NCAA Cheerleading Competition

NCAA Cheerleading Competition

Sport	Cheerleading
Founded	2004
No. of teams	10
Country	Philippines
Most recent champion(s)	Arellano University
Most titles	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (9)

The NCAA Cheerleading Competition previously known as NCAA Cheerdance Competition is an annual one-day event of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for cheerleading in the Philippines.

In the 87th season of the NCAA, cheerleading has been upgraded to a regular sport which means it will contribute points in the overall championship race.[1]

Participants

School	Cheerleading Team
Arellano University (AU)	AU Chiefsquad (AU Dancing Chiefs: 2009–2012)
Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL)	Letran Cheering Squad (Letran Cheerleading Team All Stars: 2010–2013) (Lakas Arriba Cheerleading Team: 2013–2022)
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (CSB)	CSB Pep Squad (CSB Green Peppers: 2005–2011) (De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde Pep Squad: 2012–Present)
Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC)	EAC Generals Pep Squad
José Rizal University (JRU)	JRU Pep Squad (JRU Pep Squad: until 2012, 2015–present) (JRU Cheer Explosives: 2012–2015)
Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU)	LPU Pep Squad
Mapúa University (MU)	Mapua Cheerping Cardinals
San Beda University (SBU)	San Beda Red Corps (San Beda Cheerleaders Association: until 2010)
San Sebastian College–Recoletos (SSC-R)	Golden Stags Cheerleading Squad
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD)	Altas Perpsquad

Past participants

School	Cheerleading Team
Angeles University Foundation (AUF)	AUF Great Danes Pep Squad
Philippine Christian University (PCU)	PCU Pep Squad

Results

Year	Season host	Venue	Champion	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place	6th place	7th place	8th place	9th place	10th place	Ref.
2004–05	Perpetual	Araneta Colliseum	Mapúa	Letran	San Sebastian	Perpetual	San Beda	PCU	JRU	Benilde			[2]
2005–06	Letran	Araneta Colliseum	Perpetual	San Sebastian	Letran	PCU	San Beda	JRU	Mapúa	Benilde
2006–07	Benilde	Araneta Colliseum	Perpetual	Letran	Mapúa	PCU	JRU	San Sebastian	San Beda
2007–08	JRU	Araneta Colliseum	Perpetual 209.50	Mapúa 208.00	Letran 201.00	San Sebastian 175.50	JRU 136.00	Benilde 126.00	San Beda 122.00
2008–09	Mapúa	Araneta Colliseum	JRU 198.80	Mapúa 190.10	Benilde 188.30	Letran 176.40	Perpetual 172.80	San Sebastian 162.80	San Beda 160.00	PCU 159.90
2009–10	San Beda	Filoil Flying V Arena	Perpetual 335.50	JRU 311.00	EAC 244.00	San Sebastian 243.00	Mapúa 236.50	AUF 214.00	Benilde 194.50	Arellano 169.00	Letran 168.50	San Beda 148.00	[3]
2010–11	San Sebastian	Filoil Flying V Arena	Perpetual 300.00	Mapúa 290.50	JRU 289.50	San Sebastian 275.00	EAC 268.00	Letran 267.00	Arellano 246.50	Benilde 239.50	San Beda 166.50		[4]
2011–12	Perpetual	Filoil Flying V Arena	Perpetual 335.00	Mapúa 304.00	Letran 256.00	Arellano 255.50	JRU 251.00	Lyceum 234.50	Benilde 227.50	EAC 221.50	San Beda 180.50	San Sebastian 178.00
2012–13	Letran	Mall of Asia Arena	Perpetual 598.50	Arellano 554.50	EAC 498.00	Letran 487.00	Lyceum 484.50	Mapúa 474.50	Benilde 450.00	JRU 427.50	San Beda 421.00	San Sebastian 342.00	[5]
2013–14	Benilde	Mall of Asia Arena	Perpetual 480.50	Arellano 468.00	Mapúa 450.50	Lyceum 440.50	JRU 426.00	EAC 420.50	Benilde 415.50	Letran 384.50	San Beda 329.50	San Sebastian 278.00	[6]
2014–15	JRU	Mall of Asia Arena	Arellano 405.50	Perpetual 404.50	Benilde 359.50	JRU 353.00	EAC 344.50	Letran 332.00	Lyceum 322.00	Mapúa 301.00	San Beda 291.00		[7]
2015–16	Mapúa	Mall of Asia Arena	Perpetual 195.00	Arellano 193.00	EAC 145.00	JRU 131.50	San Beda 126.00	Lyceum 123.50	Benilde 121.00	Mapúa 120.50	Letran 99.50		[8]
2016–17	San Beda	Mall of Asia Arena	Arellano 218.00	Perpetual 199.50	Mapúa 191.00	San Beda 175.00	EAC 164.50	Benilde 156.50	Lyceum 143.00	JRU 141.00
2017–18	San Sebastian	Smart Araneta Colliseum	Arellano 234.50	Perpetual 226.00	San Beda 193.50	Mapúa 193.00	JRU 190.00	EAC 175.50	Letran 170.50	Benilde 166.00	Lyceum 152.00		[9]
2018–19	Perpetual	Mall of Asia Arena	Arellano 229.50	Perpetual 222.50	Mapúa 211.50	Letran 207.00	Benilde 203.00	San Beda 189.00	JRU 178.50	EAC 170.50			[10]
2019–20^a	Arellano	The competition was suspended for a year.
2020-21^a	Letran	The competition was suspended for a year.
2021–22^a	Benilde	The competition was suspended for a year.
2022–23^b	EAC	Rizal Memorial Sports Complex	Arellano 245.50	Perpetual 227.50	Letran 215.50	Mapúa 210.50	San Beda 204.00	EAC 196.50	Benilde 183.50	Lyceum 155.50	San Sebastian 155.50	JRU 138.50	[11][12]
2023–24^c	JRU	Filoil EcoOil Centre	Arellano 253.50	Perpetual 231.50	Letran 206.00	Mapúa 184.00	San Beda 181.00	Benilde 181.00	EAC 178.00	San Sebastian 160.50	JRU 160.00	Lyceum 148.50	[13][14]

Notes:

• ^a - In the 2nd quarter of 2020 the remainder of the NCAA Season 95 was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[15] No championships involving contact sports were held for the 96th season.[16] The cheerleading competition was scrapped for the 97th season.
• ^b - The Lyceum of the Philippines University and the San Sebastian College–Recoletos finished the competition tied in the eighth place.
• ^c - The San Beda University and the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde finished the competition tied in the fifth place.

Number of championships by school

Denotes school left the league.

School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance	Rank			Total	Championship Rank
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	2016	2024	9	6	0	15	1
Arellano University	2024	2024	6	3	0	9	2
Mapúa University	2004	2019	1	4	4	9	3
José Rizal University	2008	2011	1	1	1	3	4
Colegio de San Juan de Letran	-	2024	0	2	5	7	5
San Sebastian College–Recoletos	-	2006	0	1	1	2	6
Emilio Aguinaldo College	-	2016	0	0	3	3	7
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde	-	2015	0	0	2	2	8
San Beda University	-	2018	0	0	1	1	9
Lyceum of the Philippines University	-	-	0	0	0	0	10
Angeles University Foundation	-	-	0	0	0	0	11
Philippine Christian University	-	-	0	0	0	0	12

See also

• UAAP Cheerdance Competition
• National Cheerleading Championship
• International Federation of Cheerleading

References

1. Lions-Altas kicks off 'NC' Season 87 November 4, 2011
2. Hernandez, Rian Jay (September 8, 2004). "MUN cops 1st NCAA Cheerdance tilt". ABS-CBN Pinoy Central. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
3. "(UPDATE) UPHSD Altas win NCAA cheerleading title". Retrieved 21 October 2009.
4. "UPHSD Perpsquad wins back-to-back NCAA Cheerleading title". Retrieved 1 October 2010.
5. "Perpetual Help bags NCAA Cheerleading title for 4th straight year". Retrieved 9 March 2013.
6. "Impeccable Perps notch 5-peat, record 8th". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
7. "AUN topples Perpetual to take NCAA cheerleading crown". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
8. "GALLERY: NCAA Season 91 Cheerleading Competition". Retrieved 8 March 2016.
9. "AUN U completes NCAA Cheerleading repeat crow". Retrieved 16 March 2018.
10. "NCAA Season 94: Arellano U completes Cheerleading grand slam". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
11. "AUN completes four-peat in NCAA Cheerleading Competition". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
12. "LOOK: #NCAASeason98 Cheerleading Competition official tally sheet". Retrieved 20 April 2023.
13. "Arellano eyes fifth straight title with NCAA Cheerleading set on June 19". Retrieved 18 June 2024.
14. "AU Chiefsquad captures fifth straight NCAA cheerleading crown". Retrieved 20 June 2024.
15. Villar, Joey (24 April 2020). "NCAA scraps overall championship race". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
16. Lozada, Bong (11 June 2021). "No contact sports for NCAA Season 96". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

External links

• NCAA Philippines Official Site
• UBelt.com
• International Federation of Cheerleading official site
• Philippine Sports and Entertainment Portal