This rivalry is between AlabangâÂÂZapote'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.
San Beda leads the general championship race with 11-0.
Also called as New Age Rivalry, Perpetual has emerged as a steady contender in the modern era, but its path to the championship has consistently been blocked by San Beda. In seasons 88, 89, 90, 92, and 94, Perpetual finished the eliminations as the fourth seed and was eliminated in the semifinals by top-seeded San Beda. In each of those seasons, San Beda went on to win the championship.
The final four was instituted in 1997; 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.
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Perpetual and San Beda competed at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Finals in Seasons 87 and 98.