NCAA Season 101

NCAA Season 101
Host schoolMapúa University
Tagline"Building Greatness"
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball  San Beda NT
Swimming  San Beda  San Beda
Taekwondo  Benilde  San Beda
Chess  Benilde NT
Badminton  Benilde  San Beda
Table tennis  Benilde  Benilde
Lawn tennis  Benilde  Benilde
Poomsae  Benilde (Coed)
Cheerdance  Arellano (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball  Letran NT
Swimming  LSGH NT
Taekwondo  San Beda–Rizal NT
Chess  San Beda–Rizal NT
Badminton  San Sebastian NT
Table tennis  San Beda–Rizal NT
Lawn tennis  Mapúa NT
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

NCAA Season 101 is the 101st season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) (NCAA). Held during the 2025–26 academic year, the season is hosted by Mapúa University. The opening ceremony was held on October 1, 2025.

Background

On August 25, 2025, the NCAA announced a new logo that was created as part of a logo-making contest. The new logo was created by Jeffrey Salut and uses "NCAA Philippines" for the wordmark similar to that of the Season 100 logo.[1]

Basketball

Main article: NCAA Season 101 basketball tournaments

With Metro Manila hosting the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, the NCAA decided to delay the opening ceremonies to October 1. In order to finish the season in December, the NCAA also decided to change the tournament format for this season, mixing elements of the NBA play-in tournament and the U.S. NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2]

Men's tournament

Group stage

Playoffs

Play-in games
(Single-elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Top 2 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-three playoff)		Finals
(Best-of-three playoff)
A1 Perpetual81
B4 JRU74
B4 JRU80
B5 EAC76
A1 Perpetual7370
B3 Letran7774
A2 Arellano7869
B3 Letran8777
B3 Letran7073
B1 San Beda8981
B1 San Beda91
A4 Lyceum67
A4 Lyceum70
A5 San Sebastian63
B1 San Beda917584
B2 Benilde727781Third place playoff
B2 Benilde5874A1 Perpetual87
A3 Mapúa7372B2 Benilde75


Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Allen Liwag (Benilde Blazers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Manalili (Letran Knights)

Juniors' tournament

Group stage

Playoffs

Play-in games
(Single-elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Top 2 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-three playoff)		Finals
(Best-of-three playoff)
A1 Mapúa69
B4 San Beda59
B4 San Beda75
B5 JRU69
A1 Mapúa9086107
A2 Arellano9982109**
A2 Arellano86
B3 LSGH79
A2 Arellano7988
B2 Letran8591*
B1 EAC71
A5 San Sebastian70
A4 Lyceum80
A5 San Sebastian85*
B1 EAC767568
B2 Letran777077Third place playoff
B2 Letran6970A1 Mapúa84
A3 Perpetual74*65B1 EAC74

*Overtime; number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods.

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Sean Franco (Arellano Braves)
  • Rookie of the Year: Josef Calo-oy (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)

Volleyball

Main article: NCAA Season 101 volleyball tournaments

Men's tournament

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Perpetual Altas Spikers 13 10 3 29 34 17 2.000 892 823 1.084 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2  Benilde Blazing Spikers 13 9 4 28 31 18 1.722 872 758 1.150
3  Mapúa Cardinals 13 7 6 22 27 22 1.227 810 795 1.019 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4  San Sebastian Stags 13 5 8 14 18 29 0.621 683 735 0.929 Proceed to play-in game
5  JRU Heavy Bombers 13 1 12 2 6 38 0.158 589 745 0.791
Source: GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Arellano Chiefs 13 9 4 27 31 17 1.824 960 884 1.086 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2  San Beda Red Spikers 13 8 5 25 29 19 1.526 687 666 1.032
3  EAC Generals 13 8 5 23 28 22 1.273 846 826 1.024 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4  Letran Knights (H) 13 6 7 19 24 21 1.143 763 738 1.034 Proceed to play-in game
5  Lyceum Pirates 13 2 11 6 12 35 0.343 711 843 0.843
Source: GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
(H) Host

Playoffs

Play-in games
(Single-elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Top 2 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-three playoff)		Finals
(Best-of-three playoff)
A1 Perpetual11
B4 Letran33
B4 Letran3
B5 Lyceum0
B4 Letran--*
A2 Benilde--*
A2 Benilde3
B3 EAC2
--*
--*
B1 Arellano3
A4 San Sebastian1
A4 San Sebastian3
A5 JRU1
B1 Arellano--*
--*Third place playoff
B2 San Beda1-
A3 Mapúa3-

Women's tournament

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Perpetual Lady Altas 13 11 2 30 33 14 2.357 771 689 1.119 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2  Benilde Lady Blazers 13 10 3 31 36 14 2.571 790 652 1.212
3  Mapúa Lady Cardinals 13 5 8 16 24 31 0.774 931 956 0.974 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4  San Sebastian Lady Stags 13 5 8 15 19 29 0.655 742 794 0.935 Proceed to play-in game
5  JRU Lady Bombers 13 2 11 7 16 37 0.432 772 913 0.846
Source: GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Letran Lady Knights (H) 13 13 0 36 39 8 4.875 872 700 1.246 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2  San Beda Lady Red Spikers 13 9 4 27 32 18 1.778 659 608 1.084
3  Arellano Lady Chiefs 13 6 7 19 25 25 1.000 929 925 1.004 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4  Lyceum Lady Pirates 13 4 9 11 15 32 0.469 720 837 0.860 Proceed to play-in game
5  EAC Lady Generals 13 0 13 3 8 39 0.205 730 853 0.856
Source: GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
(H) Host

Playoffs

Play-in games
(Single-elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Top 2 twice-to-beat)		Semifinals
(Best-of-three playoff)		Finals
(Best-of-three playoff)
A1 Perpetual13
B5 EAC30
B4 Lyceum0
B5 EAC3
A1 Perpetual--*
A2 Benilde--*
A2 Benilde3
B3 Arellano1
--*
--*
B1 Letran3
A4 San Sebastian1
A4 San Sebastian3
A5 JRU1
B1 Letran--*
--*Third place playoff
B2 San Beda0--
A3 Mapúa3--

Boys' tournament

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Malayan Red Robins 13 11 2 33 36 11 3.273 309 307 1.007 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2  Perpetual Junior Altas 13 11 2 32 35 13 2.692 350 294 1.190
3  EAC–ICA Brigadiers 13 6 7 17 23 29 0.793 360 348 1.034 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4  San Sebastian Staglets 12 4 8 13 20 29 0.690 363 394 0.921 Proceed to play-in game
5  San Beda Junior Red Spikers 12 2 10 8 11 31 0.355 323 364 0.887
Source: GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
Group B
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Letran Squires 13 11 2 32 35 9 3.889 321 256 1.254 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2  Arellano Braves (H) 12 9 3 27 31 11 2.818 233 208 1.120
3  JRU Light Bombers 12 5 7 17 19 23 0.826 316 328 0.963 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4  Lyceum Junior Pirates 13 2 11 6 10 33 0.303 259 309 0.838 Proceed to play-in game
5  La Salle Green Hills Greenies 13 2 11 4 6 37 0.162 296 294 1.007
Source: GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
(H) Host

Playoffs

Girls' tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Perpetual Junior Lady Altas 6 6 0 16 12 2 6.000 100 51 1.961 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Arellano Lady Braves (H) 6 5 1 15 10 2 5.000 75 32 2.344
3  EAC–ICA Lady Brigadiers 6 4 2 12 9 5 1.800 100 70 1.429 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Lyceum Junior Lady Pirates 6 3 3 10 8 6 1.333 55 71 0.775
5  San Beda Junior Lady Red Spikers 6 2 4 5 4 9 0.444 50 100 0.500
6  La Salle Lady Greenies 6 1 5 4 3 8 0.375 49 100 0.490
7  JRU Light Lady Bombers 6 0 6 0 0 12 0.000 47 75 0.627
Source: [3][4]GMA Integrated News
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
(H) Host

Playoffs

Football

The NCAA football championships will begin on March 9, 2026, and all matches will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Benilde Blazing Strikers 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Twice-to-beat in semifinals
2  San Beda Red Booters 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
3  Perpetual Altas Booters 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Twice-to-win in semifinals
4  EAC Generals 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
5  Mapúa Cardinals 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 16, 2026. Source: NCAAPH

Match-up results

Team ╲ Game1234
 Benilde
 EAC
 Mapúa
 San Beda
 Perpetual
Updated to match(es) played on March 16, 2026. Source: NCAAPH
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

Results

School CSB EAC MU SBU UPHSD
Benilde Blazing Strikers – 4–0 – 1–0
EAC Generals – 0–2 1–1
Mapúa Cardinals 0–2 –
San Beda Red Booters –
Perpetual Altas Booters
Updated to match(es) played on March 16, 2026. Source: NCAAPH
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Cheerleading

The NCAA Cheerleading Competition was held on March 12, 2026 at the Mall of Asia Arena.[5][6]

Team standings

Rank Team Order Tumbling Stunts Tosses Pyramids Dance Penalties Points Percentage
 AU Chiefsquad 7th 1 231 0%
 Altas Perpsquad 5th 0 221 0%
 Letran Cheering Squad 8th 0 199.5 0%
4  EAC Generals Pep Squad 4th 0 185.5 0%
5  JRU Pep Squad 9th 0 162 0%
6  San Beda Red Army 6th 15 155.5 0%
7  Benilde Blazers Pep Squad 10th 0 151.5 0%
8  Golden Stags Cheerleading Squad 2nd 0 146.5 0%
9  LPU Pirates Pep Squad 1st 0 139 0%
10  Mapúa Cheerping Cardinals 3rd 45 129.2 0%

Awards

NCAA Season 101 cheerleading champions

Arellano Chiefs
Eighth title, seventh consecutive title

Media coverage

This season will be the sixth and final season of the NCAA's broadcast partnership with GMA Network under the current deal.[7]

General championship summary

Medal tables

Seniors' division

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde73010
2 San Beda University5319
3 San Sebastian College–Recoletos0224
4 University of Perpetual Help System DALTA0167
5 Mapúa University*0123
6 Colegio de San Juan de Letran0101
 Lyceum of the Philippines University0101
8 Emilio Aguinaldo College0022
9 Arellano University0000
 José Rizal University0000
Totals (10 entries)12121337
  *   Host nation (Season host);   Leads the general championship tally
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

Juniors' division

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 San Beda University–Rizal3115
2 San Sebastian College–Recoletos1102
3 Colegio de San Juan de Letran1012
 Malayan High School of Science*1012
5 La Salle Green Hills1001
6 Arellano University0314
7 University of Perpetual Help System DALTA0112
8 Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite0101
9 EAC–Immaculate Conception Academy0011
10 José Rizal University0000
Totals (10 entries)77620
  *   Host nation (Season host);   Leads the general championship tally
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

General championship tally

Seniors' division

Total
RankTeamMMWMMWMWMWMWMWOverall
1 Benilde304040505050505050—5040320180500
2 San Beda505050———354040504050215190405
3 Perpetual353535354035—35————145105250
4 San Sebastian—3015—3540——3540——10095195
5 Mapúa (H)—2020———4035—35——6090150
6 EAC—1530———————35355065115
7 Letran402525—————————652590
8 Lyceum—81040————————481058
9 Arellano—108—————————10818
10 JRU—6——————————606
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

Juniors' division

Total
RankTeamBBBBBBBOverall
1 SBU–R—4050—503550225
2 Arellano40—35——4040155
3 San Sebastian———40—50—90
4 Letran5035—————85
 Malayan (H)35——50———
6 Perpetual———3540——75
7 EAC–ICA30—————3565
8 LSGH—50—————50
9 LPU–C——40————40
10 JRU———————0
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.


See also

References

  1. ^ Maniquiz, Reone (2025-08-25). "NCAA Philippines Announces New Logo". NCAA Philippines. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  2. ^ Li, Matthew (2025-07-08). "NCAA 101 ushers in new era with group stages, play-ins, expanded playoffs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  3. ^ "Junior Lady Altas blank Lady Braves to sweep elims". Manila Bulletin. March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  4. ^ Abrina, Dennis (March 13, 2026). "Perpetual Help sweeps girls volleyball elims". The Manila Times. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  5. ^ Carandang, JK (March 12, 2026). "Arellano Chiefsquad wins 7th straight NCAA cheerleading title". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  6. ^ @jk_carandang (March 12, 2026). "NCAA Season 101 Cheerleading scores" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ^ "It is now official: GMA Network and NCAA seal partnership". GMA News Online. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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