. ▁The ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁University ▁left ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁due ▁to ▁violence , ▁which ▁also ▁mar red ▁a ▁championship ▁series ▁with ▁San ▁B eda , ▁while ▁La ▁S alle ▁left ▁after ▁a ▁ri ot ous ▁game ▁with ▁Let ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁was ▁accepted ▁in ▁the ▁U A AP ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁while ▁La ▁S alle ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁U A AP ▁member . ▁San ▁B eda ▁left ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁reasoning ▁that ▁the ▁college ▁focused ▁on ▁school - based ▁sports ▁activities ▁like ▁intr am ur als . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila , ▁league ▁games ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁R iz al ▁Memorial ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Phil S ports ▁Arena , ▁since ▁the ▁Lo y ola ▁Center ▁was ▁now ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁U A AP ▁tournament . ▁Also ▁with ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁found ing ▁members , ▁most ▁daily ▁publications ▁tag ged ▁the ▁NCAA ▁as ▁" an ▁ir onic ▁journey ▁from ▁sports ▁to ▁violence ." ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁expansion ▁As ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁four ▁members , ▁new ▁membership ▁was ▁act ively ▁purs ued . ▁Per pet ual ▁Help ▁College ▁of ▁R iz al ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9