NCAA Season 91 is the 2015–16 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It is hosted by Mapua Institute of Technology and was opened on June 27, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted by Andrei Felix and Myrtle Sarrosa and ended on March 8, 2016, with the Cheerleading Competition and closing ceremonies, as the final event held at the MOA Arena, also hosted by Felix and Sarrosa, together with Anton Roxas, Migs Bustos, Ceej Tantengco and Roxanne Montealegre.

NCAA Season 91
Engineered for Sports Excellence in The New Decade
Host schoolMapua school colors Mapua Institute of Technology
General
SeniorsSan Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions
JuniorsSan Beda school colors San Beda Red Lions
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball Letran school colors Letran N/A
Volleyball UPHD school colors Perpetual CSB school colors Benilde
Chess Arellano school colors Arellano
Taekwondo San Beda school colors San Beda CSB school colors Benilde
Table tennis CSB school colors Benilde San Beda school colors San Beda
Lawn tennis San Beda school colors San Beda CSB school colors Benilde (DS)
Soft tennis San Beda school colors San Beda (DS) San Beda school colors San Beda
Swimming San Beda school colors San Beda San Beda school colors San Beda
Beach volleyball Mapua school colors Mapúa SSC-R school colors San Sebastian
Track and field Arellano school colors Arellano N/A
Football Arellano school colors Arellano N/A
Badminton CSB school colors Benilde CSB school colors Benilde
Poomsae CSB school colors Benilde (Coed)
Cheerdance UPHD school colors Perpetual (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball San Beda school colors San Beda N/A
Volleyball UPHD school colors Perpetual
Chess San Beda school colors San Beda
Taekwondo CSB school colors LSGH
Table tennis San Beda school colors San Beda
Lawn tennis San Beda school colors San Beda
Swimming CSB school colors LSGH
Beach volleyball SSC-R school colors San Sebastian
Track and field EAC school colors EAC–ICA
Football CSB school colors LSGH
Badminton CSB school colors LSGH
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
← Season 90 · NCAA seasons · Season 92 →

This will be the first season after the NCAA renewed broadcasting deal with ABS-CBN Sports, after a 3-year contract with Sports5. ABS-CBN has covered the NCAA Games from 2002 to 2011 until it left for Sports5/AKTV in the 88th Season.[1]

Lyceum of the Philippines University and Emilio Aguinaldo College are accredited as full members of the NCAA, based from their performance in Season 90.[2] In the end of the season, San Beda College regain the general championship title, dethroning De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in seniors, and also having a 3-peat championship for the juniors division.

Basketball

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Basketball tournaments were officially opened on June 27, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena. Proceeding games elimination round games, which is a double round robin tournament, were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena. The top four teams qualify for the semifinals, where the higher-seeded team possesses the twice-to-beat advantage. The winners qualify to the best-of-three finals. The playoffs were held at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Seniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   San Beda Red Lions 13 5 .722[a] Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   Letran Knights 13 5 .722[a]
3   Mapúa Cardinals (H) 12 6 .667[b] 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   JRU Heavy Bombers 12 6 .667[b] 1
5   Arellano Chiefs 12 6 .667[b] 1
6   Perpetual Altas 11 7 .611 2
7   San Sebastian Stags 6 12 .333 7
8   Benilde Blazers 5 13 .278 8
9   Lyceum Pirates 4 14 .222 9
10   EAC Generals 2 16 .111 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b First-seed playoff: San Beda 83–78 Letran
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: JRU 3–1, Mapúa 2–2, Arellano 1–3; fourth-seed playoff: Mapúa 93–75 Arellano, third-seed playoff: Mapúa 83–76 JRU

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  San Beda78
4  JRU68
1  San Beda906882
2  Letran946185*
2  Letran91
3  Mapúa90

*Game went into overtime

Awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Allwell Oraeme (  Mapua)
  • Rookie of the Year: Allwell Oraeme (  Mapua)

Juniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   San Beda Red Cubs 18 0 1.000 Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2   Malayan Red Robins (H) 16 2 .889 2 Proceed to stepladder round 2
3   Arellano Braves 12 6 .667 6 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4   La Salle Green Hills Greenies[b] 11 7 .611[c] 7
5   Lyceum Junior Pirates 11 7 .611[c] 7
6   EAC–ICA Brigadiers 9 9 .500 9
7   Letran Squires 6 12 .333 12
8   San Sebastian Staglets 4 14 .222 14
9   JRU Light Bombers 2 16 .111 16
10   Perpetual Junior Altas 1 17 .056 17
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As San Beda won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ LSGH's first round win against Letran was forfeited after three of its players were ruled to be ineligible for wearing uniform numbers outside the league-mandated 4 to 19.[3]
  3. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: LSGH 88–71 Lyceum

Playoffs

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Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)
Stepladder round 2
(Single-elimination)
Finals
(#1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1  San Beda–Rizal766870
2  Malayan793  Arellano687261
3  Arellano753  Arellano85
4  LSGH74

Awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Michael Enriquez (  Mapua)
  • Rookie of the Year: Lars Sunga (  Arellano)

Volleyball

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The volleyball tournament started on November 30, 2015, at the Filoil Flying V Arena. Collegio de San Juan de Letran will be the event host. All teams participate in an elimination round which is a round robin tournament. The top four teams qualify in the semifinals, where the unbeaten team bounces through the finals, with a thrice-to-beat advantage, higher-seeded team possesses the twice-to-beat advantage, or qualify to the first round. The winners qualify to the finals.

Men's tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   EAC Generals 9 8 1 24 26 6 4.333 765 631 1.212 Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
2   Perpetual Altas 9 8 1 22 24 8 3.000 755 643 1.174
3   Benilde Blazers 9 7 2 20 22 10 2.200 751 659 1.140 Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff
4   San Beda Red Lions 9 5 4 16 21 16 1.313 823 817 1.007
5   Arellano Chiefs 9 5 4 14 18 16 1.125 746 715 1.043 Qualified to fourth-seed playoff
6   Lyceum Pirates 9 4 5 13 19 19 1.000 816 833 0.980
7   San Sebastian Stags 9 3 6 9 10 19 0.526 623 694 0.898
8   Mapúa Cardinals 9 3 6 9 10 20 0.500 648 699 0.927
9   Letran Knights (H) 9 2 7 7 11 22 0.500 711 786 0.905
10   JRU Heavy Bombers 9 0 9 1 2 27 0.074 572 713 0.802
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Season host

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  EAC3
4  San Beda2
1  EAC312
2  Perpetual133
2  Perpetual3
3  Benilde2

Awards

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  • Most Valuable Player : Howard Mojica (  EAC)
  • Rookie of the Year: Walt Amber Gervacio (  San Sebastian)

Women's tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   San Sebastian Lady Stags 9 9 0 26 27 6 4.500 793 601 1.319 Qualified to the finals with the thrice-to-beat advantage
2   Arellano Lady Chiefs 9 8 1 23 25 6 4.167 757 580 1.305 Qualified to the semifinals
3   Perpetual Lady Altas 9 7 2 19 22 11 2.000 734 689 1.065 Qualified to the first-round playoff
4   Benilde Lady Blazers 9 6 3 19 23 13 1.769 823 697 1.181
5   Lyceum Lady Pirates 9 4 5 13 17 20 0.850 743 806 0.922
6   JRU Lady Bombers 9 4 5 12 15 16 0.938 654 687 0.952
7   San Beda Red Lionesses 9 3 6 10 13 21 0.619 689 754 0.914
8   EAC Lady Generals 9 3 6 8 14 24 0.583 741 801 0.925
9   Mapúa Lady Cardinals 9 1 8 3 7 26 0.269 655 784 0.835
10   Letran Lady Knights (H) 9 0 9 2 6 27 0.222 619 744 0.832
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Season host

Playoffs

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Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)
Semifinals
(One-game playoff)
Finals
(No. 1 seed has to win twice; opponent thrice)
1  San Sebastian1131
2  Arellano04  Benilde3313
3  Perpetual14  Benilde3
4  Benilde3

Awards

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Beach volleyball

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The NCAA Season 91 beach volleyball tournament will be held on February 10–14, 2016 at the Marina Bay Resort, Subic, Zambales.

Men's tournament

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# Team
    Mapúa Cardinals
    Perpetual Altas
    EAC Generals
4   Lyceum Pirates
5   Benilde Blazers
6   Arellano Chiefs
7   San Beda Red Lions
8   San Sebastian Stags
9   Letran Knights
10   JRU Heavy Bombers

Season host is boldfaced.

Women's tournament

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# Team
    San Sebastian Lady Stags
    San Beda Red Lionesses
    Benilde Lady Blazers
4   EAC Lady Generals
5   Perpetual Lady Altas
6   Lyceum Lady Pirates
7   Letran Lady Knights
8   JRU Lady Bombers
9   Arellano Lady Chiefs
10   Mapúa Lady Cardinals

Season host is boldfaced.

Junior's Tournament

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# Team
    San Sebastian Stags
    EAC Generals
    Perpetual Altas
4   Letran Knights
5   Arellano Chiefs
6   Lyceum Pirates
7   San Beda Red Lions
8   Benilde Blazers
9   JRU Heavy Bombers

Season host is boldfaced.

Football

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The football tournament will be start on December 1, 2015, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. San Sebastian College Recoletos will be the event host. Each tournament is divided into two rounds. The winner of both rounds faces each other in the Finals; if a single team wins both rounds, that team is declared the champion.

AU Chiefs was crowned as the champion of the men's tournament, defeated the long-time champions San Beda Red Lions, 2–0.[4]

Seniors' tournament

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MVP: Jumbeng Guinabang

Juniors' tournament

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Swimming

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The San Beda College men's swimming team extended its domination of the NCAA to a 14th straight year, while its women's team completed a four-peat in the Season 91 swimming event that concluded over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Center.[5]

Badminton

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Men's tournament

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# Team
    Benilde Blazers
    Letran Knights
    San Beda Red Lions
4   EAC Generals
5   Mapúa Cardinals
6   Lyceum Pirates
7   Arellano Chiefs
8   Perpetual Altas
9   JRU Heavy Bombers

Season host is boldfaced.

Women's tournament

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# Team W L Tie
    Arellano Lady Chiefs 0 0 -
    Letran Lady Knights 0 0 -
    Benilde Lady Blazers 0 0 -
4   EAC Lady Generals 0 0 -
5   JRU Lady Bombers 0 0 -
6   Lyceum Lady Pirates 0 0 -
7   Mapúa Lady Cardinals 0 0 -
8   San Beda Red Lionesses 0 0 -
9   San Sebastian Lady Stags 0 0 -
10   Perpetual Lady Altas 0 0 -

Season host is boldfaced.

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Juniors' tournament

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# Team W L Tie
    Arellano Braves 0 0 -
    Letran Squires 0 0 -
    La Salle Green Hills Greenies 0 0 -
4   EAC–ICA Brigadiers 0 0 -
5   JRU Light Bombers 0 0 -
6   Lyceum Junior Pirates 0 0 -
7   Malayan Red Robins 0 0 -
8   San Beda Red Cubs 0 0 -
9   San Sebastian Staglets 0 0 -
10   Perpetual Junior Altas 0 0 -

Season host is boldfaced.

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Lawn tennis

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Men's tournament

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# Team W L Tie
    Arellano Chiefs 0 0 -
    Letran Knights 0 0 -
    Benilde Blazers 0 0 -
4   EAC Generals 0 0 -
5   JRU Heavy Bombers 0 0 -
6   Lyceum Pirates 0 0 -
7   Mapúa Cardinals 0 0 -
8   San Beda Red Lions 0 0 -
9   San Sebastian Stags 0 0 -
10   Perpetual Altas 0 0 -

Season host is boldfaced.

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Juniors' tournament

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# Team W L Tie
    Arellano Braves 0 0 -
    Letran Squires 0 0 -
    La Salle Green Hills Greenies 0 0 -
4   EAC–ICA Brigadiers 0 0 -
5   JRU Light Bombers 0 0 -
6   Lyceum Junior Pirates 0 0 -
7   Malayan Red Robins 0 0 -
8   San Beda Red Cubs 0 0 -
9   San Sebastian Staglets 0 0 -
10   Perpetual Junior Altas 0 0 -

Season host is boldfaced.

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Table tennis

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Men's tournament

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# Team
    Benilde Blazers
    San Beda Red Lions
    Letran Knights
4   Perpetual Altas
5   Mapúa Cardinals
6   Arellano Chiefs
7   Lyceum Pirates
8   EAC Generals
9   San Sebastian Stags
10   JRU Heavy Bombers

Season host is boldfaced.

Women's tournament

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# Team
    San Beda Red Lionesses
    Benilde Lady Blazers
    Arellano Lady Chiefs
4   Letran Lady Knights
5   EAC Lady Generals
6   Lyceum Lady Pirates
7   Mapúa Lady Cardinals
8   San Sebastian Lady Stags
9   JRU Lady Bombers

Season host is boldfaced.

Juniors' tournament

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# Team W L Tie
    Arellano Braves 0 0 -
    Letran Squires 0 0 -
    La Salle Green Hills Greenies 0 0 -
4   EAC–ICA Brigadiers 0 0 -
5   JRU Light Bombers 0 0 -
6   Lyceum Junior Pirates 0 0 -
7   Malayan Red Robins 0 0 -
8   San Beda Red Cubs 0 0 -
9   San Sebastian Staglets 0 0 -
10   Perpetual Junior Altas 0 0 -

Season host is boldfaced.

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Chess

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Men's tournament

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# Team Pts
1   Arellano Chiefs 33 1/2
2   Lyceum Pirates 32
3   San Sebastian Stags 31 1/2
4   Benilde Blazers 30
5   San Beda Red Lions 30
6   Letran Knights 22 1/2
7   Mapúa Cardinals 16
8   JRU Heavy Bombers 13
9   Perpetual Altas 10
10   EAC Generals 5 1/2

Season host is boldfaced.

  Champion.
  Tied for semifinal playoff.

Juniors' tournament

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# Team Total
1   San Beda Red Cubs 37 1/2
2   Letran Squires 32 1/2
3   Lyceum Junior Pirates 30
4   San Sebastian Staglets 29 1/2
5   La Salle Green Hills Greenies 19
6   Arellano Braves 19
7   Perpetual Junior Altas 18 1/2
8   Arellano Braves 8 1/2
9   Malayan Red Robins 6
10   JRU Light Bombers 3 1/2

Season host is boldfaced.

  Champion.
  Tied for semifinal playoff.

Cheerleading

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The NCAA Season 91 Cheerleading Competition will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on March 8, 2016.

Rank Team Order Tumbling Stunts Tosses Pyramids Deductions Points
1   Altas Perpsquad 8 - - - - 6 195
2   Arellano Chiefsquad 6 - - - - 6 193
3   EAC Pep Squad 2 - - - - 4.5 145
4   JRU Pep Squad 3 - - - - 18 131.5
5   San Beda Red Corps 7 - - - - 6 126
6   LPU Pep Squad 5 - - - - 7 123.55
7   CSB Animo Squad 1 - - - - 5 121
8   Mapua Cheerping Cardinals 4 - - - - 14 120.5
9   Lakas Arriba Cheerleading Team 9 - - - - 14 99.5

Defending champion in boldface
"Order" refers to order of performance.

General championship summary

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The current point system gives 50 points to the champion team in a certain NCAA event, 40 to the runner-up, and 35 to the third placer. The following points are given in consequent order of finish: 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 8 and 6.

Pts. Position
50 Champion
40 2nd
35 3rd
30 4th
25 5th
20 6th
15 7th
10 8th
8 9th
6 10th
0 Did not join
WD Withdrew

Seniors' division championships

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Medal table

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Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   San Beda Red Lions 7 6 1 14
2   Benilde Blazers 6 4 6 16
3   Arellano Chiefs 3 2 2 7
4   Perpetual Altas 2 3 1 6
5   Letran Knights 1 1 3 5
6   Mapúa Cardinals 1 1 1 3
7   San Sebastian Stags 1 1 1 3
8   Lyceum Pirates 0 2 1 3
9   EAC Generals 0 1 4 5
10   JRU Heavy Bombers 0 0 1 1
Total 21 21 21 63

Overall championship tally

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Rank School                                              Pts.
1   San Beda 40 30 50 50 50 40 35 40 50 30 12.5 40 50 50 15 40 10 677.5
2   Benilde 10 35 40 40 35 50 50 50 40 35 50 35 40 35 22.5 35 25 627.5
3   Arellano 25 50 30 30 30 30 15 20 35 25 35 50 20 20 22.5 9.75 50 497.3
4   Lyceum 8 40 8 25 40 25 20 15 20 20 25 30 15 15 30 20 20 376.0
5   Perpetual 20 8 10 6 8 8 10 30 0 50 30 20 30 40 40 25 30 365.0
6   Letran 50 25 20 10 15 20 40 35 30 8 6 0 35 30 8 9.75 6 347.8
7   Mapúa 35 20 15 20 20 10 25 25 15 12.5 8 25 8 0 50 9.75 40 338.3
8   EAC 6 6 35 35 10 15 30 10 25 40 12.5 15 10 10 35 30 8 332.5
9   San Sebastian 15 10 25 15 25 35 0 8 10 12.5 40 0 25 25 10 50 15 320.5
10   JRU 30 15 6 8 0 0 8 6 8 6 20 0 6 0 6 9.75 35 163.8
  • Demonstration sports like men's soft tennis, women's lawn tennis, women's badminton, and cheerleading are not included in the overall championship tally, but it is included to the medal table.

Juniors' division championships

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Medal table

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Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   San Beda Red Cubs 4 3 0 7
2   La Salle Green Hills Greenies 4 1 0 5
3   EAC–ICA Brigadiers 1 2 0 3
4   San Sebastian Staglets 1 1 1 3
5   Perpetual Junior Altas 1 0 1 2
6   Arellano Braves 0 2 3 5
7   Letran Squires 0 2 1 3
8   Lyceum Junior Pirates 0 0 4 4
9   Malayan Red Robins 0 0 1 1
10   JRU Light Bombers 0 0 0 0
Total 11 11 11 33

Overall championship tally

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Rank School                             Pts.
1   San Beda 50 50 40 30 40 50 15 40 50 15 25 405.0
2   LSGH 30 25 50 50 50 10 10 50 40 10 30 355.0
3   Lyceum 25 35 35 25 35 25 25 30 17.5 20 35 307.5
4   Arellano 40 20 20 40 20 35 35 35 17.5 25 8 295.5
5   Letran 15 40 30 20 30 40 20 20 35 30 10 290.0
6   EAC–ICA 20 10 15 15 25 20 40 25 10 40 50 270.0
7   San Sebastian 10 30 8 35 0 15 30 0 25 50 40 243.0
8   Perpetual 6 15 10 10 0 30 50 15 30 35 15 216.0
9   Malayan 35 8 25 0 10 6 0 0 8 0 6 98.0
10   JRU 8 6 6 0 15 8 0 0 6 8 20 77.0

Broadcast coverage

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On the formal turn-over ceremony for NCAA and ABS-CBN held on 18 May 2015, these were the changes to be implemented starting Season 91, ABS-CBN and the League have renewed a 10-year contract deal to air NCAA Games until Season 100 (Centennial Season of the NCAA) in 2024. The network will air Men's Basketball, Women's Volleyball (Final Four and Finals) tournaments, and NCAA Cheerleading Competition via ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD 167 (basketball tournament only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD 166 (volleyball tournament) ABS-CBN Sports and Action (international), and sports.abs-cbn.com every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.

Previous Courtside Reporter of NCAA

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  • Erika Rabara (Basketball)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NCAA COMES HOME TO ABS-CBN ABS-CBN Sports April 18, 2015
  2. ^ "Emilio Aguinaldo College, Lyceum join NCAA as regular members". Rappler. May 20, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "SBC seeks No. 2 vs EAC; LSGH win forfeited". The Philippine Star. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey (19 January 2016). "Arellano ends San Beda dynasty, cops 1st NCAA football title". Philippine Star. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ^ [1] San Beda rules NCAA swimming for 14th straight year