NCAA Season 83
| NCAA Season 83 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Soaring High and Free at 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Host school |  Jose Rizal University | ||||||||||||||||
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| Seniors |  CSB Blazers | ||||||||||||||||
| Juniors | LSGH Greenies | ||||||||||||||||
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| Juniors' champions | |||||||||||||||||
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| (NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition; | |||||||||||||||||
NCAA Season 83 is the 2007–2008 Season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).
José Rizal University is the host of the 2007–2008 season, with this year's theme " Soaring High and Free at 83". NCAA Season 82's commissioner Jun Bernardino was supposed to be the commissioner, if not for his death.[1]
Former Shell Turbo Chargers head coach and Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines president Chito Narvasa will be this season's commissioner, succeeding Bernardino.
PCU eligibity scandal
After allegations of identity switching circulated via text messaging, Philippine Christian University (PCU) was investigated by the Management Committee (MANCOM) for alleged eligibility infractions on several of its varsity teams.[2] The MANCOM has completed its own investigation and are waiting for PCU's internal investigation and has hinted of suspending the Dolphins for Season 83 after PCU's representatives did not show up in the MANCOM meeting.[3]
After the deliberation by the MANCOM, the NCAA, via a statement issued by NCAA and José Rizal University (JRU) President Vicente Fabella, suspended the Dolphins from all events after four players of the Baby Dolphins basketball team were found to have used falsified documents. The Baby Dolphins were ordered to return their second-place trophy from last season's tournament and all individual awards. The senior Dolphins' 2005-06 general championship trophy was retained, however.[4]
Basketball
| Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage | |
| Qualified for semifinals |
Seniors' tournament
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 |  San Beda Red Lions
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11 | 1 | .917 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 |  Letran Knights
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9 | 3 | .750 | 2 | |
| 3 | JRU Heavy Bombers (H)
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7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 |  Mapúa Cardinals
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6 | 6 | .500 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Perpetual Altas
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4 | 8 | .333 | 7 | |
| 6 |  San Sebastian Stags
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4 | 8 | .333 | 7 | |
| 7 | Benilde Blazers
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1 | 11 | .083 | 10 | |
| 8 |  PCU Dolphins
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0 | 0 | — | 5 | Suspended |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head goal average; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Bracket
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Sebastian Staglets
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8 | 2 | .800 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Letran Squires
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7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | |
| 3 | San Beda Red Cubs
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6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | JRU Light Bombers (H)
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5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | |
| 5 | La Salle Green Hills Greenies
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3 | 7 | .300 | 5 | |
| 6 | Perpetual Junior Altas
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1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |
| 7 | PCU Baby Dolphins
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0 | 0 | — | 3 | Suspended |
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Bracket
Volleyball
| Qualified for playoffs | Eliminated |
Men's tournament
The men's volleyball tournament began last July 8 at Saint Placid's Gym, San Beda College in Manila with six schools participating.
Team standings
| Team | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||
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| W | L | GB | W | L | GB | |||
 Letran Knights |
4 | 1 | -- | 5 | 0 | -- | ||
 St. Benilde Blazers |
4 | 1 | -- | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
 San Beda Red Lions |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
 San Sebastian Stags |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
 UPHD Altas |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | ||
 JRU Heavy Bombers |
0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
 PCU Dolphins |
Suspended | |||||||
Host team in boldface.
Finals
Women's tournament
The women's volleyball tournament began last July 8 at Saint Placid's Gym, San Beda College in Manila with five schools participating.
Team standings
Since San Sebastian swept the eliminations, the next two best teams in the cumulative standings advances to the Finals, with San Sebastian having the twice-to-beat advantage, instead of the usual best-of-3 series.
| Team | 1st round | 2nd round | Total | |||||||||
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| W | L | GB | W | L | GB | W | L | GB | ||||
| San Sebastian Lady Stags* |
4 | 0 | -- | 4 | 0 | -- | 8 | 0 | -- | |||
| St. Benilde Lady Blazers |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Letran Lady Knights |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| UPHD Lady Altas |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| San Beda Lionesses |
0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||
| PCU Lady Dolphins |
Suspended | |||||||||||
Host team in boldface.
* San Sebastian by virtue of their sweep clinches a Finals bye.
Semifinal
St. Benilde Lady Blazers def. 
Letran Lady Knights, 19-25, 18-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-8.
Finals
San Sebastian Lady Stags vs. St. Benilde Lady Blazers, the San Sebastian Lady Stags enjoys a twice-to-beat advantage after sweeping the eliminations
- Game 1: St. Benilde Lady Blazers defeated San Sebastian Lady Stags- 25-21, 25-17, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13
- Game 2: San Sebastian Lady Stags defeated St. Benilde Lady Blazers - 25-19, 25-16, 25-13
- San Sebastian wins the title for the third consecutive year
- Game 1:
Juniors' tournament
The juniors' volleyball tournament began last July 8 at Saint Placid's Gym, San Beda College in Manila with five schools participating.
Team standings
| Team | 1st round | 2nd round | ||||||
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| W | L | GB | W | L | GB | |||
| UPHD Altalettes |
4 | 0 | -- | 3 | 0 | -- | ||
| San Sebastian Staglets |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -- | ||
| Letran Squires |
1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| LSGH Greenies |
1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| San Beda Red Cubs |
0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| PCU Baby Dolphins |
Suspended | |||||||
Host team in boldface.
Finals
Chess
Seniors' tournamentElimination round
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Juniors' tournamentElimination round
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Cheerdance competition
The NCAA Cheerdance Competition was held on September 5, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum. The UPHSD PerpSquad successfully defended their championship, the Mapúa Cheerping Cardinals very much improved to second place as compared to their 2nd runner-up finish from last year, while the Letran Cheering Squad held a notch lower and settled at third place.
| Rank | Order | Pep squad | Scores |
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| 1st | 7th | UPHSD PerpSquad | 209.5 |
| 2nd | 5th | Mapúa Cheerping Cardinals | 208.0 |
| 3rd | 6th | Letran Cheering Squad | 201.0 |
| 4th | 3rd | San Sebastian Golden Stags Pep Squad | 175.5 |
| 5th | 4th | JRU Pep Squad | 135.0 |
| 6th | 1st | St. Benilde Green Peppers | 126.0 |
| 7th | 2nd | San Beda Cheerleaders Association | 122.0 |
| DNP | PCU Pep Squad | DNP | |
The Cheerdance Competition is not counted in the tabulation of the General Championship.
See also
References
- ^ NCAA saddened by loss of commissioner by Joey Villar of the Philippine Star.
- ^ NCAA to probe PCU ineligibility case after all Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine by Marc Anthony Reyes of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Suspension Looms: P.C.U. OFFICIALS ARE A NO-SHOW AND N.C.A.A. BRASS HINTS OF DRASTIC SANCTIONS
- ^ NCAA slaps one-year suspension on PCU Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
