NCAA Season 90

NCAA Season 90 was the 2014–15 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It was hosted by the Jose Rizal University and was opened on June 28, 2014, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.^[1]

NCAA Season 90
Host school	Jose Rizal University
Tagline	Today's Heroes, Tomorrow's Legends. NCAA@90: We Make History.
General
Seniors	Benilde Blazers
Juniors	San Beda Red Cubs
Seniors' champions
Sport Men Women Basketball  San Beda N/A Volleyball  EAC  Arellano Chess  Arellano Taekwondo  San Beda  San Beda Table Tennis  Benilde  San Beda Lawn Tennis  Letran Soft Tennis  San Beda  San Beda Swimming  San Beda  San Beda Beach Volleyball  Benilde  San Sebastian Track and field  JRU Badminton  Letran  Benilde Cheerdance  Arellano (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport Boys Girls Basketball  San Beda N/A Volleyball  Perpetual Chess  Letran Taekwondo  SSC–R Table Tennis  San Beda Lawn Tennis  San Beda Swimming  LSGH Beach Volleyball  EAC–ICA Track and field  EAC–ICA Football  LSGH Badminton  LSGH
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition;
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It was the last season for the Lyceum Pirates who played their second year as probationary and the EAC Generals who played their fifth year as probationary, as probationary members. Their performance in the Season 90 was the basis for the decision if they were be admitted as regular members of the league.^[2]

This was the last season that Sports5 covered. Starting Season 91, the NCAA returned to ABS-CBN Sports, its former broadcaster from 2002 to 2011.

Basketball

Main article: NCAA Season 90 basketball tournaments

Basketball tournaments were officially opened on June 28, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Proceeding games are expected to be held at the San Juan Arena.

Seniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Beda Red Lions	13	5	.722[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Arellano Chiefs	13	5	.722[a]	—
3	JRU Heavy Bombers (H)	12	6	.667[b]	1	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Perpetual Altas	12	6	.667[b]	1
5	Benilde Blazers	11	7	.611	2
6	Letran Knights	9	9	.500	4
7	Lyceum Pirates (X)	7	11	.389	6
8	San Sebastian Stags	5	13	.278	8
9	EAC Generals (X)	4	14	.222[c]	9
10	Mapúa Cardinals	4	14	.222[c]	9

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, or for #4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record]]; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:

1. First-seed playoff: San Beda 97–69 Arellano
2. Third-seed playoff: JRU 82–79 UPHSD
3. Head-to-head record: EAC 2–0 Mapúa

Playoffs

During this, this finals was the first time Arellano made it to the finals and San Beda's ninth straight finals appearance and won their fifth straight championship

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	San Beda	81
	4	Perpetual	75
						1	San Beda	74	89
						2	Arellano	65	70
	2	Arellano	72
	3	JRU	65

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Malayan Red Robins	15	3	.833[a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	San Beda Red Cubs	15	3	.833[a]	—
3	Letran Squires	13	5	.722	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	JRU Light Bombers (H)	12	6	.667	3
5	La Salle Green Hills Greenies	10	8	.556[b]	5
6	San Sebastian Staglets	10	8	.556[b]	5
7	Arellano Braves	6	12	.333	9
8	Lyceum Junior Pirates (X)	4	14	.222[c]	11
9	Perpetual Junior Altas	4	14	.222[c]	11
10	EAC–ICA Brigadiers (X)	1	17	.056	14

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, or for #4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) overall point differential
(H) Hosts; (X) Under probation
Notes:

1. First-seed playoff: Mapúa 87–78 San Beda
2. Head-to-head record: LSGH 2–0 San Sebastian
3. Head-to-head record: Lyceum 1–1 UPHSD (Lyceum +3)

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	Malayan	76
	4	JRU	68
						1	Malayan	84	68	65
						2	San Beda–Rizal	75	78	78
	2	San Beda–Rizal	70
	3	Letran	64

Volleyball

The volleyball events of the NCAA Season 90 was open at the Mall of Asia Arena with the first five games. The games are all women's division.

Swimming

^[3] The swimming events of Season 90 were held on August 20–22, 2014 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

Men's tournament # Team Total  San Beda Red Lions 1,350.5  Benilde Blazers 684.5  EAC Generals 314.5 4  Arellano Chiefs 226.5 5  Letran Knights 180 6  San Sebastian Stags 109.5 7  Mapúa Cardinals 76.5 8  Perpetual Altas 66.5 9  Lyceum Pirates 59.5 10  JRU Heavy Bombers - Season host is boldfaced.

Women's tournament # Team Total  San Beda Red Lionesses 1,161.00  Benilde Lady Blazers 816.5  EAC Lady Generals 552.00 4  San Sebastian Lady Stags 141.5 5  Lyceum Lady Pirates 130.5 6  Mapúa Lady Cardinals 92.00 7  Arellano Lady Chiefs 70.00 8  Letran Lady Knights 58.00 9  Perpetual Lady Altas - 10  JRU Lady Bombers - Season host is boldfaced.

Juniors' tournament # Team Total  La Salle Green Hills Greenies 1038.5  San Beda Red Cubs 887.00  Lyceum Junior Pirates 254.5 4  San Sebastian Staglets 178.5 5  Letran Squires 172.00 6  Malayan Red Robins 154.5 7  EAC–ICA Brigadiers 147.00 8  Perpetual Junior Altas 61.00 9  Arellano Braves 17.5 10  JRU Light Bombers 12.5 Season host is boldfaced.

Table Tennis

The NCAA tennis tournament opened on Sept. 15. The games were held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

First round

Men's tournament # Team 1  Benilde Blazers 2  San Beda Red Lions 3  Letran Knights 4  EAC Generals 5  Arellano Chiefs 6  San Sebastian Stags 7  Perpetual Altas 8  Mapúa Cardinals 9  Lyceum Pirates 10  JRU Heavy Bombers Season host is boldfaced.   Qualified to the Second Round.

Women's tournament # Team 1  San Beda Red Lionesses 2  Benilde Lady Blazers 3  Arellano Lady Chiefs 4  EAC Lady Generals 5  Letran Lady Knights 6  Lyceum Lady Pirates 7  San Sebastian Lady Stags 8  Mapúa Lady Cardinals 9  JRU Lady Bombers Season host is boldfaced.

Juniors' tournament # Team 1  San Beda Red Cubs 2  Letran Squires 3  San Sebastian Staglets 4  Arellano Braves 5  Lyceum Junior Pirates 6  Perpetual Junior Altas 7  EAC–ICA Brigadiers 8  La Salle Green Hills Greenies 9  JRU Light Bombers 10  Malayan Red Robins Season host is boldfaced.

Second round

Men's tournament # Team  Benilde Blazers  San Beda Red Lions  Letran Knights 4  EAC Generals

Women's tournament # Team  San Beda Red Lionesses  Benilde Lady Blazers  Arellano Lady Chiefs 4  EAC Lady Generals

Juniors' tournament # Team  San Beda Red Cubs  Letran Squires  San Sebastian Staglets 4  Arellano Braves

Badminton

The NCAA badminton tournament opened on September 6, 2014 at the Powerplay Badminton Center.

Final Team Standings

Men's tournament # Team  Letran Knights  Benilde Blazers  Lyceum Pirates 4  EAC Generals

Women's tournament # Team  Benilde Lady Blazers  Mapúa Lady Cardinals  Letran Lady Knights 4  Lyceum Lady Pirates

Juniors' tournament # Team  La Salle Green Hills Greenies  San Beda Red Cubs  Letran Squires 4  EAC–ICA Brigadiers

Chess

Men's tournament

Elimination round

#	Team	Points	Tie
1	Lyceum Pirates	50.5	-
2	Benilde Blazers	47	-
3	Arellano Chiefs	46	-
4	San Beda Red Lions	44.5	-
5	Letran Knights	38	-
6	EAC Generals	34	-
7	Mapúa Cardinals	30
8	San Sebastian Stags	30
9	Perpetual Altas	12	-
10	JRU Heavy Bombers	8	-

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Season host is boldfaced. Probationary teams are italicised.

Semifinals

#	Team
	Arellano Chiefs
	Lyceum Pirates
	Benilde Blazers
4	San Beda Red Lions

Probationary teams are italicised.

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

#	Team	Points
1	Letran Squires	55
2	La Salle Green Hills Greenies	53.5
3	San Beda Red Cubs	51.5
4	Lyceum Junior Pirates	41.5
5	San Sebastian Staglets	37.5
6	Arellano Braves	33
7	EAC–ICA Brigadiers	30.5
8	Perpetual Junior Altas	27.5
9	Malayan Red Robins	7
10	JRU Light Bombers	3

  Qualified to the semifinals.

Season host is boldfaced. Probationary teams are italicised.

Semifinals

#	Team
	Letran Squires
	La Salle Green Hills Greenies
	San Beda Red Cubs
4	Lyceum Junior Pirates

Probationary teams are italicised.

General Championship Summary

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. For every non-participation of a member school, 5 points will be deducted to the point system.

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

Seniors' division championships

Medal table

Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	San Beda Red Lions	5	1	–	6
2	Benilde Blazers	2	3	2	7
3	Arellano Chiefs	3	3	–	6
4	Letran Knights	2	–	2	4
5	Lyceum Pirates	–	1	1	2
6	Mapúa Cardinals	–	1	–	1
7	EAC Generals	–	–	2	2
8	JRU Heavy Bombers	–	–	1	1
9	San Sebastian Stags	–	–	–	–
10	Perpetual Altas	–	–	–	–
Total		8	8	8	24

Overall championship tally

Seniors' Division

Rank	School																			Pts.
1	San Beda	50	30	15	15	45	40	40	45	45	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	370
2	Benilde	25	35	35	40	35	30	50	30	20	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	335
3	Arellano	40	50	20	8	25	8	30	35	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	251
4	Lyceum	15	40	30	20	6	15	8	15	25	30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
5	Letran	20	25	40	25	20	6	35	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	196
6	EAC	7	20	25	6	30	25	25	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	158
7	San Sebastian	10	15	0	0	15	20	20	10	30	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	145
8	Mapúa	7	10	10	30	10	10	10	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	125
9	JRU	35	6	6	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	50	109
10	Perpetual	30	8	8	10	8	0	15	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	79