NCAA Season 81 was the 2005–06 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). Colegio de San Juan de Letran was the season's host.

NCAA Season 81
One @ 81: Values Formation Through Sports
Host school Colegio de San Juan de Letran
General
SeniorsCSB school colors Benilde Blazers
JuniorsSSC-R school colors San Sebastian Staglets
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball Letran school colors Letran N/A
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball SSC-R school colors San Sebastian N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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Octo-One, the mascot of the 81st season of the NCAA.

To usher in the new season, Letran and the other NCAA member schools performed the opening ceremonies at the Araneta Coliseum, followed by four basketball games on June 25, 2005. Other disciplines started their own tournaments within the following months, with beach volleyball 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 emerged with an equal number of points.

Basketball

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Seniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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Team standings progression in the senior's basketball tournament.
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   Letran Knights (H) 13 1 .929 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   PCU Dolphins 10 4 .714 3
3   Mapúa Cardinals 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   San Sebastian Stags 7 7 .500 6
5   Perpetual Altas 6 8 .429 7
6   Benilde Blazers 5 9 .357 8
7   San Beda Red Lions 4 10 .286 9
8   JRU Heavy Bombers 2 12 .143 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  Letran 93
4  San Sebastian60
1  Letran 747862
2  PCU796054
2  PCU76
3  Mapúa53

Individual awards

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Juniors' tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   San Sebastian Staglets 11 1 .917 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   San Beda Red Cubs 10 2 .833 1
3   PCU Baby Dolphins 7 5 .583[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   JRU Light Bombers 7 5 .583[a] 4
5   La Salle Green Hills Greenies 5 7 .417 6
6   Perpetual Altalettes 2 10 .167 9
7   Letran Squires[b] (H) 0 12 .000 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Third-seed playoff: PCU 96–90 JRU
  2. ^ All of Letran's wins were forfeited when a player was found to have played in a ligang labas game.

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  San Sebastian95
4  JRU82
1  San Sebastian8381
2  San Beda7669
2  San Beda80
3  PCU73

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Allan Mangahas (PCU-Union)
  • Rookie of the Year: Darell Green (Letran)

Other sports and General Championship

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Championship results

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Arranged by order of conclusion:

¹ Not a part in the tabulation of the General Championship

General Championship

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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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  NODES
Association 1
Note 2