NCAA Season 80

NCAA Season 80
Host school	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
General champions
Seniors	PCU Dolphins
Juniors	La Salle Greenies
Seniors' champions
Juniors' champions
	(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;; (Ex) = Exhibition;

NCAA Season 80 is the 2004-2005 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). It is divided into two divisions: Seniors division for college students, and the Juniors division for high school students.

Seniors' basketball tournament

NCAA Season 80

Host school

University of Perpetual Help DALTA System

Men's Finals	1	2	Wins
UPHDS Altas	68	60	0
PCU Dolphins	70	72	2

Duration

September 17-22

Arena(s)

Araneta Coliseum, Rizal Memorial Coliseum

Finals MVP

Robert Sanz

TV network(s)

Studio 23 and TFC

Juniors' Finals	1	2	3	Wins
San Beda Red Cubs	87	76	88	2
Letran Squires	77	81	72	1

Duration

September 17-24

Arena(s)

Araneta Coliseum, Rizal Memorial Coliseum

Finals MVP

Rogemar Menor

TV network(s)

Studio 23 and TFC

The 2004 edition of the postseason tournament started on September 8, 2004 and ended on September 22, 2004, with the Philippine Christian University (PCU) Dolphins winning their first NCAA Basketball championship at the expense of the University of Perpetual Help Dalta System (UPHDS) Altas. PCU's Robert Sanz was adjudged as the Finals MVP.

Elimination round

At end of the elimination round, the PCU Dolphins and the UPHDS Altas emerged at the top of the standings with identical 10-4 cards. The UPHDS Altas got the first seed by virtue of having a better points difference (UPHDS won the first game by 13 points, while PCU won the second game by nine points). Defending champions Letran Knights followed at third. Three teams were tied for the last Semi-Final berth. UPHDS, PCU and Letran received automatic semi-final berths.

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Perpetual Altas (H)	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	PCU Dolphins	10	4	.714[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
3	Letran Knights	9	5	.643	1	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	San Beda Red Lions	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
5	Mapúa Cardinals	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Sebastian Stags	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	JRU Heavy Bombers	4	10	.286	6
8	Benilde Blazers	2	12	.143	8

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 and #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:

Head-to-head quotient: Perpetual +4, PCU −4
Head-to-head quotient: Mapúa and San Beda had better quotients than San Sebastian; fourth-seed playoff: San Beda 59–52 Mapúa

Bracket

Fourth-seed playoff		Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage				Finals Best-of-three series

		1	UPHDS	48	58
San Beda	59	4	San Beda	57	56
Mapua	52

		* denote number of overtimes.				1	UPHDS	68	60
		* denote number of overtimes.				2	PCU	70	72


		2	PCU	64	85*
		3	Letran	65	80

Fourth-seed playoff

Studio 23

September 8

San Beda Red Lions

59–52

Mapúa Cardinals

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

UPHDS–San Beda series

Studio 23

September 10

UPHDS Altas

48–57

San Beda Red Lions

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Studio 23

September 15

UPHDS Altas	58–56	San Beda Red Lions
UPHDS wins series in two games

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

PCU–Letran series

Studio 23

September 10

PCU Dolphins

64–65

Letran Knights

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Studio 23

September 15

PCU Dolphins	85–80 (OT)	Letran Knights
PCU wins series in two games

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Finals

Studio 23

September 17

UPHDS Altas

68–70

PCU Dolphins

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Studio 23

September 22

UPHDS Altas	60–72	PCU Dolphins
PCU wins series, 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Juniors basketball tournament

In the NCAA Junior's Basketball Tournament, San Beda High beat Letran High in three games to capture their third straight title. Rogemar Menor was named Finals MVP.

Semi finals

At the Semi Finals, the San Beda Red Cubs eliminated the La Salle Green Hills Greenies to enter in the NCAA Finals.

The Letran Squires eliminated the PCU Baby Dolphins to capture the other final berth.

Finals

The San Beda Red Cubs meets the Letran Squires, the only team that beat them during the Regular Season.

Studio 23

September 17

San Beda Red Cubs

87–77

Letran Squires

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Studio 23

September 22

San Beda Red Cubs

76–81

Letran Squires

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Studio 23

September 24

San Beda Red Cubs	88–72	Letran Squires
San Beda wins series, 2–1

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Bracket

Semifinals			Finals


1	San Beda	79

4	La Salle	71
			1	San Beda	2

			2	Letran	1
2	Letran	1

3	PCU	0

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NCAA Season 80

Seniors' basketball tournament

Elimination round

Bracket

Fourth-seed playoff

Semifinals

UPHDS–San Beda series

PCU–Letran series

Finals

Juniors basketball tournament

Semi finals

Finals

Bracket

See also