| Wide: | yes |
| San Beda–Perpetual men's basketball rivalry | |
| Team1: | San Beda Red Lions |
| Team1logo: | San Beda colors.svg |
| Team2: | Perpetual Altas |
| Team2logo: | UPHD colors.svg |
| Sport: | Men's basketball |
| Mostrecent: | November 10, 2023 (Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan) Perpetual, 61–57 |
| Nextmeeting: | TBA |
| Alltimerecord: | NCAA Final Four (Philippines) appearances ----Titles |
| Currentstreak: | Perpetual, 1 (2023–present) |
| Longeststreak: | San Beda, 12 (2006–2011) |
This rivalry is between Alabang–Zapote's Perpetual Help and Mendiola's San Beda. The rivalry is played at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines).
San Beda leads the general championship race with 4-2.[1]
San Beda leads the general championship race with 11-0.[1]
Also called as New Age Rivalry, Perpetual has established itself as a perennial contender for the modern times, their path to the title has always been blocked by San Beda. The University of Perpetual Help has made the Final Four for the fifth time in the last seven seasons, only to be ousted by eventual champion San Beda College every single time.
The final four was instituted in 1997;[2] [3] prior to that the first and second round winners, plus the team with the best overall standing if it did not win either round, participated in the championship round to determine the champion.
Both teams are expected to meet at least 2 times per year.
Both teams are expected to meet at least 2 times per year.
For comparison, these are the rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.
| Team ╲ Year | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2018 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=silver | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=silver | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=silver | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 2 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=silver | 1 | bgcolor=D3D3D3 rowspan=2 | C | 3 | 4 | bgcolor=gold | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | bgcolor=silver | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Team ╲ Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=silver | 2 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=silver | 2 | bgcolor=silver | 2 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=silver | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=gold | 2 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=silver | 1 | 1 | 3 | bgcolor=gold | 1 | bgcolor=D3D3D3 rowspan=3 | C | bgcolor=D3D3D3 rowspan=3 | C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Perpetual and San Beda competed at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Finals in Seasons 87 and 98.