NCAA Season 81 was the 2005–06 season of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
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.
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
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was the season's host.
To usher in the new season, Letran and the other NCAA member schools performed the opening ceremonies at the
Araneta Coliseum
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, followed by four
basketball
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games on June 25, 2005. Other disciplines started their own tournaments within the following months, with
beach volleyball
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as the last tournament on mid-March.
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde won its first
General Championship honors for the Seniors division, while the
San Sebastian Recoletos High School won its second Juniors General Championship, via tiebreakers, when
La Salle Green Hills
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emerged with an equal number of points.
Basketball
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Playoffs
Individual awards
*Most Valuable Player: Ernie Jay Sagad (
CSB)
*Rookie of the Year:
Kelvin dela Peña
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(
Mapua)
Juniors basketball tournament
Elimination round
Playoffs
Individual awards
*Most Valuable Player: Allan Mangahas (
PCU-Union)
*Rookie of the Year: Darell Green (Letran)
Other sports and General Championship
Championship results
Arranged by order of conclusion:
Juniors division
Seniors division
¹ Not a part in the tabulation of the General Championship
General Championship
Seniors division
Juniors division
¹ Since San Sebastian had more championships (4) than LSGH (3), San Sebastian won the General Championship, despite being tied for first place.
² Mapua did not send representatives in the Juniors division
See also
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UAAP Season 68
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NCAA Philippines
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Pronounced "N-C-A-A". is an athletics association of ten private colleges and universities in Metro Manila, Philippines. Established in 1924, it is the oldest collegiate athletic association ...
81
2006 in multi-sport events
2005 in Philippine sport
2006 in Philippine sport