UAAP men's basketball league grows more lopsided to top universities with higher budgets.

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines draws thousands of fans every year to watch men's college basketball, but the championship contenders have been quite predictable even before the season starts.

Top Universities such as Ateneo De Manila, De La Salle, and University of the Philippines have been powerhouses within the recent past years, which is no surprise to many as they have the largest funding thanks to sponsors and alumni.

These programs are frontrunners when recruiting promising prospects as they are capable of offering wild incentives such as cars, millions of pesos, or even a house and lot. Of course these deals are done under the table, but reliable unanimous sources are well aware of these lucrative deals.

This in fact goes against the new rule passed by the UAAP limiting recruits to receive full scholarships, lodging accommodations, airline tickets back and forth to their respective hometowns, medical insurance, and a maximum allowance of 15,000 PHP.

In preparation of season 85 these top teams were able to afford out of country training camps as Ateneo traveled to Israel, DLSU traveled to Tokyo, and UP traveled to South Korea. Meanwhile lower budget teams were only able to travel as far as different provinces within the Philippines.

Recent news of many blue chip recruits teaming up at these top programs have started a trending social media debate on how unfair the league is coming to be.

Many now question if the UAAP will find a way to tackle these problems, or is it time to focus our attention to more balanced leagues or sports?