Men's collegiate basketball in particular, and intercollegiate athletics in general is fragmented in the Philippines .
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) and University Athletic Association of the Philippines are the leagues that receive the most attention, owing to their national television coverage, with the UAAP in particular described as the country's "premier and more popular league". [1] [2]
This list only includes the two major leagues in the Philippines along with the two major intercollegiate offseason leagues which include schools from other associations including CESAFI and NAASCU. For 13 out of 21 seasons, champions from either the PCCL or Filoil have gone on to win the championship in their respective home leagues.
| Indicator | Meaning |
|---|---|
| School won the championship in two leagues in the same year | |
| School won the championship in three leagues in the same year | |
| (No.) | Number of titles |
| Season | NCAA | UAAP |
|---|---|---|
| 1924–25 |  University of the Philippines Manila (1) | Not established |
| 1925–26 | University of the Philippines Manila (2) | |
| 1926–27 | University of the Philippines Manila (3) | |
| 1927–28 |  San Beda College (1) | |
| 1928–29 |  Ateneo de Manila (1) | |
| 1929–30 | University of the Philippines Manila (4) | |
| 1930–31 |  University of Santo Tomas (1) | |
| 1931–32 | Ateneo de Manila (2) | |
| 1932–33 | Ateneo de Manila (3) | |
| 1933–34 | Ateneo de Manila (4) | |
| 1934–35 | San Beda College (2) | |
| 1935–36 | San Beda College (3) | |
| 1936–37 | San Beda College (4) | |
| 1937–38 | Ateneo de Manila (5) | |
| 1938–39 |  Colegio de San Juan de Letran (1) |  Far Eastern University (1) |
| 1939–40 |  De La Salle College (1) | Far Eastern University (2) University of the Philippines Diliman (1) University of Santo Tomas (1) |
| 1940–41 | San Beda College (5) | University of Santo Tomas (2) |
| 1941–42 | Ateneo de Manila (6) | No tournament |
The makeup of both collegiate leagues was finalized in 1980 with the last remnants of the founding NCAA members leaving for the UAAP in Ateneo (left NCAA and joined UAAP in 1978) and La Salle (left NCAA in 1980, joined UAAP in 1986), along with San Beda, who returned to the NCAA after a short hiatus in 1984.
| Season | NCAA | UAAP |
|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | Tournament aborted by the BAP | Far Eastern University (11) |
| 1981–82 |  Mapúa Institute of Technology (3) | Far Eastern University (12) |
| 1982–83 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (7) |  University of the East (16) |
| 1983–84 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (8) | Far Eastern University (13) |
| 1984–85 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (9) | University of the East (17) |
| 1985–86 |  San Sebastian College–Recoletos (2) | University of the East (18) |
| 1986–87 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (10) | University of the Philippines Diliman (2) |
| 1987–88 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (11) | Ateneo de Manila University (1) |
| 1988–89 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (3) | Ateneo de Manila University (2) |
| 1989–90 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (4) | De La Salle University (1) |
| 1990–91 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (4) | De La Salle University (2) |
| 1991–92 | Mapúa Institute of Technology (5) | Far Eastern University (14) |
| 1992–93 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (12) | Far Eastern University (15) |
The UAAP adopted the Final Four format in 1993 while the NCAA followed suit in 1997.
| Season | NCAA | UAAP |
|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (5) | University of Santo Tomas (14) |
| 1994–95 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (6) | University of Santo Tomas (15) |
| 1995–96 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (7) | University of Santo Tomas (16) |
| 1996–97 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (8) | University of Santo Tomas (17) |
| 1997–98 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (9) | Far Eastern University (16) |
| 1998–99 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (13) | De La Salle University (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (14) | De La Salle University (4) |
| 2000–01 |  De La Salle University–College of Saint Benilde (1) | De La Salle University (5) |
| 2001–02 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (10) | De La Salle University (6) |
| 2002–03 | San Sebastian College–Recoletos (11) | Ateneo de Manila University (3) |
The Philippine Collegiate Champions League was established in 2003 while the Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup was inaugurated as the Homegrown Cup in 2006.
| Season | NCAA | UAAP | Filoil |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (19) | University of the Philippines Diliman (3) | No tournament |
| 2022–23 | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (20) | Ateneo de Manila University (12) |  National University (2) |
| 2023–24 | San Beda University (23) | De La Salle University (10) | University of the Philippines Diliman (1) |
| 2024–25 | Mapúa University (6) | University of the Philippines Diliman (4) | University of the Philippines Diliman (2) |
| Denotes school no longer a member of either NCAA or UAAP. |
UV and SWU was abandoned after a fight broke out 8 minutes into the game. The score of the game at that time was 16–14 in favor of UV. [3] 
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