NCAA Season 98

NCAA Season 98 was the 2022–23 athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It was hosted by Emilio Aguinaldo College^[1] and was opened on September 10, 2022.^[2]

NCAA Season 98
Host school	Emilio Aguinaldo College
Tagline	Achieve Greatness Every Day
Seniors' champions
Sport Men Women Basketball  Letran NT Volleyball  Perpetual  Benilde Beach volleyball  Perpetual  Letran Swimming  San Beda  San Beda Track and field  JRU NT Cheerdance  Arellano (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport Boys Girls Basketball  Letran NT Volleyball  Perpetual  EAC–ICA
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition;
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Background

At the closing proceedings of NCAA Season 97, the then-Season Policy Board President from De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde turned over the NCAA Flag to the next host.^[3] Season 98 opened at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on September 10, with the rest of the elimination round of the seniors' basketball tournament once again returning at Filoil EcoOil Centre.^[4][5]

After two seasons, events such as men's and women's volleyball, track and field, swimming, and beach volleyball events returned at the senior's division.^[6] For juniors, the competition was composed of online taekwondo, online chess, and boys' basketball.^[5]

Basketball

Main article: NCAA Season 98 basketball tournaments

The seniors' basketball tournament began on September 10, 2022.^[4] The juniors' tournament, the first since 2019, started on February 1, 2023.^[7]

Seniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Benilde Blazers	14	4	.778	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Letran Knights	13	5	.722	1
3	Lyceum Pirates	12	6	.667[a]	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	San Beda Red Lions	12	6	.667[a]	2
5	San Sebastian Stags	8	10	.444	6
6	Arellano Chiefs	7	11	.389[b]	7
7	Mapúa Cardinals[c]	7	11	.389[b]	7
8	Perpetual Altas	7	11	.389[b]	7
9	JRU Heavy Bombers	7	11	.389[b]	7
10	EAC Generals (H)	3	15	.167	11

Source: GMA
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Lyceum 2–0 San Beda
2. Head-to-head record: Arellano 4–2, Mapua 3–3, Perpetual 3–3 (Mapua 1–1 Perpetual, Mapua +6), JRU 2–4
3. NCAA Management Committee reversed Mapúa's win over San Beda in their first round game, ruling it as a 20–0 forfeit win for San Beda after Mapúa fielded an ineligible player in Gab Gamboa. He was found to have been enrolled in another school outside the NCAA.^[8]

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	Benilde	62
	4	San Beda	61
						1	Benilde	75	76	67
						2	Letran	81	71	81
	2	Letran	67
	3	Lyceum	58

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Will Gozum (Benilde Blazers)
• Rookie of the Year: Cade Flores (Arellano Chiefs)

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Letran Squires	8	1	.889	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	San Beda Red Cubs	6	3	.667[a]	2
3	La Salle Green Hills Greenies	6	3	.667[a]	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Malayan Red Robins	6	3	.667[a]	2
5	San Sebastian Staglets	6	3	.667[a]	2
6	Perpetual Junior Altas	4	5	.444	4
7	Arellano Braves	3	6	.333[b]	5
8	Lyceum Junior Pirates	3	6	.333[b]	5
9	JRU Light Bombers	3	6	.333[b]	5
10	EAC–ICA Brigadiers (H)	0	9	.000	8

Source: NCAA on Livestats
Rules for classification: 1) Winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record, if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head differential: LSGH +23, Malayan +16, San Beda −5, San Sebastian −34; playoff #1: San Beda 93–80 San Sebastian; playoff #2: San Beda 86–75 Malayan (Malayan #4); playoff #3: San Beda 83–77 LSGH (San Beda #2; LSGH #3)
2. Head-to-head differential: Arellano +14, Lyceum −5, JRU −9

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	Letran		83
	4	Malayan		78
							1	Letran	85	77
							3	LSGH	81	61
	2	San Beda–Rizal	79	85
	3	LSGH	92	89

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Luis Pablo (La Salle Green Hills Greenies)
• Rookie of the Year: Matthew Rubico (Lyceum Junior Pirates)

Volleyball

Main article: NCAA Season 98 volleyball tournaments

The NCAA seniors' volleyball tournaments started on February 18, and ended on April 16, 2023. The San Andres Sports Complex in Manila hosted the elimination round, while the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan hosted the playoffs.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Perpetual Altas	9	9	0	26	27	4	6.750	301	222	1.356	Advance to the Finals[a]
2	Arellano Chiefs	9	8	1	22	24	11	2.182	447	417	1.072	Proceed to stepladder round 2
3	San Beda Red Spikers	9	6	3	20	23	12	1.917	407	394	1.033	Proceed to stepladder round 1
4	EAC Generals	9	6	3	18	22	14	1.571	420	414	1.014
5	Mapúa Cardinals	9	5	4	15	21	16	1.313	369	324	1.139
6	JRU Heavy Bombers	9	4	5	12	17	20	0.850	330	349	0.946
7	Letran Knights	9	4	5	12	15	19	0.789	368	365	1.008
8	Benilde Blazers	9	2	7	7	11	21	0.524	344	363	0.948
9	San Sebastian Stags (H)	9	1	8	3	8	24	0.333	277	300	0.923
10	Lyceum Pirates	9	0	9	0	0	27	0.000	371	375	0.989

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:

1. As Perpetual won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.

Point system:

3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets

2 points = win match in 5 sets

1 point = lose match in 5 sets

0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Playoffs

	First round (Single elimination)					Second round (Single elimination)					Finals (Best-of-three playoff)
											1	Perpetual	3	2	3
						2	Arellano	1			3	San Beda	0	3	1
	3	San Beda	3			3	San Beda	3
	4	EAC	1

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Louie Ramirez (Perpetual Altas)
• Rookie of the Year: Vince Himzon (Letran Knights)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Benilde Lady Blazers	9	9	0	25	27	5	5.400	609	474	1.285	Advance to the Finals[a]
2	Perpetual Lady Altas	9	8	1	24	24	9	2.667	330	300	1.100	Proceed to stepladder round 2
3	Lyceum Lady Pirates	9	6	3	19	22	11	2.000	418	413	1.012	Proceed to stepladder round 1
4	Mapúa Lady Cardinals	9	6	3	19	24	17	1.412	411	407	1.010
5	Letran Lady Knights	9	5	4	17	21	18	1.167	527	517	1.019
6	Arellano Lady Chiefs	9	5	4	16	20	14	1.429	606	525	1.154
7	San Sebastian Lady Stags	9	3	6	10	15	18	0.833	231	282	0.819
8	JRU Lady Bombers	9	1	8	5	11	24	0.458	584	632	0.924
9	San Beda Lady Red Spikers	9	1	8	4	11	24	0.458	274	360	0.761
10	EAC Lady Generals (H)	9	1	8	2	8	26	0.308	438	523	0.837

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Number of wins; 2) match points; 3) sets ratio; 4) points ratio; 5) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:

1. As Benilde won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.

Point system:

3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets

2 points = win match in 5 sets

1 point = lose match in 5 sets

0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Playoffs

	First round (Single elimination)					Second round (Single elimination)					Finals (Best-of-three playoff)
											1	Benilde	3	3
						2	Perpetual	1			3	Lyceum	0	0
	3	Lyceum	3			3	Lyceum	3
	4	Mapúa	1

Awards

• Most valuable player: Mary Rhose Dapol (Perpetual Lady Altas)
• Rookie of the Year: Shaila Allaine Omipon (Perpetual Lady Altas)

Beach volleyball

The NCAA Beach Volleyball tournaments were held in the Subic Bay Sand Courts in Olongapo.^[9][10]

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Perpetual Altas	9	0	18	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	EAC Generals	8	1	17
3	Arellano Chiefs	7	2	16	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	San Beda Red Spikers	5	4	14
5	Benilde Blazers	4	5	13
6	San Sebastian Stags	4	5	13
7	Letran Knights	3	6	12
8	Mapúa Cardinals	3	6	12
9	JRU Heavy Bombers	2	7	11
10	Lyceum Pirates	0	9	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Single elimination)
	1	Perpetual	2
	4	San Beda	0
						1	Perpetual	2
						2	EAC	1
	2	EAC	2
	3	Arellano	0

Semifinals

Both Perpetual and EAC have the twice-to-beat advantage while they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to advance to the Finals.

Perpetual vs. San Beda

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)	Perpetual Altas	2–0	San Beda Red Spikers	Subic Bay San Courts, Olongapo
	(21–18, 21–11)

Perpetual wins series in one game

EAC vs. Arellano

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)	EAC Generals	2–1	Arellano Chiefs	Subic Bay San Courts, Olongapo
	(21–15, 18–21, 18–16)

EAC wins series in one game

Finals

This is a single elimination game.

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)	Perpetual Altas	2–1	EAC Generals	Subic Bay San Courts, Olongapo
	(21–10, 15–21, 15–13)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Jefferson Marapoc (Perpetual Altas)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Perpetual Lady Altas	9	0	18	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Letran Lady Knights	8	1	17
3	EAC Lady Generals	7	2	16	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	San Beda Lady Red Spikers	6	3	15
5	Benilde Lady Blazers	5	4	14
6	San Sebastian Lady Stags	3	6	12
7	Arellano Lady Chiefs	3	6	12
8	Lyceum Lady Pirates	2	7	11
9	Mapúa Lady Cardinals	1	8	10
10	JRU Lady Bombers	1	8	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Bracket

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Single elimination)
	1	Perpetual	2
	4	San Beda	0
						1	Perpetual	0
						2	Letran	2
	2	Letran	2
	3	EAC	0

Semifinals

Both Perpetual and EAC have the twice-to-beat advantage while they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to advance to the Finals.

Perpetual vs. San Beda

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)	Perpetual Lady Altas	2–0	San Beda Lady Red Spikers	Subic Bay San Courts, Olongapo
	(21–17, 21–10)

Perpetual wins series in one game

EAC vs. CSJL

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)	Letran Lady Knights	2–0	EAC Lady Generals	Subic Bay San Courts, Olongapo
	(21–8, 21–6)

Letran wins series in one game

Finals

This is a single elimination game.

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)	Perpetual Lady Altas	0–2	Letran Lady Knights	Subic Bay San Courts, Olongapo
	(17–21, 12–21)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Cha Cuñada (Letran Knights)

Swimming

The San Beda Red Lions and Red Lionesses won their respective swimming championships held at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Pool, Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila. The Benilde Blazers and Letran Knights finished second and third, respectively, in the men's tournament, while the Benilde Lady Blazers and EAC Lady Generals finished second and third, respectively, in the women's tournament.^[11]

Rank	Men's team	Score	Rank	Women's	Score
	San Beda Red Lions	1,496		San Beda Red Lions	1,573.5
	Benilde Blazers	501		Benilde Blazers	571
	Letran Knights	290		EAC Generals	325.5

Track and field

The JRU Heavy Bombers won the track and field championship held from April 19 to 20, 2023, at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig. The Mapua Cardinals and Perpetual Altas finished second and third, respectively.^[12]

Rank	Men's team	Score
	JRU Heavy Bombers	685
	Mapúa Cardinals	661.5
	Perpetual Altas	389

Cheerleading

The NCAA Cheerleading Competition was held on April 30, 2023 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.^[13]

Rank	Pep squad	Score
	AU Chiefsquad	245.5
	Altas Perpsquad	227.5
	Letran Cheering Squad	215.5
4th	Mapùa Cheerping Cardinals	210.5
5th	San Beda Red Corps	204
6th	EAC Generals Pep Squad	196.5
7th	Benilde Blazers Pep Squad	183.5
8th	LPU Pirates Pep Squad	155.5
	Golden Stags Cheerleading Squad
10th	JRU Pep Squad	138.5

See also

• UAAP Season 85