NCAA Season 101

NCAA Season 101
NCAA Season 101
Host school	Mapúa University
Tagline	"Building Greatness"
Seniors' champions
Sport
Sport
Basketball
Swimming
Chess
Badminton
Juniors' champions
Sport
Sport
Basketball
Swimming
Chess
	(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

Logo

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

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

Group A

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Perpetual Altas	9	4	.692	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Arellano Chiefs	7	6	.538^[a]	2	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Mapúa Cardinals (H)	7	6	.538^[a]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4	Lyceum Pirates	3	10	.231^[b]	6	Proceed to play-in game
5	San Sebastian Stags	3	10	.231^[b]	6	Proceed to play-in game

Source: Rappler
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Arellano 1–1 Mapua (Arellano +1)
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Lyceum 1–1 San Sebastian (Lyceum +8)

Group B

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Beda Red Lions	9	4	.692^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Benilde Blazers	9	4	.692^[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Letran Knights	8	5	.615	1	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4	JRU Heavy Bombers	6	7	.462	3	Proceed to play-in game
5	EAC Generals	4	9	.308	5	Proceed to play-in game

Source: Rappler
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Beda 2–0 Benilde

Playoffs


Play-in games (Single-elimination)			Quarterfinals (Top 2 twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (Best-of-three playoff)					Finals (Best-of-three playoff)






			A1	Perpetual		81

			B4	JRU		74
B4	JRU	80

B5	EAC	76
							A1	Perpetual		73	70

							B3	Letran		77	74



			A2	Arellano	78	69

			B3	Letran	87	77



												B3	Letran	70	73

												B1	San Beda	89	81



			B1	San Beda		91

			A4	Lyceum		67
A4	Lyceum	70

A5	San Sebastian	63
							B1	San Beda	91	75	84

							B2	Benilde	72	77	81	Third place playoff



			B2	Benilde	58	74						A1	Perpetual		87

			A3	Mapúa	73	72						B2	Benilde		75

Juniors' tournament

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Mapúa Red Robins (H)	9	4	.692	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Arellano Braves	8	5	.615	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Perpetual Junior Altas	6	7	.462	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4	Lyceum Junior Pirates	4	9	.308^[a]	5	Advance to play-in game
5	San Sebastian Staglets	4	9	.308^[a]	5	Advance to play-in game

Source:
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: San Sebastian 1–1 Lyceum (Lyceum +3)

Group B

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	EAC–ICA Brigadiers	10	3	.769	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Letran Squires	7	6	.538^[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	La Salle Green Hills Greenies	7	6	.538^[a]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
4	San Beda Red Cubs	6	7	.462	4	Advance to play-in game
5	JRU Light Bombers	4	9	.308	6	Advance to play-in game

Source:
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Letran 2–0 LSGH

Playoffs

Play-in games
(Single-elimination)

Quarterfinals
(Top 2 twice-to-beat)

Semifinals
(Best-of-three playoff)

Finals
(Best-of-three playoff)

A1

Mapúa

69

B4

San Beda

59

B4

San Beda

75

B5

JRU

69

A1

Mapúa

90

86

107

A2

Arellano

99

82

109**

A2

Arellano

86

B3

LSGH

79

A2

Arellano

79

88

B2

Letran

85

91*

B1

EAC

71

A5

San Sebastian

70

A4

Lyceum

80

A5

San Sebastian

85*

B1

EAC

76

75

68

B2

Letran

77

70

77

Third place playoff

B2

Letran

69

70

A1

Mapúa

84

A3

Perpetual

74*

65

B1

EAC

74

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

Media coverage

This season will be the sixth and final season of the NCAA's broadcast partnership with GMA Network under the current deal.^[3]

General championship summary

Medal tables

Seniors' division


Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	San Beda University	3	0	0	3
2	De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde	0	2	0	2
3	Colegio de San Juan de Letran	0	1	0	1
4	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	0	0	3	3
5	Arellano University	0	0	0	0
	Emilio Aguinaldo College	0	0	0	0
	José Rizal University	0	0	0	0
	Lyceum of the Philippines University	0	0	0	0
	Mapúa University*	0	0	0	0
	San Sebastian College–Recoletos	0	0	0	0
Totals (10 entries)		3	3	3	9

* Host nation (Season host); Leads the general championship tally
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

Juniors' division


Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colegio de San Juan de Letran	1	0	1	2
2	La Salle Green Hills	1	0	0	1
3	Arellano University	0	1	0	1
3	San Beda University–Rizal	0	1	0	1
5	Malayan High School of Science*	0	0	1	1
6	EAC–Immaculate Conception Academy	0	0	0	0
	José Rizal University	0	0	0	0
	Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite	0	0	0	0
	San Sebastian College–Recoletos	0	0	0	0
	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	0	0	0	0
Totals (10 entries)		2	2	2	6

* Host nation (Season host); Leads the general championship tally
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

General championship tally

Seniors' division

					Total
Rank	Team	M	M	W	M	W	Overall
1	San Beda	50	50	50	100	50	150
2	Benilde	30	40	40	70	40	110
3	Perpetual	35	35	35	70	35	105
4	Letran	40	25	25	65	25	90
5	EAC	—	15	30	15	30	45
5	San Sebastian	—	30	15	30	15	45
7	Mapúa (H)	—	20	20	20	20	40
8	Arellano	—	10	8	10	8	18
8	Lyceum	—	8	10	8	10	18
10	JRU	—	6	—	6	0	6

(H) Season host; = Champion; = Runner-up; = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

Juniors' division

				Total
Rank	Team	B	B	Overall
1	Letran	50	35	85
2	LSGH	—	50	50
3	Arellano	40	—	40
3	SBU–R	—	40	40
5	Malayan (H)	35	—	35
6	EAC–ICA	30	—	30
7	Perpetual	—	—	0
	JRU	—	—
	LPU–C	—	—
	San Sebastian	—	—

(H) Season host; = Champion; = Runner-up; = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Season in progress. Results are not yet final.

References

^ Maniquiz, Reone (2025-08-25). "NCAA Philippines Announces New Logo". NCAA Philippines. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
^ Li, Matthew (2025-07-08). "NCAA 101 ushers in new era with group stages, play-ins, expanded playoffs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
^ "It is now official: GMA Network and NCAA seal partnership". GMA News Online. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

[table_hth_AU0.86433152801559-3] Head-to-head record: Arellano 1–1 Mapua (Arellano +1)

[table_hth_LPU0.86433152801559-4] Head-to-head record: Lyceum 1–1 San Sebastian (Lyceum +8)

[table_hth_CSB0.11783875437353-5] Head-to-head record: San Beda 2–0 Benilde

[table_hth_LPU0.097896772482384-6] Head-to-head record: San Sebastian 1–1 Lyceum (Lyceum +3)

[table_hth_CSJL0.31071300399989-7] Head-to-head record: Letran 2–0 LSGH

[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.

[8] "It is now official: GMA Network and NCAA seal partnership". GMA News Online. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

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Members	Arellano Chiefs, Lady Chiefs and Braves Letran Knights, Lady Knights and Squires Benilde Blazers and Lady Blazers/La Salle Green Hills Greenies EAC Generals, Lady Generals and Brigadiers JRU Heavy Bombers, Lady Bombers and Light Bombers Lyceum Pirates, Lady Pirates and Junior Pirates Mapúa Cardinals, Lady Cardinals and Red Robins San Beda Red Lions, Red Lionesses and Red Cubs San Sebastian Stags, Lady Stags and Staglets Perpetual Altas, Lady Altas and Junior Altas
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Background

Logo

Basketball

Men's tournament

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Juniors' tournament

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Media coverage

General championship summary

Medal tables

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

General championship tally

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

See also

References