San Beda–Letran rivalry

The San Beda–Letran rivalry is a multiple sport competition between two Philippine schools. This rivalry is between Mendiola's San Beda and Muralla's Letran.

School colors of Letran and San Beda.

Head-to-head record by sport

Seniors' Division

As of October 2016, the San Beda Red Lions has more collegiate championships in the seniors' division compared to the Letran Knights. San Beda has 112 seniors' collegiate championships while Letran has 94. Letran leads the General Championships Tally with 9 titles with San Beda having 7.

San Beda leads Letran 9–4 in different all-time sports categories.

• Badminton - San Beda (3) - Letran (2)
• Basketball - San Beda (22) - Letran (20)
• Beach Volleyball - Letran (3) - San Beda (2)
• Chess - Letran (6) - San Beda (3)
• Football - San Beda (24) - Letran (7)
• Lawn Tennis - San Beda (16) - Letran (11)
• Soft Tennis - San Beda (5) - Letran (none)
• Softball - San Beda (3) - Letran (1)
• Swimming - San Beda (32) - Letran (2)
• Table Tennis - San Beda (15) - Letran (12)
• Taekwondo - San Beda (10) - Letran (6)
• Track and Field - Letran (6) - San Beda (none)
• Volleyball - Letran (22) - San Beda (none)

Both schools have yet to win collegiate championships in cheerleading.

General Championship

Letran leads the General Championship race with 9–7.

• Letran (9) - 1979–80, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2009–10
• San Beda (7) - 2010–11, 2011–2012, 2012–2013, 2015–16, 2016–2017, 2017–18, 2018–19

Juniors' Division

As of October 2016, the San Beda Red Cubs leads the rivalry in the juniors' division with 102 championships while the Letran Squires has 70 championships. The Red Cubs also leads the general championships tally with 14 compared to the Squires' 8 general championships.

San Beda leads Letran 6–5 in different all-time sports categories.

• Basketball - San Beda (23) - Letran (13)
• Beach Volleyball - Letran (1) - San Beda (none)
• Chess - Letran (13) - San Beda (5)
• Football - San Beda (16) - Letran (5)
• Lawn Tennis - San Beda (16) - Letran (7)
• Softball - San Beda (2) - Letran (none)
• Swimming - San Beda (22) - Letran (2)
• Table Tennis - Letran (17) - San Beda (6)
• Taekwondo - Letran (3) - San Beda (1)
• Track and Field - San Beda (8) - Letran (6)
• Volleyball - Letran (5) - San Beda (4)

General Championship

San Beda leads the General Championship race with 14–8.^[1]

• San Beda (14) - 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Letran (8) - 1983, 1986, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Basketball Statistics

Men's basketball results

Both teams are expected to meet at least 2 times per year.

San Beda leads all-time series, 36–23 (since 2000)
Date	San Beda	Letran	Venue	Note/s
July 25, 2000	San Beda 61	Letran 77	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 5, 2000	San Beda 59	Letran 68	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
July 10, 2001	San Beda 77	Letran 85	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
September 4, 2001	San Beda 67	Letran 88	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
June 29, 2002	San Beda 64	Letran 69	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	NCAA Season 78 opener.
August 23, 2002	San Beda 54	Letran 67	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
July 7, 2003	San Beda 63	Letran 69	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
August 18, 2003	San Beda 65	Letran 76	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
July 7, 2004	San Beda 55	Letran 70	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
August 25, 2004	San Beda 70	Letran 79	Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila	OT
June 29, 2005	San Beda 54	Letran 63	Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
August 12, 2005	San Beda 58	Letran 68	Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay	Letran had a 9–0 record prior to the game.
July 19, 2006	San Beda 67	Letran 59	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila	Letran had a 6–0 record prior to the game. San Beda's 1st win against Letran in years.
September 13, 2006	San Beda 54	Letran 43	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	San Beda overcame a 12-point deficit to win the game.
July 25, 2007	San Beda 69	Letran 70	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 5–0 record prior to the game, Letran's 1st win against San Beda since 2005.
August 31, 2007	San Beda 87	Letran 84	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Game was marred by a brawl during and after the game.
September 19, 2007	San Beda 76	Letran 68	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 1. 1st Meeting between San Beda and Letran in the Finals since 1950 and also San Beda's 1st win against Letran in the finals since the 1950 Finals defeat.
September 26, 2007	San Beda 76	Letran 64	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 2. San Beda successfully defends their title. Letran's 1st defeat in the finals since the 1980s and under Coach Louie Alas.
July 30, 2008	San Beda 71	Letran 67	Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay	Letran had a 6–0 record prior to the game.
September 10, 2008	San Beda 65	Letran 63	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	San Beda's Borgie Hermida shoots the winning shot with just 2 seconds left in OT. San Beda then went on to win their third consecutive championship title.
July 24, 2009	San Beda 79	Letran 74	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
September 23, 2009	San Beda 76	Letran 64	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
October 16, 2009	San Beda 82	Letran 76	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Semifinals. San Beda lost in the Finals vs. San Sebastian.
July 21, 2010	San Beda 77	Letran 60	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 3–0 record prior to the game.
September 24, 2010	San Beda 74	Letran 56	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 14–0 record prior to the game.
August 10, 2011	San Beda 77	Letran 62	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 5–0 record prior to the game.
October 7, 2011	San Beda 84	Letran 68	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda now has a 12-game winning streak against Letran since 2007. This secured them a twice-to-beat advantage.
August 16, 2012	San Beda 65	Letran 43	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
September 1, 2012	San Beda 68	Letran 62	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
October 18, 2012	San Beda 62	Letran 60	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals - Game 1. San Beda leads 1–0. First NCAA game and San Beda–Letran game held at the Mall of Asia Arena.
October 20, 2012	San Beda 55	Letran 64	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 2. Letran ties the series and at the same time breaks their 15-game losing streak to San Beda since 2007.
October 26, 2012	San Beda 67	Letran 39	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 3. San Beda wins their 17th championship, the most in the league. This is also their 6th championship in 7 years.
August 24, 2013	San Beda 67	Letran 74	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Both teams sport a 7–1 record prior to the game.
October 21, 2013	San Beda 76	Letran 72	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	OT
November 11, 2013	San Beda 80	Letran 68	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals Game 1 San Beda lead series 1–0.
November 14, 2013	San Beda 74	Letran 79	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals Game 2 Series tied at 1-1 all as Raymond Almazan as the Best Player of the Game.
November 16, 2013	San Beda 60	Letran 56	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Game 3 of San Beda win its 18th Championship Title, Arthur Dela Cruz is the Finals MVP of NCAA Season 89..
August 13, 2014	San Beda 53	Letran 64	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Mark Cruz as The Best Player of The Game Win Against Defending Champion San Beda.
September 13, 2014	San Beda 73	Letran 44	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Arthur Dela Cruz is the Best Player of The Game Win Against 2-year Finals opponent Letran.
July 16, 2015	San Beda 80	Letran 93	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Both teams had a 2–0 record prior to the game
October 6, 2015	San Beda 77	Letran 73	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Both teams are gunning for a final four slot and a twice to beat advantage prior to the game.
October 13, 2015	San Beda 83	Letran 78	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	1st-seed playoff game.
October 23, 2015	San Beda 90	Letran 94	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals-Game 1. Letran handles San Beda's 1st Game 1 loss of the Finals since 2009.
October 27, 2015	San Beda 68	Letran 61	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals-Game 2.
October 29, 2015	San Beda 82	Letran 85	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals-Game 3.OT Letran ends a 10-year title drought and Mark Cruz was named the NCAA Season 91 Finals MVP, San Beda's Championship streak ended at 5.
June 25, 2016	San Beda 89	Letran 85	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Opening game.
August 26, 2016	San Beda 83	Letran 71	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Both teams came from a loss prior to the game.
July 25, 2017	San Beda 81	Letran 74	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
October 13, 2017	San Beda 73	Letran 68	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
August 10, 2018	San Beda 80	Letran 76	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	OT. San Beda had a 4–0 record prior to the game.
September 11, 2018	San Beda 74	Letran 68	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
August 10, 2019	San Beda 70	Letran 66	Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay	San Beda had a 4–0 record prior to the game.
October 1, 2019	San Beda 75	Letran 63	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 14–0 record prior to the game.
November 12, 2019	San Beda 64	Letran 65	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals-Game 1. Letran dealt San Beda's 1st Game 1 loss of the Finals since 2015 at the same time its 1st loss of the season after sweeping the regular season thus ending San Beda's 32-game winning streak dating back from last season and also Letran snapped its 8-game losing skid against San Beda since 2016.
November 15, 2019	San Beda 79	Letran 76	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals-Game 2.
November 19, 2019	San Beda 79	Letran 81	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay	Finals-Game 3. Letran ended its 4-year title drought. Fran Yu was named as the NCAA Season 95 Finals MVP
April 29, 2022	San Beda 56	Letran 59	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	First San Beda-Letran NCAA game since the COVID-19 pandemic. Letran had an 8–0 record prior to the game. Letran swept the single-round elimination.
September 30, 2022	San Beda 76	Letran 68	Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
November 16, 2022	San Beda 91	Letran 77	Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan	Letran was on a 9-game winning streak prior to the game.

Juniors' Basketball Results

Since 2007, San Beda leads the rivalry 28-7 but if the game on July 21, 2010, favored San Beda, San Beda will still be the leader of the rivalry but with a better record of 29–6.

Date	San Beda	Letran	Venue	Note/s
July 9, 2007	San Beda 92	Letran 106	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
August 31, 2007	San Beda 98	Letran 96	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 12, 2007	San Beda 96	Letran 86	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Semifinals. Letran has twice-to-beat advantage.
September 14, 2007	San Beda 92	Letran 96	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Semifinals. Letran lost in the finals vs. San Sebastian.
July 30, 2008	San Beda 77	Letran 91	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
September 5, 2008	San Beda 61	Letran 65	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
July 24, 2009	San Beda 84	Letran 99	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Letran had a 5–0 record prior to the game.
October 2, 2009	San Beda 92	Letran 91	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Letran had a 17–0 record prior to the game.
October 14, 2009	San Beda 91	Letran 77	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	1st seed playoff.
October 22, 2009	San Beda 98	Letran 75	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 1. San Beda leads series 1–0.
October 24, 2009	San Beda 80	Letran 83	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 2. Series tied with 1-1.
October 29, 2009	San Beda 86	Letran 75	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Finals - Game 3, San Beda ends 5-year title drought.
July 21, 2010	San Beda 86	Letran 71	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Game forfeited due to the wrong uniform of San Beda's player, Baser Amer.^[2]
September 24, 2010	San Beda 86	Letran 71	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
October 6, 2010	San Beda 92	Letran 80	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Semifinals. San Beda went on to win the championship vs. San Sebastian.
August 1, 2011	San Beda 84	Letran 72	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 5–0 record prior to the game.
October 7, 2011	San Beda 88	Letran 63	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 16–0 record prior to the game. San Beda now has a 4-game winning streak against Letran since 2010.
August 16, 2012	San Beda 86	Letran 69	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had an 8–0 record prior to the game.
September 1, 2012	San Beda 73	Letran 64	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 10–0 record prior to the game.
October 13, 2012	San Beda 61	Letran 57	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City	Semifinals. San Beda now has a 7-game winning streak against Letran since 2010, San Beda went on to win the championship vs. San Sebastian.
August 25, 2013	San Beda 100	Letran 86	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had an 8–0 record prior to the game.
October 21, 2013	San Beda 95	Letran 84	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 17–0 record prior to the game.
August 13, 2014	San Beda 70	Letran 48	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
September 13, 2014	San Beda 88	Letran 83	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
July 16, 2015	San Beda 99	Letran 59	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda now has 12 game winning streak against Letran.
October 6, 2015	San Beda 76	Letran 67	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda had a 17–0 record prior to the game and San Beda swept the elimination round after beating Letran.
June 27, 2016	San Beda 107	Letran 74	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	Opening game.
September 8, 2016	San Beda 96	Letran 83	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	San Beda was on a 6-game winning streak prior to the game.
July 25, 2017	San Beda 91	Letran 45	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
October 13, 2017	San Beda 63	Letran 60	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
August 10, 2018	San Beda 75	Letran 74	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	OT.
September 11, 2018	San Beda 61	Letran 60	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan	OT.
August 10, 2019	San Beda 83	Letran 79	Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
October 1, 2019	San Beda 108	Letran 80	The Arena in San Juan, San Juan
February 3, 2023	San Beda 68	Letran 94	Emilio Aguinaldo College Gym, Manila

Final Four Rankings

For comparison, these are the rankings of these two teams since the Final Four format was introduced.

Seniors' division A.Y. San Beda Letran 1997–1998 2nd 3rd 1998–1999 4th 1st 1999-2000 5th 4th 2000-2001 6th 5th 2001-2002 8th 6th 2002-2003 7th 6th 2003-2004 5th 1st 2004-2005 4th 3rd 2005-2006 7th 1st 2006-2007 1st 3rd 2007-2008 1st 2nd 2008-2009 1st 3rd 2009-2010 1st 4th 2010-2011 1st 5th 2011-2012 1st 3rd 2012-2013 1st 3rd 2013-2014 1st 2nd 2014-2015 1st 6th 2015-2016 1st 2nd 2016-2017 1st 6th 2017-2018 2nd 5th 2018-2019 1st 3rd 2019-2020 1st 3rd 2021-2022 3rd 1st 2022-2023 4th 2nd

Juniors' division A.Y. San Beda Letran 1998–1999 2nd 3rd 1999-2000 1st 4th 2000-2001 3rd 1st 2001-2002 2nd 1st 2002-2003 1st 2nd 2003-2004 1st 5th 2004-2005 1st 2nd 2005-2006 2nd 7th 2006-2007 3rd 7th 2007-2008 3rd 2nd 2008-2009 5th 2nd 2009-2010 1st 2nd 2010-2011 1st 4th 2011-2012 1st 2nd 2012-2013 1st 4th 2013-2014 1st 6th 2014-2015 2nd 3rd 2015-2016 1st 7th 2016-2017 1st 6th 2017-2018 1st 3rd 2018-2019 3rd 9th 2019-2020 1st 7th 2022-2023 2nd 1st

  Finished as the champion
  Finished as the 1st runner-up
  Finished as the 2nd runner-up
  Finished as the 3rd runner-up

See also

• San Beda Red Lions
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)
• Battle of Intramuros
• San Beda–San Sebastian rivalry

References

1. NCAA Philippines - Championships 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. San Beda at the spotlight again for another wrong uniform protest

External links

• NCAA Season 85 Schedules and Results
• NCAA Season 86 Schedules and Results
• Google News Archive
• Manila Bulletin Online Newspaper Archive
• The LANCE - Letran College