's MVP as well. Owns USC record for longest run (99 yards) with an intercepted fumble.

DB RONNIE LOTT (6-2, 200, Rialto,1980): Unanimous All-American in 1980, the two-time first-team All-Pac-10 player and big-time hitter has become a household name with the college football defensive award named for the College Football Hall of Famer.

DB MARK CARRIER (6-1, 185, Long Beach, 1989): USC's first Thorpe winner, the two-time All-American (unanimous in 1989), he led Pac-10 in interceptions in 1989.

DB TROY POLAMALU (5-10, 215, Tenmile, Oreg., 2002): Two-time All-American and USC captain in the turnaround seasons of 2001 and 2002, the two-time All-Pac-10 player has only built on his college career in the NFL.

SPECIALISTS

P TOM MALONE (6-0, 190, Lake Elsinore, 2005): USC's first All-American punter in 2003 when he averaged an astronomical, and USC record, 49.0 yards a punt. He was part of USC teams that finished 48-4 with two national titles his four years after committing to USC.

K RYAN KILLEEN (5-11, 200, 2003, Norco): USC didn't have a single placekicker earn All-Pac-10 honors but Killeen did manage to kick for a Pac-10 record 122 points in the 2003 season (19 field goals, 65 extra points) and that puts him here.

COACH: PETE CARROLL (62-14, .816 winning percentage, 2001-2009, seven straight Pac-10 titles and top-four national finishes with two national championships): He's not in the College Football Hall of Fame, and nine of those wins have now been vacated thanks to Reggie Bush's ineligibility, but this one isn't a close call.