The format of the National Competition had the top 5 students of each year must fight against the same-year students at the other colleges.
Points were then awarded based on the final ranking. A maximum of 100 points each for first place among the first years, second years, and so on. The competition format is a single one-on-one battle, a three-on-three battle, and one five-on-five battle. Whichever side can win 2 of the three matches will win the round and advance.
Additionally, there was the measure of the college's overall combat power. A one-on-one individual match of the top 5 strongest students of each school, a face-off of the elites. Regardless of year level. This elite team that represented the school's strength in its entirety was usually composed of third and fourth years,
