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]
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
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 | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 |  San Beda Red Lions
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13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 |  Arellano Chiefs
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13 | 5 | .722[a] | — | |
| 3 |  JRU Heavy Bombers (H)
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12 | 6 | .667[b] | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 |  Perpetual Altas
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12 | 6 | .667[b] | 1 | |
| 5 |  Benilde Blazers
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11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Letran Knights
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9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Lyceum Pirates (X)
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7 | 11 | .389 | 6 | |
| 8 |  San Sebastian Stags
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5 | 13 | .278 | 8 | |
| 9 |  EAC Generals (X)
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4 | 14 | .222[c] | 9 | |
| 10 |  Mapúa Cardinals
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4 | 14 | .222[c] | 9 |
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:
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 | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayan Red Robins
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15 | 3 | .833[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | San Beda Red Cubs
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15 | 3 | .833[a] | — | |
| 3 | Letran Squires
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13 | 5 | .722 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | JRU Light Bombers (H)
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12 | 6 | .667 | 3 | |
| 5 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies
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10 | 8 | .556[b] | 5 | |
| 6 | San Sebastian Staglets
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10 | 8 | .556[b] | 5 | |
| 7 | Arellano Braves
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6 | 12 | .333 | 9 | |
| 8 | Lyceum Junior Pirates (X)
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4 | 14 | .222[c] | 11 | |
| 9 | Perpetual Junior Altas
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4 | 14 | .222[c] | 11 | |
| 10 | EAC–ICA Brigadiers (X)
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1 | 17 | .056 | 14 |
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:
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
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Women's tournament
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Juniors' tournament
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Table Tennis
The NCAA tennis tournament opened on Sept. 15. The games were held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
First round
Men's tournament
Qualified to the Second Round.
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Women's tournament |
Juniors' tournament |
Second round
Men's tournament
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Women's tournament
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Juniors' tournament
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Badminton
The NCAA badminton tournament opened on September 6, 2014 at the Powerplay Badminton Center.
Final Team Standings
Men's tournament
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Women's tournament
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Juniors' tournament
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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 | 
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| 8 | San Sebastian Stags |
30 | 
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| 9 | Perpetual Altas |
12 | - |
| 10 | JRU Heavy Bombers |
8 | - |
Qualified to the semifinals.
Season host is boldfaced. Probationary teams are italicised.
Semifinals
| # | Team |
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Arellano Chiefs
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Lyceum Pirates
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Benilde Blazers
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| 4 | San Beda Red Lions
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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 |
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Letran Squires
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La Salle Green Hills Greenies
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San Beda Red Cubs
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| 4 | Lyceum Junior Pirates
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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 |
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| 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
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| 1 | San Beda
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50 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 370 |
| 2 | Benilde
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25 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 335 |
| 3 | Arellano
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40 | 50 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 251 |
| 4 | Lyceum
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15 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 204 |
| 5 | Letran
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20 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 196 |
| 6 | EAC
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7 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 158 |
| 7 | San Sebastian
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10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 145 |
| 8 | Mapúa
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7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 125 |
| 9 | JRU
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35 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 109 |
| 10 | Perpetual
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30 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 79 |
References
- ^ "NCAA Season 90 kicks off June 28 | Sports". www.journal.com.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12.
- ^ http://season89.ncaa.org.ph/2014/04/11/jose-rizal-university-set-to-host-season-90-of-the-ncaa/
- ^ http://season90.ncaa.org.ph/sports/swimming/swimming-team-standings/
