(UPDATED) The National U Pep Squad made a smashing comeback in Season 85 UAAP Cheerdance in reclaiming the crown on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

NU dished out a stunning performance before a crowd of 18,029 at MOA Arena to the tune of the 80's, to bring home their seventh Cheerdance title in 9 seasons.

NU, which placed third in Season 84, collected a total of 723 points to beat their competitors and pocket the P50,000 top prize.

FEU, the defending champion, went down this year as the runner-up squad with 719 points, after shocking everyone last season.

Meanwhile, the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe bagged a podium finish for the first time in 5 years as second runner-up. They collected 640 points.

The NU Pep Squad also won awards for Best Dance Moves, Best Pyramid, and Most Stylish moves.

The FEU Cheering Squad, on the other hand, won the "Ganda ng Hair Moment."

UE Pep Squad missed the cut as it settled for fourth place with 606.5 points.
Adamson University, last season's second placer, fell to fifth with 595 points, followed by University of the Philippines with 575 points, and De La Salle with 528.7.

The Ateneo Blue Babble squad ended at eighth place with 502.5.

For this year's Cheerdance competitions, full squads were allowed with 15-25 performers, unlike in Season 84 when it was limited to just 15.

The pep squads were also allowed to perform up to 6 minutes, after being limited to only three minutes in the last competition in May.

This year's competition also served as the prelude to the highly anticipated basketball finals showdown on Sunday between defending champion UP and Ateneo.

UAAP Season 85 is streaming on iWantTFC every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, available for Premium users outside the Philippines.