NCAA Basketball Champions
Basketball, as the most popular sport in the Philippines, receives the most attention from the press and the sports-minded public. As a result, the NCAA Seniors Basketball championship is the most coveted title among the NCAA events.
San Beda has the most Seniors basketball title a record 17 times. Followed by Colegio de San Juan de Letran with 16 and the Ateneo de Manila (now with the University Athletic Association of the Philippines) is third with 14. There is a separate division for high school student-athletes, the Juniors division. San Beda High School has the most titles with 20 while the defunct Mapúa High School won 18.
San Beda College leads the overall tally with 37 basketball titles, followed closely by Letran with 26. Among defunct members, Ateneo has the most number of championships, with 23.
The current champions are the San Beda College Red Lions (seniors), and the San Beda College Red Cubs (juniors).
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