1 3 – 1 4 ▁season ▁after ▁meeting ▁the ▁league ▁requirements . ▁E AC ▁and ▁Ly ce um ▁remained ▁on ▁prob ation ▁( the ▁latter ▁elev ated ▁from ▁guest ▁status ), ▁and ▁their ▁performances ▁will ▁be ▁evaluated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁season . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁tim eline ▁ ▁Early ▁rival ries ▁Al most ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁rival ries ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁origin ated ▁from ▁the ▁basketball ▁court , ▁since ▁basketball ▁is ▁the ▁sport ▁most ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁media , ▁especially ▁on ▁television . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁rival ries ▁started ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁schools ' ▁compos itions , ▁because ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁old - timer ▁six ▁were ▁schools ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁males ▁from ▁aff lu ent ▁families . ▁These ▁rival ries ▁have ▁decl ined ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁old - timer ▁six , ▁A ten e o ▁and ▁La ▁S alle . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁new ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁league , ▁rival ries ▁shift ed ▁to ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁nature . ▁However , ▁the ▁former ▁members ▁would ▁still ▁face ▁their ▁old ▁riv als ▁in ▁other ▁le agues ▁during ▁the ▁off - season , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Home ▁and ▁A way ▁Inv it ational ▁League , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Colleg iate ▁Championship , ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ake y ' s ▁V - Le ague . ▁ ▁A ten e o – UP ▁ ▁A ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the