# NCAA chess championships

The National Collegiate Athletic Association chess tournament is held every first semester of the Philippines academic year. The eight members schools send in a four-member team in both the Seniors and Juniors Division.
The structure is a Swiss-system tournament. In the end of the tournament, the schools with the two top scores would figure in a Finals match.

## Champions

Denotes school won double crown
| Academic Year | Men | Juniors |
| 1976-77 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (1) | |
| 1977-78 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (2) | La Salle Green Hills (1) |
| 1978-79 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1) | La Salle Green Hills (2) |
| 1979-80 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (2) | La Salle Green Hills (3) |
| 1980-81 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (3) | La Salle Green Hills (4) |
| 1981-82 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (1) | Trinity College of Quezon City (1) |
| 1982-83 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (3) | Mapúa Institute of Technology (1) |
| 1983-84 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (4) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1) |
| 1984-85 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (5) | Mapúa Institute of Technology (2) |
| 1985-86 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (4) | Mapúa Institute of Technology (3) |
| 1986-87 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (6) | Mapúa Institute of Technology (4) |
| 1987-88 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (2) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (2) |
| 1988-89 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (3) | Mapúa Institute of Technology (5) |
| 1989-90 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (4) | San Beda College (1) |
| 1990-91 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (5) | San Beda College (2) |
| 1991-92 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (7) | San Beda College (3) |
| 1992-93 | San Beda College (1) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (1) |
| 1993-94 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (8) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (2) |
| 1994-95 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (9) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (3) |
| 1995-96 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (10) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (4) |
| 1996-97 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (11) | Mapúa Institute of Technology (6) |
| 1997-98 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (6) | San Beda College (4) |
| 1998-99 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (7) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (5) |
| 1999-2000 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (8) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (3) |
| 2000-01 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (9) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (4) |
| 2001-02 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (10) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (5) |
| 2002-03 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (11) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (6) |
| 2003-04 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (5) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (7) |
| 2004-05 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (12) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (6) |
| 2005-06 | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (1) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (7) |
| 2006-07 | Philippine Christian University (1) | Philippine Christian University (1) |
| 2007-08 | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (2) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (8) |
| 2008-09 | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (3) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (9) |
| 2009-10 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (6) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (8) |
| 2010-11 | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (4) | La Salle Green Hills (5) |
| 2011-12 | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (5) | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (9) |
| 2012-13 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (13) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (10) |
| 2013-14 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (14) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (11) |
| 2014-15 | Arellano University (1) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (12) |
| 2015-16 | Arellano University (2) | San Beda College (5) |
| 2016-17 | San Beda College (2) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (13) |
| 2017-18 | San Beda College (3) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (14) |
| 2018-19 | | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (1) |
| 2019-20 | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (1) | San Beda University–Rizal (6) |
| 2020-21 | Lyceum of the Philippines University (1) | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (15) |
| 2021-22 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022-23 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023-24 | University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (2) | Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite (1) |
| 2024-25 | San Beda University (4) | Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite (2) |

## Number of championships by school

The school left the league
| School | Juniors' | Seniors' | Total |
| San Sebastian College–Recoletos | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Colegio de San Juan de Letran | 15 | 6 | 20 |
| Mapúa University | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| San Beda University | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| La Salle Green Hills | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| University of Perpetual Help System DALTA | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lyceum of the Philippines University | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Arellano University | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippine Christian University | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Trinity College of Quezon City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Note
* LSGH won its four (4) championships as a junior to DLSU.