Universities and Colleges Athletic Association explained

The Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) is an athletic association of colleges and universities in the Philippines. It was established in August 20, 2002^[1] and was headed by its president Art Onas.^[2] The season is usually held during the first semester of the school year, which regularly starts from August to October.

Member schools

Institution	Nickname	Type	Founded	Color	Location
Olivarez College	OC Sea Lions^[3]	Private	1976	Gold, Red and Green	Sucat Rd., Parañaque
Manuel L. Quezon University	MLQU Stallions	Private	1947	White and Maroon	Manila
Philippine School of Business Administration	PSBA Jaguars	Private	1963	Blue and Gold	Sampaloc, Manila
Philippine Nautical and Technical College	PNTC Barracudas	Private	1982		Dasmariñas, Cavite
Rizal Technological University	RTU Blue Thunder	Public	1969	Blue and Gold	Mandaluyong
Trinity University of Asia	TUA Stallions	Private	1963	White and Green	Quezon City

Former members

Institution	Nickname	Status	Founded	Color	Location
Central Colleges of the Philippines	CCP Bobcats	Private	1954	Crimson and Gold	Quezon City
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas	DLSU-D Patriots	Private	1987	Green and White	Dasmariñas, Cavite
National College of Business and Arts	NCBA Wildcats	Private	1967	White and Green	Quezon City
Saint Francis of Assisi College System	SFACS Doves	Private	1981	Red and White	Las Piñas
Emilio Aguinaldo College	EAC Generals	Private	1973	Red and White	Ermita, Manila
Las Piñas College	LPC Pink Lions	Private	1975	Blue	Las Piñas
Asian College of Science and Technology	ACSAT Lightnings	Private		Blue and Gold	Aurora Blvd., Quezon City
Colegio de Sta. Monica	CSM Cougars	Private	2004	Yellow and Red	Las Piñas
Trace College Laguna	TCL Red Stallions	Private		Red	Los Baños, Laguna
Technological Institute of the Philippines	TIP Engineers	Private	1962	Gold and Black	Quiapo, Manila
Emilio Aguinaldo College-Dasmariñas	EAC-D Generals	Private	1973	Red and White	Dasmariñas, Cavite
Universal College of Nursing	UCN Dragons	Private	2005		Parañaque

UCAA Basketball Champions

2002: St Francis Doves^[4] def. PSBA-QC Jaguars
2003: St Francis Doves def. PSBA-QC Jaguars
2004: EAC Generals def. PSBA-QC Jaguars
2005: EAC Generals def. DLSU-D Patriots
2006: EAC Generals^[5] def. St Francis Doves
2007: St Francis Doves^[6] def. ACSAT Lightnings
2008: UCN Dragons def. EAC Generals
2009: UCN Dragons def. CSM Cougars
2010: CSM Cougars def. TIP Engineers
2011: PSBA-QC JAGUARS def. Olivarez College Sea Lions
2012: Olivarez College Sea Lions def. DLSU-D Patriots
2013: Rizal Techonogical University def. Olivarez College

Notes and References

News: Atencio . Peter . NCRAA forms new sports league . 7 September 2022 . Manila Standard . 7 July 2002 . en.
News: UCAA appertifs to PBA finals . 7 September 2022 . Manila Standard . 27 August 2002 . en.
News: Sea Lions, Bobcats crush foes . 7 September 2022 . ABS CBN News . August 23, 2012.
News: 5 games kick off 9th NCRAA cagefest . 7 September 2022 . Manila Standard . 21 November 2002 . en.
News: Generals, Doves boost records for Ucaa Final 4 . 7 September 2022 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 25 September 2007 . en.
News: Noguera . Emil C. . UCAA basketball opens Aug. 19 . 7 September 2022 . The Manila Times . 18 August 2008 . en.