UAAP Season 71

UAAP Season 71
Host schoolUP school colors University of the Philippines
TaglineFilipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence
Overall
SeniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
JuniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball Ateneo school colors Ateneo FEU school colors FEU
Volleyball UST school colors UST La Salle school colors La Salle
Chess FEU school colors FEU La Salle school colors La Salle
Table tennis UST school colors UST FEU school colors FEU
Taekwondo UST school colors UST UST school colors UST
Judo Ateneo school colors Ateneo UP school colors UP
Swimming UST school colors UST Ateneo school colors Ateneo
Beach Volleyball UST school colors UST FEU school colors FEU
Track and field FEU school colors FEU FEU school colors FEU
Football UP school colors UP UST school colors UST
Fencing UST school colors UST UE school colors UE
Tennis La Salle school colors La Salle UST school colors UST
Badminton UE school colors UE FEU school colors FEU
Baseball Adamson school colors Adamson NT
Softball NT Adamson school colors Adamson
Cheerdance UP school colors UP (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball Ateneo school colors Ateneo[1] NT
Volleyball UE school colors UE[2] UST school colors UST
Chess Adamson school colors Adamson[3]
Table tennis UST school colors UST[4]
Taekwondo UE school colors UE
Judo Ateneo school colors Ateneo
Swimming Ateneo school colors Ateneo UST school colors UST
Beach Volleyball Ateneo school colors Ateneo[5]
Track and field Ateneo school colors Ateneo
Football Ateneo school colors Ateneo[6]
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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UAAP Season 71 was the 2008–2009 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The University of the Philippines (UP) hosted this season, which coincided with the centennial anniversary of the University's establishment. It opened on July 5, 2008 with an elaborate ceremony held at the Araneta Coliseum.[7]

Universal rules

  • Two-round eliminations, the top 4 teams enter the semifinals, with the top 2 seeds possessing the twice-to-beat advantage. Semifinal winners play in the best-of-three finals.
  • If there are ties in the standings, the standard tiebreaking procedure will be used per sport, except for the last seed, in which an extra game will be held to break the tie.
    • Exception: In basketball and volleyball, an extra game will be played regardless of the position and tiebreaking procedure recommended in a sport.
  • If a team wins all of their elimination round games, the postseason will be scrapped and that team will win the championship outright.
  • Exceptions:
    • In basketball, the team that wins all elimination round games will have the thrice-to-beat advantage in the finals.
    • In volleyball, the team that wins all elimination round games advances outright to the finals.
    • In both instances, the #3 and #4 teams play for a berth to face the #2 seed with the twice-to-win advantage in the semifinals.

Basketball

The UAAP Season 71 Basketball tournament began on July 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The tournament host was University of the Philippines and tournament commissioner was Andres "Chito" Narvasa, Jr.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Elimination round
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 10 4 .714[a] 3
3 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 10 4 .714[a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 UE school colors UE Red Warriors 9 5 .643 4
5 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 6 8 .429 7
6 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[b] 10
7 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 3 11 .214[b] 10
8 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 2 12 .143 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59 FEU
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo70
4UE school colors UE50
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo6962
2La Salle school colors La Salle6151
2La Salle school colors La Salle67
3FEU school colors FEU62
Awards

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 UST school colors UST Tigresses 10 4 .714[a] 3
3 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons (H) 10 4 .714[a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 9 5 .643 4
5 La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 7 7 .500 6
6 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286 9
7 UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 2 12 .143 11
8 NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 1 13 .071 12
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: UST 69–64
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1FEU school colors FEU5674
4Adamson school colors Adamson5763
1FEU school colors FEU5452
3UP school colors UP5246
2UST school colors UST3946
3UP school colors UP5250
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
  • Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson Lady Falcons)

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Elimination round
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 12 2 .857[a] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2 La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 12 2 .857[a] —
3 FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643[b] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4 Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643[b] 3
5 UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 8 6 .571 4
6 UE school colors UE Junior Warriors 3 11 .214[c] 9
7 NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 3 11 .214[c] 9
8 UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons (H) 0 14 .000 12
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle (Ateneo +2)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson (FEU +10)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU (UE +10)
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo78
4Adamson school colors Adamson45
1Ateneo school colors Ateneo7271
3FEU school colors FEU–FERN6260
2La Salle school colors La Salle Zobel7056
3FEU school colors FEU–FERN72**58
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson Baby Falcons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (DLSZ Junior Archers)

Volleyball

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Rank Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 14 0 1.000 --
2 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 10 4 .714 4
3 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 9 5 .643 5
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 5 .643 5
5 Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 6 8 .429 8 2-0
6 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 6 8 .429 8 0-2
7 UE school colors UE Red Warriors 2 12 .083 12
8 NU school colors NU Bulldogs 0 14 .000 14

  Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the Finals

Tiebreakers:

  • UP defeated Ateneo 3–2 in the third-seed game.
  • Adamson defeated FEU in both of their elimination round games.
Playoffs
3rd-seed playoffSemifinals
Top seeds twice-to-beat		Finals
Best-of-three series
1UST school colors UST3
4Ateneo school colors Ateneo0
Ateneo school colors Ateneo21UST school colors UST33
UP school colors UP33UP school colors UP00
2La Salle school colors La Salle01
3UP school colors UP33
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Best Digger: Henry James Pecaña (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Best Server: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Best Attacker: Jayson Ramos (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Best Blocker: Lloyd Arden Belgado (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Best Receiver: Bernardino Casanova (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Best Setter: Gerard Magtoto (UP Fighting Maroons)

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Rank Team GP W L PCT Tie
1 La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 14 13 1 .929
2 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 12 2 .857
3 UST school colors UST Tigresses 14 9 5 .643
4 Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 14 9 5 .643
5 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 6 8 .429
6 UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 14 3 11 .214
7 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 14 3 11 .214
8 NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 14 1 13 .071

  Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the Finals

Playoffs
3rd-seed playoffSemifinals
Top seeds twice-to-beat		Finals
Best-of-three series
1La Salle school colors La Salle3
4Adamson school colors Adamson1
Adamson school colors Adamson01La Salle school colors La Salle233
UST school colors UST32FEU school colors FEU311
2FEU school colors FEU3
3UST school colors UST1
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Manilla Santos (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Best Blocker: Jacqueline Alarca (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Best Server: Rachel Anne Daquis (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Best Receiver: Manilla Santos (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Best Setter: April Linor Jose (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Best Digger: Lizlee Ann Gata (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Best Attacker: Manilla Santos (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Best Scorer: Aiza Maizo (UST Tigresses)

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Rank Team GP W L PCT Tie
1 UE school colors UE Red Pages 10 10 0 1.000
2 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 10 7 3 .700
3 UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 10 7 3 .700
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups
UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons

With UE sweeping the elimination round, the Red Pages were declared automatic champions and the Finals was not held.

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Michael Reyes (UE Junior Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: Karl Roque (UE Junior Warriors)

Girls' tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Rank Team GP W L PCT
1 UST school colors UST Junior Tigresses 6 6 0 1.000
UE school colors UE Junior Amazons
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers
UP school colors UPIS Junior Lady Maroons

With UST sweeping the elimination round, the Tigress Cubs were declared automatic champions and the Finals was not held.

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Alyssa Valdez (UST Junior Tigresses)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jelly Buan (UST Junior Tigresses)

Beach volleyball

The UAAP Beach Volleyball tournament started on September 6, 2008 at the University of the East Caloocan Grounds. UST and FEU were declared outright champions after sweeping the men's and women's tournaments, respectively.

Men's tournament

Team W L GB
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 7 0 --
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 6 1 1
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 5 2 2
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 3 4 4
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 3 4 4
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 2 5 5
UE school colors UE Red Warriors 1 6 6
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 1 6 6

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Henry James Pecana (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Dominico Ramon Lucindo (UP Fighting Maroons)

Women's tournament

Team W L GB
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 7 0 --
UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 6 1 1
UST school colors UST Tigresses 5 2 2
Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 4 3 3
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 3 4 4
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 2 5 5
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 1 6 6
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 0 7 7

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Anna Camille Abanto (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (De La Salle Lady Archers)

Football

The UAAP Football tournament opened on January 18, 2009. Games were played at the Erenchun and Ocampo Football Fields of the Ateneo de Manila University.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 10 6 2 2 16 6 +10 20
2 UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 10 5 4 1 10 6 +4 19
3 La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 10 4 2 4 4 8 −4 14
4 UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 10 3 2 5 8 12 −4 11
5 UE school colors UE Red Warriors 10 2 3 5 7 10 −3 9
6 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 2 3 5 6 9 −3 9
Source: [citation needed]

  Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the Finals
Match-up results
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

Finals

FEU had the twice to beat advantage.

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 8 6 2 0 16 1 +15 20
2 UST school colors UST Tigresses 8 5 2 1 12 3 +9 17
3 FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 8 3 3 2 11 6 +5 12
4 Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 8 1 2 5 2 16 −14 5
5 UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 8 0 1 7 2 15 −13 1
Source: [citation needed]

  Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the Finals
Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game12345678
Ateneo school colors AteneoUST school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsUP school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsFEU school colors
FEU school colors FEUAteneo school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colors
UP school colors UPLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colors
UST school colors USTAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsUP school colorsFEU school colorsAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colors
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

Finals

La Salle had the twice to beat advantage.

UST Tigresses UST school colors1–1 (aet)
4–1 (pso)		La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers

Baseball

The UAAP Baseball tournament opened on January 11, 2009. Games were played at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings
Team W L GB
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 10 0 --
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 7 3 3
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 6 4 4
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 4 6 6
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 3 7 7
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 0 10 10
Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game12345678910
Adamson school colors AdamsonLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoUST school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsNU school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleAdamson school colorsNU school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsUP school colors
NU school colors NUUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colors
UP school colors UPNU school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colors
UST school colors USTAteneo school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsNU school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsNU school colors
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Loss

Softball

The UAAP Softball tournament opened on January 10, 2009. Games were played at the UST Open Field.

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings
Team W L GB
Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 10 0 --
UST school colors UST Tigresses 6 4 4
UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 5 5 5
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 5 5 5
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 6 6
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 0 10 10
Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game12345678910
Adamson school colors AdamsonLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colorsUP school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsAteneo school colorsUST school colorsUP school colors
Ateneo school colors AteneoUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUST school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAdamson school colorsUP school colorsUE school colors
La Salle school colors La SalleAdamson school colorsUP school colorsUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsUST school colors
UE school colors UEUST school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsAdamson school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colors
UP school colors UPAteneo school colorsLa Salle school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsAdamson school colorsUE school colorsUST school colorsLa Salle school colorsAteneo school colorsAdamson school colors
UST school colors USTUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colorsUP school colorsAteneo school colorsAteneo school colorsUP school colorsUE school colorsAdamson school colorsLa Salle school colors
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = Loss

Chess

The UAAP Season 71 Chess tournament started on August 9, 2008, at the Tan Yan Kee Student Center of the University of Santo Tomas.[8]

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

Standings after 12 rounds

Team Points
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 36.0
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 33.5
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 33.0
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 31.5
UE school colors UE Red Warriors 29.5
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 25.5
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 24.5
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 10.5
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: John Paul Gomez (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Sheider Nebato (FEU Tamaraws)

Women's tournament

Team standings

Standings after 12 rounds

Team Points TB
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 35.0
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 35.0
UST school colors UST Tigresses 28.0
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 25.5
UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 23.0
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 17.0
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 4.0
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Aices Salvador (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jedara Docena (FEU Lady Tamaraws)

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Standings after 12 rounds

Team Points
Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 36.5
UE school colors UE Red Pages 33.5
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 32.5
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 26.5
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 26
UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 7.5
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 5.5
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Gabriel Layugan (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • Rookie of the Year: Dominique Lagula (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)

Taekwondo

The UAAP Season 71 Taekwondo tournaments were held on September 13 and September 17, 2008 at the Far Eastern University Gym.[9]

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

Final.

Team W L GB
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 5 0 -
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 4 1 -
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 3 2 -
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 3 3 -
UE school colors UE Red Warriors -
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers -
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Jurrie Bernardino (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Dane Pio de Roda (UST Growling Tigers)

Women's tournament

Team standings

Final.

Team W L GB
UST school colors UST Tigresses 5 0 -
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 4 1 -
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 4 2 -
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 3 2 -
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers -
UE school colors UE Lady Warriors -
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Caryn Pilongo (UST Tigresses)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jade Zafra (UST Tigresses)

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Final.

Team W L GB
UE school colors UE Red Pages 5 0 -
UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 4 1 -
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 3 2 -
FEU school colors FEU–D Baby Tamaraws -
UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons -
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers -
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Anthony John Samia (UE Junior Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: John Resaba (UE Junior Warriors)

Judo

The UAAP Judo Championships ran from October 4 to October 5, 2008 at the UP College of Human Kinetics Gym. For the third straight year, Judo was a demonstration sport in the boys' (junior's) division.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Ateneo school colors Ateneo 2 1 6 9 37
La Salle school colors La Salle 3 1 4 32
UST school colors UST 28
UP school colors UP 7 26
Adamson school colors Adamson
UE school colors UE
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Paulo Hector Luz (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Alex Diaz (UP Fighting Maroons)

Women's tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
UP school colors UP 5 5 0 10 75
UST school colors UST 21
La Salle school colors La Salle 1 2 14
Ateneo school colors Ateneo 4
UE school colors UE
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ada Therese Estanislao (UP Lady Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Ada Therese Estanislao (UP Lady Maroons)

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Ateneo school colors Ateneo 5 2 1 8 62
UST school colors UST
UE school colors UE 0 0 3 3
La Salle school colors DLSZ
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ronaldo Vergel de Dios (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • Rookie of the Year:

Badminton

UE and FEU won all of their elimination round games in the men's and women's tournaments respectively to clinch the championship outright.

Men's tournament

Team W L GB
UE school colors UE Red Warriors 7 0 --
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 6 1 1
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 5 2 2
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 4 3 3
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 3 4 4
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 2 5 5
Adamson school colors Adamson Soaring Falcons 1 6 6
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 0 7 7
Awards:[10]
  • Most Valuable Player: Winston Aquilo (UE Red Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: R-Jay Ormilla (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Most Improved Player: Don Johnson Agustin (UE Red Warriors)

Women's tournament

Team W L GB
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 7 0 --
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 5 2 1
UST school colors UST Tigresses 5 2 2
UE school colors UE Lady Warriors 5 2 3
Adamson school colors Adamson Lady Falcons 3 4 4
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 2 5 5
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 1 6 6
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 0 7 7
Awards[11]
  • Most Valuable Player: Racquel Guerrero (UE Lady Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: Bianca Legaspi (UP Lady Maroons)
  • Most Improved Player: Diosan Abangan (FEU Lady Tamaraws)

Tennis

The UAAP Season 71 Tennis tournaments began on January 10, 2009 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Tennis Courts.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team W L GB
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 5 1 0.5
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 5 0 --
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 3 3 2.5
UE school colors UE Red Warriors 1 5 4.5
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 0 5 5

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Glen Rodriguez (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Zoren Mendiola (UST Growling Tigers)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team W L GB
UST school colors UST Tigresses 6 0 --
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 4 2 2
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 2 4 4
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 0 6 6

Table tennis

The UAAP Season 71 Table Tennis tournament began on September 20, 2008 at the Blue Eagle Gym inside the Ateneo de Manila University campus.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

Team W L GB
UST school colors UST Growling Tigers 12 0 --
FEU school colors FEU Tamaraws 10 2 2
UP school colors UP Fighting Maroons 6 6 6
La Salle school colors De La Salle Green Archers 5 7 7
UE school colors UE Red Warriors 4 8 8
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eagles 2 10 10
NU school colors NU Bulldogs 0 12 12
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player:
  • Rookie of the Year:

Women's tournament

Team standings

Team W L GB
FEU school colors FEU Lady Tamaraws 10 0 -
UST school colors UST Tigresses 8 2 2
UP school colors UP Lady Maroons 6 4 4
La Salle school colors De La Salle Lady Archers 4 6 6
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Lady Eagles 2 8 8
NU school colors NU Lady Bulldogs 0 10 10
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Beverly Villar (FEU Lady Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Princess Masong (UST Tigresses)

Juniors' division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Team W L GB
UST school colors UST Tiger Cubs 12 0 -
UE school colors UE Red Pages 10 2 -
Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Eaglets 6 4 -
Adamson school colors Adamson Baby Falcons 6 6 -
UP school colors UPIS Junior Maroons 5 7 -
NU school colors NUNS Bullpups 2 10 -
La Salle school colors DLSZ Junior Archers 0 10 -
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player:
  • Rookie of the Year:

Swimming

The UAAP Season 71 Swimming Championships started on September 25, 2008 at the Trace Aquatics Centre in Los Baños, Laguna. Four titles were disputed, namely: the men's division, the women's division, the boys' division and the girls' division[12]

Team ranking is determined by a point system, similar to that of the overall championship. The points given are based on the swimmer's/team's finish in the finals of an event, which include only the top eight finishers from the preliminaries. The gold medalist(s) receive 15 points, silver gets 12, bronze has 10. The following points: 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 are given to the rest of the participating swimmers/teams according to their order of finish.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
UST school colors UST 223
La Salle school colors La Salle 211
UP school colors UP 3 6 2 11 176
Ateneo school colors Ateneo 1 7 7 15
UE school colors UE
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ernest Lorenzo Dee (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Timothy Vincent Yap (De La Salle Green Archers)

Women's tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Ateneo school colors Ateneo 9 6 10 25 216
UP school colors UP 213
UST school colors UST 172
La Salle school colors La Salle
UE school colors UE
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Luica Gaudes Dacanay (UP Lady Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jackie Junio (UP Lady Maroons)
Pos. Pts.
1st 15
2nd 12
3rd 10
4th 8
5th 6
6th 4
7th 2
8th 1

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Ateneo school colors Ateneo 15 13 10 38 385
UST school colors UST
La Salle school colors La Salle
UP school colors UPIS
UE school colors UE
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Gian Daniel Berino (UST Tiger Cubs)
  • Rookie of the Year: Gabe Castelo (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Girls' tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team Medals Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
UST school colors UST 260
UE school colors UE
UP school colors UPIS
La Salle school colors DLSZ
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Sabrina Ingrid Ilustre (UE Junior Lady Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: Maria Kristina Bartolome (UST Junior Tigresses)

Cheerdance

The 2008 Cheerdance Competition was held on September 7, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. This year, the pep squads performed before a record attendance of 23,443 students, alumni and fans.

Cheer dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participants.

Rank Pep squad Score
1st UP school colors UP Pep Squad 93.30
2nd UST school colors UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe 85.27
3rd FEU school colors FEU Cheering Squad 83.96
4th Ateneo school colors Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion 83.81
5th Adamson school colors Adamson Pep Squad 81.04
6th UE school colors UE Cheering Squad 72.89
7th La Salle school colors DLSU Pep Squad 70.07
8th NU school colors NU Pep Squad 68.36

Stunner awardee: Frances Fleta

General championship summary

The general champion is determined by a point system. The system gives 15 points to the champion team of a UAAP event, 12 to the runner-up, and 10 to the third placer. The following points: 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 are given to the rest of the participating teams according to their order of finish.

Medals table

Seniors' division

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1UST school colors University of Santo Tomas98825
2FEU school colors Far Eastern University76316
3La Salle school colors De La Salle University36413
4Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University3137
5UP school colors University of the Philippines Diliman*25613
6UE school colors University of the East2226
7Adamson school colors Adamson University2024
8NU school colors National University0000
Totals (8 entries)28282884
  *   Host nation (Season host);   General champions
Notes: Results are final.

Juniors' division

RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1UST school colors University of Santo Tomas3227
2Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University3137
3UE school colors University of the East2406
4Adamson school colors Adamson University1001
5UP school colors UP Integrated School*0112
6FEU school colors Far Eastern University–FERN College0101
7La Salle school colors De La Salle Zobel0033
8NU school colors National University0000
Totals (8 entries)99927
  *   Host nation (Season host);   General champions
Notes: Results are final.

General championship tally

Seniors' division

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RankTeamMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWOverall
1UST school colors UST61015101510151012101215151212101515101281281512121510170163333
2La Salle school colors La Salle12610157412881515128810124612104410124464122120242
3UP school colors UP (H)41212271101228108101064810815128156661012120114234
4FEU school colors FEU10154121215——1512——12158151012————1210151586106127233
5Ateneo school colors Ateneo154861.528151481046421281561064810848104.593197.5
6UE school colors UE81241.51266666—6—1586458—106—810121587.584171.5
7Adamson school colors Adamson2868108——10—————26——541515——————504999
8NU school colors NU121146——42——2411————6———————191635
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

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RankTeamBBGBGCBBBBGCOverall
1UST school colors UST61015121541512106530499
2UE school colors UE41512612121215860241296
3Ateneo school colors Ateneo1512—15—101010157701087
4La Salle school colors DLSZ1081010822443818258
5UP school colors UPIS (H)148810—68123918057
6FEU school colors FEU–FERN12————8—66240832
7Adamson school colors Adamson8————158——1601531
8NU school colors NU26———64——120618
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Individual awards

  • Athlete of the Year:

References

  1. ^ UAAP Juniors Basketball
  2. ^ UAAP Junior Boys Volleyball
  3. ^ UAAP Juniors Chess
  4. ^ INQUIRER.net - UAAP Juniors Table Tennis
  5. ^ UAAP Juniors Track and Field
  6. ^ UAAP Juniors Fencing Demo
  7. ^ "What's UP? Diliman Events". University of the Philippines, Diliman. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  8. ^ FEU men 3-peat in UAAP chess; DLSU stops UST women’s reign
  9. ^ UST jins bag sixth straight UAAP women's title
  10. ^ UAAP Badminton
  11. ^ UAAP Badminton
  12. ^ Ateneo, UST tankers split top honors

See also

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  • 1939–40
  • 1940–41
Post-war era
Final Four era