NCAA Season 91 is the 2015–16 collegiate athletic year of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. It is hosted by Mapua Institute of Technology and was opened on June 27, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted by Andrei Felix and Myrtle Sarrosa and ended on March 8, 2016, with the Cheerleading Competition and closing ceremonies, as the final event held at the MOA Arena, also hosted by Felix and Sarrosa, together with Anton Roxas, Migs Bustos, Ceej Tantengco and Roxanne Montealegre.
This will be the first season after the NCAA renewed broadcasting deal with ABS-CBN Sports, after a 3-year contract with Sports5.
ABS-CBN has covered the NCAA Games from 2002 to 2011 until it left for Sports5/AKTV in the 88th Season.[1]
Basketball tournaments were officially opened on June 27, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena. Proceeding games elimination round games, which is a double round robin tournament, were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena. The top four teams qualify for the semifinals, where the higher-seeded team possesses the twice-to-beat advantage. The winners qualify to the best-of-three finals. The playoffs were held at the Mall of Asia Arena.
^As San Beda won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
^LSGH's first round win against Letran was forfeited after three of its players were ruled to be ineligible for wearing uniform numbers outside the league-mandated 4 to 19.[3]
The volleyball tournament started on November 30, 2015, at the Filoil Flying V Arena. Collegio de San Juan de Letran will be the event host. All teams participate in an elimination round which is a round robin tournament. The top four teams qualify in the semifinals, where the unbeaten team bounces through the finals, with a thrice-to-beat advantage, higher-seeded team possesses the twice-to-beat advantage, or qualify to the first round. The winners qualify to the finals.
The football tournament will be start on December 1, 2015, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. San Sebastian College Recoletos will be the event host. Each tournament is divided into two rounds. The winner of both rounds faces each other in the Finals; if a single team wins both rounds, that team is declared the champion.
AU Chiefs was crowned as the champion of the men's tournament, defeated the long-time champions San Beda Red Lions, 2–0.[4]
The San Beda College men's swimming team extended its domination of the NCAA to a 14th straight year, while its women's team completed a four-peat in the Season 91 swimming event that concluded over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Center.[5]
The NCAA Season 91 Cheerleading Competition will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on March 8, 2016.
Rank
Team
Order
Tumbling
Stunts
Tosses
Pyramids
Deductions
Points
1
Altas Perpsquad
8
-
-
-
-
6
195
2
Arellano Chiefsquad
6
-
-
-
-
6
193
3
EAC Pep Squad
2
-
-
-
-
4.5
145
4
JRU Pep Squad
3
-
-
-
-
18
131.5
5
San Beda Red Corps
7
-
-
-
-
6
126
6
LPU Pep Squad
5
-
-
-
-
7
123.55
7
CSB Animo Squad
1
-
-
-
-
5
121
8
Mapua Cheerping Cardinals
4
-
-
-
-
14
120.5
9
Lakas Arriba Cheerleading Team
9
-
-
-
-
14
99.5
Defending champion in boldface "Order" refers to order of performance.
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.
Demonstration sports like men's soft tennis, women's lawn tennis, women's badminton, and cheerleading are not included in the overall championship tally, but it is included to the medal table.
On the formal turn-over ceremony for NCAA and ABS-CBN held on 18 May 2015, these were the changes to be implemented starting Season 91, ABS-CBN and the League have renewed a 10-year contract deal to air NCAA Games until Season 100 (Centennial Season of the NCAA) in 2024. The network will air Men's Basketball, Women's Volleyball (Final Four and Finals) tournaments, and NCAA Cheerleading Competition via ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD 167 (basketball tournament only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD 166 (volleyball tournament) ABS-CBN Sports and Action (international), and sports.abs-cbn.com every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
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