The National Collegiate Athletic Association chess tournament is held every first semester of the Philippines academic year. The eight members schools send in a four-member team in both the Seniors and Juniors Division.
The structure is a Swiss-system tournament. In the end of the tournament, the schools with the two top scores would figure in a Finals match.
Denotes school won double crown
The school left the league
School | Juniors' | Seniors' | Total |
---|---|---|---|
San Sebastian College–Recoletos | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Colegio de San Juan de Letran | 15 | 6 | 20 |
Mapúa University | 6 | 11 | 17 |
San Beda University | 6 | 4 | 10 |
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde | 0 | 5 | 5 |
La Salle Green Hills | 5 | 0 | 5 |
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Lyceum of the Philippines University | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Arellano University | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Philippine Christian University | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Trinity College of Quezon City | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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