UAAP Season 71
Host school	University of the Philippines
Tagline	Filipino Leadership Through Sports Excellence
Overall
Seniors	University of Santo Tomas
Juniors	University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport Men Women Basketball   Ateneo   FEU Volleyball   UST   La Salle Chess   FEU   La Salle Table tennis   UST   FEU Taekwondo   UST   UST Judo   Ateneo   UP Swimming   UST   Ateneo Beach Volleyball   UST   FEU Track and field   FEU   FEU Football   UP   UST Fencing   UST   UE Tennis   La Salle   UST Badminton   UE   FEU Baseball   Adamson NT Softball NT   Adamson Cheerdance   UP (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport Boys Girls Basketball   Ateneo [1] NT Volleyball   UE [2]   UST Chess   Adamson [3] Table tennis   UST [4] Taekwondo   UE Judo   Ateneo Swimming   Ateneo   UST Beach Volleyball   Ateneo [5] Track and field   Ateneo Football   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 Blue Eagles	13	1	.929	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	De La Salle Green Archers	10	4	.714 [a]	3
3	FEU Tamaraws	10	4	.714 [a]	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	UE Red Warriors	9	5	.643	4
5	UST Growling Tigers	6	8	.429	7
6	UP Fighting Maroons (H)	3	11	.214 [b]	10
7	Adamson Soaring Falcons	3	11	.214 [b]	10
8	NU Bulldogs	2	12	.143	11

Playoffs

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
• Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	FEU Lady Tamaraws	13	1	.929	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UST Tigresses	10	4	.714 [a]	3
3	UP Lady Maroons (H)	10	4	.714 [a]	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Adamson Lady Falcons	9	5	.643	4
5	De La Salle Lady Archers	7	7	.500	6
6	Ateneo Lady Eagles	4	10	.286	9
7	UE Lady Warriors	2	12	.143	11
8	NU Lady Bulldogs	1	13	.071	12

Playoffs

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 Blue Eaglets	12	2	.857 [a]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	DLSZ Junior Archers	12	2	.857 [a]	—
3	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	9	5	.643 [b]	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Adamson Baby Falcons	9	5	.643 [b]	3
5	UST Tiger Cubs	8	6	.571	4
6	UE Junior Warriors	3	11	.214 [c]	9
7	NUNS Bullpups	3	11	.214 [c]	9
8	UPIS Junior Maroons (H)	0	14	.000	12

Playoffs

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 Growling Tigers	14	0	1.000	--
2	De La Salle Green Archers	10	4	.714	4
3	UP Fighting Maroons	9	5	.643	5
4	Ateneo Blue Eagles	9	5	.643	5
5	Adamson Soaring Falcons	6	8	.429	8	2-0
6	FEU Tamaraws	6	8	.429	8	0-2
7	UE Red Warriors	2	12	.083	12
8	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

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	De La Salle Lady Archers	14	13	1	.929
2	FEU Lady Tamaraws	14	12	2	.857
3	UST Tigresses	14	9	5	.643
4	Adamson Lady Falcons	14	9	5	.643
5	Ateneo Lady Eagles	14	6	8	.429
6	UE Lady Warriors	14	3	11	.214
7	UP Lady Maroons	14	3	11	.214
8	NU Lady Bulldogs	14	1	13	.071

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

Playoffs

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 Red Pages	10	10	0	1.000
2	Ateneo Blue Eaglets	10	7	3	.700
3	UST Tiger Cubs	10	7	3	.700
	DLSZ Junior Archers
	NUNS Bullpups
	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 Junior Tigresses	6	6	0	1.000
	UE Junior Amazons
	DLSZ Junior Archers
	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.

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

Finals

FEU had the twice to beat advantage.

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Finals

La Salle had the twice to beat advantage.

Baseball

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

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Softball

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

Women's tournament

Elimination round

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

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Standings after 12 rounds

Team	Points
Adamson Baby Falcons	36.5
UE Red Pages	33.5
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	32.5
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	26.5
NUNS Bullpups	26
UST Tiger Cubs	7.5
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

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Final.

Team	W	L	GB
UE Red Pages	5	0	-
UST Tiger Cubs	4	1	-
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	3	2	-
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws			-
UPIS Junior Maroons			-
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

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Final results:

Team	Medals				Points
				Total
Ateneo	5	2	1	8	62
UST
UE	0	0	3	3
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.

Tennis

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

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

Juniors' division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

Team	W	L	GB
UST Tiger Cubs	12	0	-
UE Red Pages	10	2	-
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	6	4	-
Adamson Baby Falcons	6	6	-
UPIS Junior Maroons	5	7	-
NUNS Bullpups	2	10	-
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

Juniors division

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 Pep Squad	93.30
2nd	UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe	85.27
3rd	FEU Cheering Squad	83.96
4th	Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion	83.81
5th	Adamson Pep Squad	81.04
6th	UE Cheering Squad	72.89
7th	DLSU Pep Squad	70.07
8th	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

General championship tally

Seniors' division

v t e																														Total
Rank	Team	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	M	W	Overall
1	UST	6	10	15	10	15	10	15	10	12	10	12	15	15	12	12	10	15	15	10	12	8	12	8	15	12	12	15	10	170	163	333
2	La Salle	12	6	10	15	7	4	12	8	8	15	15	12	8	8	10	12	4	6	12	10	4	4	10	12	4	4	6	4	122	120	242
3	UP (H)	4	12	12	2	7	1	10	12	2	8	10	8	10	10	6	4	8	10	8	15	12	8	15	6	6	6	10	12	120	114	234
4	FEU	10	15	4	12	12	15	—	—	15	12	—	—	12	15	8	15	10	12	—	—	—	—	12	10	15	15	8	6	106	127	233
5	Ateneo	15	4	8	6	1.5	2	8	15	1	4	8	10	4	6	4	2	12	8	15	6	10	6	4	8	10	8	4	8	104.5	93	197.5
6	UE	8	1	2	4	1.5	12	6	6	6	6	6	—	6	—	15	8	6	4	5	8	—	10	6	—	8	10	12	15	87.5	84	171.5
7	Adamson	2	8	6	8	10	8	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	—	—	5	4	15	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	50	49	99
8	NU	1	2	1	1	4	6	—	—	4	2	—	—	2	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	16	35

Juniors' division

v t e											Total
Rank	Team	B	B	G	B	G	C	B	B	B	B	G	C	K	Overall
1	UST	6	10	15	12	15	4	15	12	10	65	30	4	0	99
2	UE	4	15	12	6	12	12	12	15	8	60	24	12	0	96
3	Ateneo	15	12	—	15	—	10	10	10	15	77	0	10	0	87
4	DLSZ	10	8	10	10	8	2	2	4	4	38	18	2	0	58
5	UPIS (H)	1	4	8	8	10	—	6	8	12	39	18	0	0	57
6	FEU–FERN	12	—	—	—	—	8	—	6	6	24	0	8	0	32
7	Adamson	8	—	—	—	—	15	8	—	—	16	0	15	0	31
8	NU	2	6	—	—	—	6	4	—	—	12	0	6	0	18

Individual awards

• Athlete of the Year:
  • Seniors': John Paul Gomez (De La Salle Green Archers, chess)
  • Juniors': Alyssa Valdez (UST Junior Tigresses, volleyball)

References

See also

• NCAA Season 84