The National Collegiate Athletic Association General Championship is awarded to the school with the most points garnered in an academic year in the NCAA.

The awarded school is judged as the best athletic program in the NCAA for the given academic year.

The NCAA was founded by Ateneo, La Salle, FEU, NU, San Beda, UM, UP and UST in 1924.

Only in 1960 the NCAA started the general championship race during the time of Ateneo, Letran, La Salle, JRC, Mapúa and San Beda also known as the old-timer six.

Perpetual Help College of Rizal was added in 1984, the same year San Beda left which rejoined in 1986.