San Beda–Perpetual rivalry

This rivalry is between Alabang–Zapote's Perpetual Help and Mendiola's San Beda. The rivalry is played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).

San Beda–Perpetual men's basketball rivalry

San Beda Red Lions Perpetual Altas
Sport	Men's basketball
Latest meeting	October 18, 2024 (Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan) San Beda, 57–53
Next meeting	TBA
Statistics
All-time record	NCAA Final Four (Philippines) appearances San Beda 20 Perpetual 10 Titles San Beda: NCAA 23 Perpetual: NCAA 0
Longest win streak	San Beda, 12 (2006–2011)
Current win streak	San Beda, 2 (2024–present)

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Perpetual

San Beda

   

Locations of San Beda (red) and Perpetual (brown).

Head-to-head record by sport

Seniors' Division

General Championship

San Beda leads the general championship race with 4-2.^[1]

• San Beda (4) - 2010-11, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2014-2015
• Perpetual (2) - 1995, 1996

Juniors' Division

General Championship

San Beda leads the general championship race with 11-0.^[1]

• San Beda (11) - 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2015
• Perpetual (0)

Basketball Statistics

Also called as New Age Rivalry, Perpetual has established itself as a perennial contender for the modern times, their path to the title has always been blocked by San Beda. The University of Perpetual Help has made the Final Four for the fifth time in the last seven seasons, only to be ousted by eventual champion San Beda College every single time.

Men's basketball results

The final four was instituted in 1997;^[2][3] prior to that the first and second round winners, plus the team with the best overall standing if it did not win either round, participated in the championship round to determine the champion.

Pre-Final Four era

San Beda victories

Perpetual victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 1986 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 1–0 [a] 2 1986 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 1–0 [b] 3 1987 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 1–0 [c] 4 1988 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 1–0 [d] No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 5 1992 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [e] 6 1992 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [f] 7 October 1, 1996 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 90–83 [4] (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Final Four era

Both teams are expected to meet at least 2 times per year.

San Beda victories

Perpetual victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 2000 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 81–67 2 2000 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 94–78 3 August 2, 2001 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 84–78 [5] 4 August 30, 2001 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 82–61 5 July 3, 2002 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 79–77 [6] 6 September 6, 2002 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 115–101OT 7 July 11, 2003 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 92–76 [7] 8 August 22, 2003 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 68–63 9 July 12, 2004 Rizal Memorial Coliseum Perpetual 75–70 10 August 9, 2004 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 66–52 11 September 10, 2004^ Araneta Coliseum San Beda 57–48 [8][g] 12 September 15, 2004^ Araneta Coliseum Perpetual 58–56 [h] 13 July 22, 2005 Cuneta Astrodome Perpetual 68–63 14 August 19, 2005 Cuneta Astrodome Perpetual 66–60 15 July 19, 2006 Ninoy Aquino Stadium San Beda 61–45 16 August 16, 2006 Rizal Memorial Stadium San Beda 77–57 17 June 29, 2007 The Arena in San Juan San Beda 86–62 [9][i] 18 August 29, 2007 The Arena in San Juan San Beda 99–76 19 July 21, 2008 Cuneta Astrodome San Beda 70–48 20 August 18, 2008 Cuneta Astrodome San Beda 72–55 21 July 17, 2009 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 98–65 [10] 22 September 4, 2009 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 96–69 23 July 28, 2010 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 101–77 [11][j] 24 September 1, 2010 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 92–61 [12][k] 25 July 2, 2011 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 82–52 [13][l] 26 August 22, 2011 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 69–55 27 July 12, 2012 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 88–87OT [14][15][m] 28 September 29, 2012 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 60–53 29 October 13, 2012^ Araneta Coliseum San Beda 56–52 [n] No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 30 July 27, 2013 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 72–65 [16][17] 31 September 26, 2013 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 78–76OT [18] 32 November 7, 2013^ Mall of Asia Arena San Beda 70–51 [o] 33 August 6, 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 77–75 [19][20] 34 September 22, 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 76–75 [21] 35 October 15, 2014^ Mall of Asia Arena San Beda 81–75 [p] 36 July 28, 2015 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 83–81 [22] 37 September 10, 2015 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 88–86 38 July 19, 2016 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 88–70 [23][q] 39 September 20, 2016 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 84–75 [r] 40 September 30, 2016^ Mall of Asia Arena Perpetual 87–83 [s] 41 October 4, 2016^ Mall of Asia Arena San Beda 78–63 [t] 42 August 17, 2017 UPHSD Gym San Beda 57–53 [u] 43 October 3, 2017 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 55–50 [v] 44 July 7, 2018 Mall of Asia Arena San Beda 67–65 [w] 45 October 23, 2018 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 80–72 46 October 26, 2018^ Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 83–72 [24][x] 47 August 16, 2019 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 102–56 [25][y] 48 September 26, 2019 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 75–62 [z] 49 April 20, 2022 St. Benilde Gym San Beda 78–71 [26][aa] 50 October 12, 2022 Filoil EcoOil Centre San Beda 71–52 [27] 51 October 22, 2022 Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 75–72OT [28] 52 October 17, 2023 Filoil EcoOil Centre San Beda 62–60 [29][30][ab] 53 November 10, 2023 Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 61–57 [31] 54 October 5, 2024 Filoil EcoOil Centre San Beda 63–62 [32][33][34][35][ac] 55 October 18, 2024 Filoil EcoOil Centre San Beda 57–53 [37][38][39][40] Series: San Beda leads 39–16 (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Notes

1. San Beda was winless in the first round.
2. Sophomore quintet Perpetual Help Altas could have sweep the second round if not for the loss to San Sebastian Stags in their last outing.
3. San Beda was winless in the second round.
4. San Beda's lone second round pennant win came from JRC.
5. Perpetual's lone second round pennant win came from JRC.
6. Perpetual was winless in the second round.
7. Semifinals. San Beda forced a rubber match.
8. Semifinals. Perpetual lost in the finals vs. PCU.
9. Reigning MVP Sam Ekwe got ejected in the game after a scuffle w/ Perpetual Help players which led to his suspension and disqualification to win any individual awards.
10. San Beda had a 4-0 record prior to the game.
11. San Beda had a 10-0 record prior to the game.
12. Opening day game.
13. San Beda had a 2-0 record prior to the game.
14. Semifinals. San Beda went on to win the championship vs. Letran.
15. Semifinals. San Beda went on to win the championship vs. Letran.
16. Semifinals. San Beda went on to win the championship vs. Arellano.
17. San Beda had a 4-0 record prior to the game.
18. San Beda secures twice to beat advantage.
19. Semifinals. Perpetual forced a rubber match.
20. Semifinals. San Beda went on to win the championship vs. Arellano.
21. NCAA on tour.
22. San Beda eliminates Perpetual from the Final Four race.
23. Opening day game.
24. Semifinals. San Beda has ousted Perpetual Help from the Final Four for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. San Beda went to win the championship vs. Lyceum
25. San Beda had a 5-0 record prior to the game.
26. San Beda had a 13-0 record prior to the game.
27. San Beda had a 5-0 record prior to the game. First San Beda-Perpetual NCAA game since the COVID-19 pandemic.
28. Come-from-behind win by San Beda. Perpetual was on a two-game winning streak prior to the game.
29. First NCAA match-up between the head coaches of San Beda and Perpetual, Yuri Escueta and Olsen Racela, respectively, who are cousins.^[36]

Juniors' Basketball Results

Pre-Final Four era

San Beda victories

Perpetual victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 1988 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 2 1988 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [a] No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 3 1990 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [b] (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Final Four era

Both teams are expected to meet at least 2 times per year.

San Beda victories

Perpetual victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 2002 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 2 2002 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [c] 3 2003 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 4 2003 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [d] 5 2005 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 6 2005 Rizal Memorial Coliseum San Beda 1–0 [e] 7 2008 Cuneta Astrodome San Beda 1–0 8 2008 Cuneta Astrodome San Beda 1–0 [f] 9 2009 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 98–85 10 2009 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 95–69 [g] 11 2010 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 98–85 12 2010 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 84–66 [h] 13 2011 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 101–62 14 2011 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 113–68 [i] 15 2012 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 108–57 16 2012 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 96–61 [j] 17 2013 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 98–63 18 2013 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 85–46 [k] No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 19 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 106–75 20 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 94–78 [l] 21 July 28, 2015 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 85–61 [m] 22 September 10, 2015 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 109–53 [n] 23 2016 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 95–63 24 2016 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 93–81 [o] 25 2017 UPHSD Gym San Beda 90–79 [p] 26 2017 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 87–66 [q] 27 2018 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 72–69 [r] 28 2018 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 71–67 [s] 29 2019 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 95–76 30 2019 Filoil Flying V Arena San Beda 100–97 [t] 31 2023 Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym San Beda 96–87 32 February 21, 2024 Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 78–56 [41] 33 March 2, 2025 Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym San Beda 83–80 [42][u] 34 April 7, 2025^ Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 96–87 [43][v] Series: San Beda leads 30–4 (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Notes

1. San Beda swept the first and second round pennants.
2. Perpetual was winless in the elimination round.
3. San Beda swept the elimination round.
4. San Beda swept the elimination round. San Beda won the finals against Mapúa.
5. Perpetual only won against Letran in the elimination round.
6. Perpetual only won against Malayan in the elimination round.
7. San Beda won in the finals against Letran.
8. San Beda won in the finals against San Sebastian.
9. San Beda won in the finals against LSGH.
10. San Beda won in the finals against San Sebastian.
11. San Beda won in the finals against LSGH.
12. San Beda won in the finals against Malayan.
13. San Beda had a 5-0 record prior to the game.
14. San Beda won in the finals against Arellano.
15. San Beda had a 12-0 record prior to the game. San Beda lost in the finals against Malayan.
16. NCAA on Tour.
17. San Beda lost to LSGH in the semifinals.
18. First elimination round win of Perpetual against San Beda in years.
19. Perpetual swept San Beda in the elimination round. San Beda–Rizal lost to Malayan in the semifinals.
20. San Beda won in the finals against Lyceum-Cavite.
21. San Beda gave Perpetual its only elimination round loss.
22. Perpetual won in the finals against LSGH.

Final Four Rankings

For comparison, these are the rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.

Seniors' division

Team ╲ Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021[a]	2022	2023	2024
San Beda	2	4	5	6	8	7	6	4	7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	C	3	4	3	3
Perpetual	5	3	3	2	7	8	7	1	5	5	6	8	9	8	9	4	4	4	6	4	9	4	7		4	8	5	8

Juniors' division

Team ╲ Year	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023[b]
San Beda		2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	C	C	2	5
Perpetual									6	6	6	6	5	3	9	8	7	9	10	7	7	6	8			6	1

Legend * Number denotes playoff seeding. Shade denotes final position.
  Finished as the champion
  Finished as the 1st runner-up
  Finished as semifinalist
  Lost in 4th-seed playoff
  Twice to beat advantage
C Tournament cancelled

Notes

1. 2021-22 season was played in early 2022 and the tournament was held in into a round robin tournament instead of the usual double round eliminations.
2. 2023-24 season was played in early 2024 and the tournament was held in into a round robin tournament instead of the usual double round eliminations.

Volleyball Statistics

Perpetual and San Beda competed at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Finals in Seasons 87 and 98.

Men's volleyball results

San Beda victories

Perpetual victories

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 August 7, 2005 Philippine Christian University Gym San Beda 3–0 [44] 2 2005 Philippine Christian University Gym San Beda 3–0 [45] 3 2006 Perpetual 3–0 [46] 4 2008 Saint Placid's Gym San Beda 3–0 5 2010^ Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym San Beda 3–0 [a] 6 2011 Perpetual 3–0 7 2011^ Perpetual 3–0 [b] 8 February 3, 2012* Ninoy Aquino Stadium Perpetual 3–0 [47][c] 9 February 6, 2012* Ninoy Aquino Stadium Perpetual 3–0 [48][d] 10 January 25, 2013 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 [49] 11 February 7, 2013^ Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 [e] 12 January 6, 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 [50] 13 2014^ Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 14 December 12, 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 [51] No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 15 2017 Filoil Flying V Centre San Beda 3–2 [f] 16 January 31, 2017^ Filoil Flying V Centre Perpetual 3–2 [g] 17 2018 Filoil Flying V Centre Perpetual 3–0 18 2019 Filoil Flying V Centre Perpetual 3–0 19 February 7, 2020 Filoil Flying V Centre Perpetual 3–0 20 March 10, 2023 San Andres Sports Complex Perpetual 3–1 [52] 21 April 11, 2023* Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 3–0 [53][h] 22 April 14, 2023* Filoil EcoOil Centre San Beda 3–2 [54][i] 23 April 16, 2023* Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 3–0 [55][56][57][j] 24 April 23, 2024 Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 3–0 [58] 25 February 22, 2025 SSC–R Gym Perpetual 3–0 [59][k] 26 May 28, 2025 Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 3–2 [60] Series: Perpetual leads 20–6 (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Notes

1. Semifinals. San Beda lost to Letran in the Finals.
2. Semifinals. Perpetual defeated Arellano in the finals.
3. Finals Game 1.
4. Finals Game 2. Perpetual wins its 7th men's volleyball championship.
5. Semifinals. Perpetual defeated EAC in the finals.
6. San Beda gave Perpetual its only elimination round loss of the season.
7. Semifinals. Perpetual eliminated San Beda.
8. Finals Game 1.
9. Finals Game 2. San Beda gave Perpetual its first loss of the season and tied the series.
10. Finals Game 3. Perpetual wins its 13th men's volleyball championship.
11. Opening game.

Women's volleyball results

San Beda victories

Perpetual victories

Forfeits

No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 1 2008 Saint Placid's Gym Perpetual 3–0 [61] 2 2008 Saint Placid's Gym Perpetual 3–0 3 2010 Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym San Beda 3–0 4 2011 Perpetual 3–0 [62][a] 5 2012 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 [b] 6 January 25, 2013 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 7 January 6, 2014 Perpetual 3–1 8 December 12, 2014 Filoil Flying V Arena Perpetual 3–0 9 2016 Filoil Flying V Centre Perpetual 3–0 [c] 10 2017 Filoil Flying V Centre San Beda 3–1 [d] No. Date Location Winner Score Note/s 11 2018 Filoil Flying V Centre San Beda 3–0 12 February 9, 2018^ Filoil Flying V Centre San Beda 3–0 [e] 13 2019 Filoil Flying V Centre San Beda 3–2 [f] 14 February 7, 2020 Filoil Flying V Centre San Beda 3–0 15 March 10, 2023 San Andres Sports Complex Perpetual 3–0 [63][g] 16 April 23, 2024 Filoil EcoOil Centre Perpetual 3–2 [64] 17 February 22, 2025 SSC–R Gym Perpetual 3–0 [65][h] 18 May 28, 2025 Filoil EcoOil Centre San Beda 3–1 [66] Series: Perpetual leads 10–8 (*) = finals games; (^) = semifinals; (≠) = seeding playoffs

Notes

1. The semifinals in the women's division was restarted after the league forfeited all the games that April Ann Sartin and Ronnery dela Cruz of Perpetual Help and Arianne Yap and Janel Lim of St. Benilde played for eligibility violations. CSB's and Perpetual's games during the elimination round were also forfeited.
2. Perpetual had a 7–0 record prior to the game.
3. Perpetual lost to Benilde in the Stepladder round 1.
4. San Beda lost to Benilde in the Stepladder round 1.
5. Semifinals, San Beda with twice-to-beat advantage. San Beda lost to Arellano in the finals.
6. San Beda and Perpetual lost to Arellano in the semifinals and finals, respectively.
7. Perpetual lost to Lyceum in the Second round stepladder.
8. Opening game.

See also

• San Beda Red Lions
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
• San Beda–Letran rivalry
• Arellano–San Beda rivalry
• San Beda–San Sebastian rivalry
• Battle of Intramuros
• San Sebastian–Letran rivalry
• JRU–San Sebastian rivalry