[1] In 1981, the Cardinals won their third title lead by Leo Isaac who was voted MVP for the 1981 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

In 1990 the Cardinals coached by Joel Banal won their fourth championship, their first since 1981, beating the San Sebastian Stags.

[4] Starting in 2005, Kelvin dela Peña led the Cardinals to four straight semifinals appearances, losing to defending champions PCU in 2005[5] and to San Beda in the next three years.

Named Rookie of the Year, MVP, and three other awards, he and coach Atoy Co ended two seasons of being in last place to qualify to the semifinals,[7] where they were beaten by Letran.

[10] Preparing for the 2017 season, Co revealed that Oraeme left school, saying he was not happy at Mapua and intends to go back to Nigeria.

[22] NCAA Season 100 Mapua plays the Battle of Intramuros, so named after the Manila district, with the Letran Knights and the Lyceum Pirates.