# 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 and was opened on September 10, 2022.

## 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. 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.
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. For juniors, the competition was composed of online taekwondo, online chess, and boys' basketball.

## Basketball

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

### Seniors' tournament
#### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Benilde Blazers | 14 | 4 | .778 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Letran Knights | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | Lyceum Pirates | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | San Beda Red Lions | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | San Sebastian Stags | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6 | |
| 6 | Arellano Chiefs | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7 | |
| 7 | Mapúa Cardinals | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7 | |
| 8 | Perpetual Altas | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7 | |
| 9 | JRU Heavy Bombers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7 | |
| 10 | EAC Generals (H) | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lyceum 2–0 San Beda
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head record: Arellano 4–2, Mapua 3–3, Perpetual 3–3 (Mapua 1–1 Perpetual, Mapua +6), JRU 2–4
* ↑ 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.

#### Playoffs

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

#### Awards

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

### Juniors' tournament
#### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Malayan Red Robins | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | San Sebastian Staglets | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | |
| 6 | Perpetual Junior Altas | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 7 | Arellano Braves | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 8 | Lyceum Junior Pirates | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 9 | JRU Light Bombers | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5 | |
| 10 | EAC–ICA Brigadiers (H) | 0 | 9 | .000 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 4 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)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Arellano +14, Lyceum −5, JRU −9

#### Playoffs

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

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 | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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) | First round (Single elimination) | First round (Single elimination) | Second round (Single elimination) | Second round (Single elimination) | Second round (Single elimination) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | 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 | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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) | First round (Single elimination) | First round (Single elimination) | Second round (Single elimination) | Second round (Single elimination) | Second round (Single elimination) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | Finals (Best-of-three playoff) | 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.

### 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 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | Arellano Chiefs | 7 | 2 | 16 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | San Beda Red Spikers | 5 | 4 | 14 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 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 | |

#### Bracket

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

    Perpetual wins series in one game

#### EAC vs. Arellano

    EAC wins series in one game

### Finals

This is a single elimination game.

#### 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 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | EAC Lady Generals | 7 | 2 | 16 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | San Beda Lady Red Spikers | 6 | 3 | 15 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 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 | |

#### Bracket

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

    Perpetual wins series in one game

#### EAC vs. CSJL

    Letran wins series in one game

### Finals

This is a single elimination game.

#### 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.
| Men's team | Score | 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.
| 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.
| 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 |
| 8th | Golden Stags Cheerleading Squad | 155.5 |
| 10th | JRU Pep Squad | 138.5 |