NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (PHILIPPINES)

The 'National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)' is an athletics association of eight colleges and universities in the Philippines. Established in 1924, the NCAA is the oldest athletic association in the country. The Philippine NCAA is not connected to the NCAA of the United States.
The Policy Board and the Management Committee handles the affairs of the league. The Board and the Committee are composed of representatives of the eight member schools, and determine the acceptance and suspension of member schools, game reversals and replays, and other official actions.
During the nearly yearlong season from June to March, each school participates in 11 sports; each sport is conducted in two divisions: the Juniors for male high-school students, and the Seniors for college students. There are male and female Seniors divisions for some events. The Juniors and Seniors divisions each award a General Championship trophy at the end of the academic year to the school which had the best performance in all sports, based on the total amount of points scored in a Championship tally.
With basketball as the principal sport, rivalries have developed within schools. Rivalries have led to withdrawal from the league of some members as some games escalated into full-blown brawls. The NCAA took measures to prevent major brawls, such as the segregation of arenas into supporters of different schools. With the withdrawal of members schools came the admission of new members into the league. As of Season 82, the league is contemplating an expansion into Division II athletics.

Contents

Member schools

Juniors' affiliate high schools

Structure and hosting

Sports

History

Early years

1950s

1960s to 1980s

League today

Future expansion

Roster of schools

Rivalries

Ateneo-UP

Ateneo-La Salle

Ateneo-San Beda

La Salle-Letran

Letran-San Sebastian

Letran-Mapúa

NCAA championships

See also

References

Other references

External links

Member schools

The number and composition of NCAA members has changed over the years. The association is currently composed of the following colleges and universities, with their corresponding team mascots, affiliation, and the year of admission.
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|- bgcolor=efefef
!rowspan=2|Logo
!rowspan=2|School
!colspan=2|Seniors'
!rowspan=2|Juniors
!rowspan=2|Affiliation
!rowspan=2|Year joined
!rowspan=2|Population^[1]
|- bgcolor=efefef
! Men !! Women
|-
|
|'Colegio de San Juan de Letran'
|Knights
|Lady Knights
|Squires
|Private/Dominican
|1928¹, 1936
|align=right| 4,900
|-
|
|'De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
|Blazers
|Lady Blazers
| ''(see juniors section, below}''
|Private/Lasallian
|1998
|align=right| 11,765
|-
|
|'José Rizal University'
|Heavy Bombers
| ''(no women's teams)''
|Light Bombers
|Private/Non-sectarian
|1927
|align=right| 11,199
|-
|
|'Mapúa Institute of Technology'
|Cardinals
| ''(no women's teams)''
| ''(no juniors' teams)''
|Private/Non-sectarian
|1930
|align=right| 19,389
|-
|
|'Philippine Christian University'
|Dolphins
|Lady Dolphins
|''(see juniors section, below}''
|Private/Methodist-Church of Christ
|1996
|align=right| 5,667
|-
|
|'San Beda College'
|Red Lions
|Red Lionesses
|Red Cubs
|Private/Benedictine
|1924², 1986
|align=right| 4,615
|-
|
|'San Sebastian College - Recoletos'
|Stags
|Lady Stags
|Staglets
|Private/Augustinian Recollect
|1969
|align=right| 4,481
|-
|
|'University of Perpetual Help System DALTA'
|Altas
|Lady Altas
|Altalettes
|Private/Non-sectarian
|1984
|align=right| 11,461
|}

Juniors' affiliate high schools

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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!width="30px"|Logo !! School !! Juniors' !!Affiliation !! Year joined
|-
|
|'La Salle Green Hills'
|Greenies
|Private/Lasallian
|1998
|-
|
|'Philippine Christian University Union High School'
|Baby Dolphins
|Private/Methodist-Church of Christ
|1996
|}
Notes:

¹ Withdrew 1933, rejoined 1936.

² Withdrew 1983, rejoined 1986.

The Philippine Christian University is suspended for the 2007-08 season after player eligibility issues.

Structure and hosting

The Policy Board, composed of the presidents of member schools, manages the NCAA's external and internal affairs. It handles matters such as acceptance, replacement, and suspension of member schools. The NCAA presidency rotates among member schools. The president for the 2006–07 season is Brother Edmundo Fernandez of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.
The other main administrative body in the NCAA is the Management Committee (MANCOM), which determines matters of athletic concern, such as determining the proper conditions for playing, suspension of players, coaches, and referees, reversal or review of game results, and investigation of ineligible players. The Management Committee is composed of the athletics moderators (or athletic directors) of the member schools, who are selected by their respective university presidents, and the league chairperson, who is selected by the Policy Board. Like the league president, the chair of the Management Committee rotates among member schools. The chairperson of the Management Committee for the 2006–07 season is Bernardo Atienza of Saint Benilde.
The president of the Policy Board and the chairperson of the Management committee come from the school currently hosting the basketball tournament. The rotation is determined by the order of when each school joined the league. For the 2006–07 season, the host will be Saint Benilde, while José Rizal University will host the 2007–08 season. José Rizal University representatives, for the meantime, would be the vice-president of the Policy Board and the vice chairperson of the Management Committee.
The host school manages the logistics, expenses, labor and security in the venues. Each sport has its own host, with the host for basketball being the head of all hosts.

Sports

The NCAA sponsors eleven sports, which are divided into two divisions: the Juniors division for high school students and the Seniors division for college students. There are male and female Seniors divisions for some events. Each member college or university has an affiliated high school that competes in the Juniors division. For example, San Beda College's affiliated high school is its campus at Taytay, Rizal, while Letran College's high school is found within its college campus at Intramuros. While these two high schools are integrated within their colleges, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde is not directly connected with its high school affiliate, La Salle Green Hills (LSGH), except that they are both administered by the Lasallian Brothers. As a result, LSGH labels "St. Benilde" instead of "La Salle" on their jerseys. The NCAA sponsors the following sports for Juniors and Seniors: basketball, chess, swimming, football, taekwondo, tennis, and track and field. Volleyball, table tennis, and beach volleyball are hosted on the Juniors and Seniors level as well as on both a men's and women's level. Cheerleading is a demonstrational event and is not used in the tabulating of each school's final score, and determination of the season's General Champion. The General Champion for the each division in an academic year is determined by a points system similar to the one used in Formula One, where the school with the highest accumulated score from all events in a division wins the General Championship. A championship in an event entitles a school with 30 points, the second placer 20, up to eighth place, with one point. For an example, see the tabulation of points for Season 81. History Early years The NCAA was founded in 1924 on the initiative of Dr. Regino R. Ylanan, a physical education professor of the University of the Philippines (UP). The original members were the Ateneo de Manila, De La Salle College, Institute of Accounts, National University (NU), San Beda College (SBC), the University of Manila, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas (UST).[2]

The decision of the Board of Directors to file papers of incorporation with the then Bureau of Commerce in 1930 led to protests from the University of the Philippines, which was the only public institution among member schools, saying that it would lead to commercialization. National University and the University of Santo Tomas sided with the University of the Philippines on the matter. This led into the formation, via an Article of Agreement, of a triangular meet among NU, UP and UST, with the Board of Control's condition that NCAA events should take precedence. The league established came to be known as the "Big Three," and on 1932, the Article of Agreement was renewed. ^[3]
In 1936, the University of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas withdrew permanently in the NCAA and continued with their own league, while Far Eastern University (FEU) withdrew on its own. Six schools remained in the league and became known as the "old-timer six" – Ateneo de Manila, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, De La Salle College, José Rizal College, Mapúa Institute of Technology and San Beda College. Also in 1936, league games were transferred to the newly-completed Rizal Memorial Coliseum, owing to its accessibility among the schools, for most schools were in Manila.
In 1938, Far Eastern University, National University, the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas formed the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, a rival intercollegiate league.
The NCAA experienced a golden age during the postwar years. The Loyola Center at the Ateneo campus became the new home of the league. Due to the home court advantage of the Ateneo, Blue Eagles games were held on the old Rizal Memorial.

1950s

The 1950s will be known in the annals of history as one of the best decade of the NCAA. The start of the decade was the glory year of the fabled Letran Murder Inc.^[4] Eventually, it will be the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles and San Beda Red Lions who would be locking horns during the fabled era.^[5]
The decade produced legedary collegiate players like Carlos Loyzaga (San Beda), Lauro "the Fox" Mumar (Letran), and Frankie Rabat (Ateneo) among others.
The 1950s was also known as the decade of the Crispulo Zamora Cup. The Crispulo Zamora Cup was the trophy to be awarded by the NCAA for the first team to get three championship crowns.
The Letran Knights started with their 1950 campaign bannering their legendary Murder Inc. However , they lost steam when San Beda and Ateneo traded championships thereafter. San Beda won the crown in 1951 and the 1952 season. Ateneo stopped San Beda in 1953 and secured the 1954 championship. The 1955 season was the deciding year for the Crispulo Zamora Cup which San Beda eventually won.
In the post Zamora Cup era, La Salle made their own statement by winning the crown in 1956. Still, Ateneo was undaunted and secured the 1957 and 1958 trophy. A third straight post-Zamora crown was only foiled by San Beda in 1959 ending the legendary decade of the 50s.

1960s to 1980s

NCAA basketball champions formed the core of the Filipino team sent to international competitions during 1960 and 1961 in Japan. The opening of the Araneta Coliseum, the largest indoor arena in the Philippines, prompted the league to transfer the championship round there.
By the 1960s, the league experienced problems such as eligibility of players and interscholastic hooliganism. This led to disagreements among member schools, and as a result the 1962–63 season was suspended, and the following two seasons were held in a loose conference format, where the home and away system was used. San Sebastian College - Recoletos joined the league in 1969. ^[6]
After the riotous games of the late 1970s, several of the founding members left the league. The Ateneo de Manila University left the league in 1978 due to violence, which also marred a championship series with San Beda^[7], while La Salle left after a riotous game with Letran in 1980. Ateneo de Manila was accepted in the UAAP in 1978, while La Salle had to wait for six years to become a UAAP member. San Beda left the league in 1983, reasoning that the college will focus on school-based sports activities like intramurals.^[8]
With the withdrawal of Ateneo de Manila, league games returned to the old Rizal Memorial and to the PhilSports Arena, since the Loyola Center was now the location of the UAAP tournament. Also with the withdrawal of the three founding members, most daily publications tagged the NCAA as "an ironic journey from sports to violence."

League today

As the league was reduced to four members, membership was actively pursued. Perpetual Help College of Rizal was accepted as members in 1984.^[9] A year later, Trinity College of Quezon City became a full member.^[10]. However, Trinity was not able to meet league requirements and was dropped from the league in 1986, the same year San Beda returned.
Measures were taken to prevent major brawls from starting such as patrolling the behavior of the crowd by the respective faculties of the member schools, were implemented as part of the remedy to ensure the security during the NCAA games.
The addition of Philippine Christian University and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the late 1990s resulted in the current lineup of members the NCAA now has.
A major breakthrough occurred when the league, upon the initiative of host school San Beda, made a move that switched the television coverage of NCAA games from MCI group to ABS-CBN on March 18, 2002. Previously, only the Final Four and the Championship games were televised, but with the five-year contract inked with ABS-CBN, a majority of the basketball games will be aired, giving the league bigger exposure to fans, students and alumni. ABS-CBN would later air the games on its international affiliate, The Filipino Channel, making the games viewable to alumni and fans abroad.^[11]

Future expansion

The NCAA has set its plan of expansion. Division II, as it will be called, will be composed of newly admitted schools. The league has already visited and issued invitations to schools such as Arellano University, Emilio Aguinaldo College and the Lyceum of the Philippines University.^[12][13]
In 1998, the affiliated schools in the CALABARZON region and southern Metro Manila established NCAA South, an offshoot of the league.
^[14] The schools of NCAA South do not compete with the schools in the main league.
The return of a Mapúa Juniors team, which took a leave of absence beginning at the 2005-2006 season, would return at the 2007-2008 season, as the newly built Malayan High School would be fully operational. Malayan High School would represent the Mapúa Institute of Technology, which is due to be renamed as Malayan Colleges by 2010.^[15] However, the return of the Mapúa juniors team on 2007 was held off.

Roster of schools

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Rivalries

Almost all of the rivalries of the NCAA originated from the basketball court, since basketball is the sport most covered by the media, especially on television. Most of the rivalries started due to the schools' compositions, because four of the old-timer six were schools exclusively for males from affluent families. These rivalries have declined in recent years with the withdrawal of two of the old-timer six, Ateneo and La Salle.
With the addition of new members to the league, rivalries shifted to more of a geographical nature. However, the former members would still face their old rivals in other leagues during the off-season, such as the Home and Away Invitational League, the Collegiate Champions League, and the Shakey's V-League.

Ateneo-UP

A rivalry between the Ateneo de Manila and the University of the Philippines existed even before the formation of the NCAA. University of the Philippines students would troop from Padre Faura to the Ateneo campus in Intramuros to play basketball with the Ateneans,^[16] which led to the Ateneo de Manila forming the first organized cheering squad and pep band in the Philippines and what is now known as the Blue Babble Battalion.^[17]
This would later become "UAAP's Battle of Katipunan" when the Ateneo de Manila and the University of the Philippines transferred to their campuses to Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City and when the two schools began competing in the UAAP.

Ateneo-La Salle

Arguably the most popular rivalry in Filipino sports was forged in the NCAA: The Ateneo-La Salle rivalry.^[18] Historical records are unclear on when the rivalry began, although there are arguments pointing to La Salle's 1939 defeat of a top-seeded Ateneo de Manila basketball team and their being dethroned by the Ateneans who beat the Lasallites in the elimination round. While La Salle held their victory parade, they threw fried chickens at the Padre Faura gate of the Ateneo. However. the La Salle cage team was disbarred for fielding an ineligible player the following year (although the title would not become Ateneo's until 1941, two years after the defeat).^[19]
Ateneo-La Salle games were always heated, for both schools were exclusively for males. However, La Salle during its stint in the NCAA was not as strong a contender as Ateneo de Manila was ''(see Ateneo-San Beda rivalry)'', with Ateneo de Manila not meeting La Salle again until the 1959 Finals, where Ateneo de Manila prevailed. Ateneo-La Salle games are now some of the most anticipated games of the UAAP season.

Ateneo-San Beda

With the departure of University of the Philippines, the Ateneo de Manila and San Beda College fielded the dominant basketball teams for several seasons, having one the last six titles between them. It was in this context that the fierce rivalry between the Ateneo and San Beda emerged. The two teams traded championships in the 1930s that was halted when La Salle scored an upset over Ateneo in the 1939 season. By the time World War II began, Ateneo de Manila already had the most number of NCAA senior's basketball titles with six, whereas San Beda had five titles to its name.
The ensuing years saw the two schools trade championships and end one another's winning streaks. The rivalry between the Blue Eagles and Red Lions continued and there were memorable games in the 1950s that ensued between the two teams. Carlos Loyzaga's San Beda Red Lions toppled the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo from 1951 to 1952. Then, the Blue Eagles under the leadership of Frankie Rabat captured the 1953 and 1954 NCAA titles. 1955 was the year when the Crispulo Zamora trophy was awarded to San Beda when they defeated Ateneo de Manila for the coveted crown. The Blue Eagles again prevailed with 1957 and 1958 back-to-back crown only to be defeated by San Beda in 1959.
The rivalry continued in the 1970s, when their sons, Chito Loyzaga and Louie Rabat met in the NCAA.^[20] The rivalry came to an end in the 1977 Finals series. On Game One, a brawl ensued against fans of the competiting teams, which led the third game being held on closed doors, with San Beda winning the basketball championship, after Ateneo's last second shot was ruled invalid.^[7] The violence surrounding this championship series, coupled with the violence that was plaguing the league, led to the withdrawal from the NCAA of both Ateneo and San Beda. The Blue Eagles left with 14 seniors titles, a record for the most number of seniors titles that would only be tied and surpassed decades later. San Beda later won its 12th title in 2006. The Ateneo de Manila joined the UAAP, while San Beda College eventually came back to the NCAA.
To date, Ateneo and San Beda seem poised to rekindle their sports rivalry, less the animosity, via friendship games^[22] and off-season tournaments^[23] even though both teams belong to different leagues.

La Salle-Letran

In the 1970s, La Salle started its own rivalry against Letran. The rivalry came into a climax on a August 16, 1980 La Salle-Letran game. The Letran bleachers were totally unoccupied minutes before the scheduled 3 o’clock start. Letran school authorities would not let their students in unless De La Salle's team manager's "guests" leave the south end bleachers that are part of the Letran stands.
The group moved over to the north end (La Salle side) after talks between Ambassador Eduardo Cojuangco then Ferdinand Marcos-appointed project-director for basketball and De La Salle Team manager and Letran Rector Fr. Regino Cortes. Only then did the Letran bleachers fill up.
Letran toting a 22-18 lead called a time-out halfway through the first half.
The south end reserve section (Letran side) erupted with at least five burly men (part of the guests of La Salle's team manager) ganging up on a hapless Letran high school sophomore student for a full minute before police could intervene. But for the mauled student, none was picked up. Almost simultaneously, the La Salle bench suddenly stood up, the players hunched and protecting their heads with towels and jackets against various missiles pelted on them.
Yesterday’s incidents climaxed those in Aug. 6 when La Salle defeated Letran 124-111. It must be noted that the "guests" of De La Salle's team manager were also present during that time.
Also involved in the play-offs is San Beda which lost to Letran earlier. A victory by Letran over La Salle gives it the first round flag. Should La Salle win, it still has to face San Beda and win to clinch the round championship. ^[24]
Cojuangco never explained why his "guests" just happened to be positioned in the Letran side of the Coliseum.
La Salle withdrew from the NCAA, and joined the UAAP after six years of inactivity in intercollegiate athletics. Letran was suspended after it was proven that Letranites started the fight in trying to avenge a fellow student that was mauled earlier. However, after passing the league requirements, the Knights were readmitted.^[25]

Letran-San Sebastian

After both Ateneo and La Salle left, San Sebastian (frequently shortened to "Baste") strengthened their basketball program. The acquisition of Paul Alvarez to San Sebastian and Samboy Lim to Letran provided several close games in the 1980s which led to the birth of the rivalry.
In the 1980s, Letranites were notorious for yelling profanities at the San Sebastian players, and on one occasion, led to a rumble at Vito Cruz Avenue when at the last second, a power interruption occurred, causing confusion on what team won the championship. The rumbles between the two schools have become more frequent which solidified the intense rivalry between the two schools.^[26] Paul Alvarez would later play for the Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs of the United States Basketball League.^[27]
The rivalry continued in the turn of the millennium when the Stags, met the Knights in the finals twice. This led to several memorable games in which the Knights won the 1998 and 2003 championships, all at the expense of the Stags.

Letran-Mapúa

The "Battle of Intramuros," which is so named because the two schools are three blocks apart from each other in Intramuros, is the name given to the Letran-Mapúa games. The Cardinals have had the mastery of the Knights in recent years, as Letran failed to beat Mapúa in eight consecutive years in the eliminations, even though the Knights were more successful in the league.^[28]
The Knights were finally able to beat Mapúa in the first round of the 2005 tournament^[29], but the Cardinals avenged that loss in the second round when they dealt the Knights with their first defeat of the season.^[30]
The only instance where Letran and Mapúa met in the Finals was in the 1979-80 season, where the Knights prevailed. ^[31]

NCAA championships

★ 'General Championship' ★ Basketball - list of champions ★ Beach volleyball ★ Cheerleading (Exhibition) ★ Chess

★ Football ★ Lawn tennis ★ Softball (Discontinued) ★ Swimming

★ Table tennis ★ Taekwondo ★ Track and field ★ Volleyball

See also

★ International University Sports Federation

★ List of NCAA Philippines seasons

★ National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) South

★ Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association

References

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2. About NCAA NCAA Philippines Official Website. March 28, 2006
3. UAAP History UAAP Official Website. March 28, 2006
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Knights bring back the glory to Muralla". The Lance. Sept. 2005 [2]
5. Tessa Jazmines ."Blue and red clash again." Business Mirror. 28 September 2006 [3]
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7. 1975: Year of the Eagle Team Ateneo.com. March 28, 2006
8. NCAA: An Endless Saga ''The Bedan''. June 2005 issue
9. NCAA: Proud and True at 82 University of Perpetual Help System DALTA official website. July 9, 2006
10. About Trinity College of Quezon City Trinity College of Quezon City official website. July 9, 2006
11. PCTV Pinoy Central TV Channel TFC Direct. May 2, 2006
12. After Letran as host, Benilde will continue hosting duties. ''The LANCE''. March 2006 issue
13. Cayetano bares athletic program ''The Lyceum Independent Sentinel''. September-October 2005 issue
14. PSC Pledge Support for NCAA South 7th Season ''[www.ncaa.org.ph NCAA Philippines Official Website]''. May 6, 2006
15. Letran hosts 81st season ''The LANCE''. June 2005 issue
16. Tradition continues: The Eagle and The Archer ''The Guidon'' (Google archive). October 7, 2004
17. Ateneo Songs and Cheers Ateneo de Manila University official website. May 2, 2006
18. Bye PBA, Hello UAAP Ball ''The Freeman'' (Google archive). July 24, 2005 issue
19. Hilites Magazine, Official Magazine of the Ateneo de Manila High School. First issue, 2001.
20. Mati makes monumental move INQ7.net . April 30, 2006
21. 1975: Year of the Eagle Team Ateneo.com. March 28, 2006
22. Eagles Score One in the Lions' Den Gameface.ph. May 2, 2006
23. Ateneo Shades San Beda, 72-70 Gameface.ph. May 2, 2006
24. La Salle Against Letran, Trouble-makers disrupt game, By Virgilio Manuel Jr., Philippine Sunday Express, August 17, 1980, Sports Sunday Page
25. La Salle-Letran rivalry ''The LANCE''. September 1980 issue
26. Stags, Knights begin NCAA best-of-three title series today ''The Manila Times'' (Google archive). September 17, 2003 issue
27. Alvarez in listless USBL debut INQ7.net. April 3, 2006
28. Letran Goes 6-0 by Stopping Mapúa UBelt.com. April 8, 2006
29. PCU, Letran remain unbeaten INQ7.net. April 5, 2006
30. Cardinals make sure: No sweep for Knights ''Manila Standard Today''. April 5, 2006
31. 15 years of being on top; Knights bring back the glory to Muralla The Lance. September 2005 issue

Other references

★ The GUIDON, Ateneo de Manila University

★ Aegis, Ateneo de Manila University

★ NCAA souvenir program

External links

★ NCAA Philippines Official Site

★ UBelt.com