# UAAP season 61

UAAP Season 61 is the 1998–99 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines which was hosted by the University of the East. The season opened on 11 July 1998, thirty days after the nation's 100th anniversary of declaration of independence from Spain and eleven days after the installation of Joseph Ejercito Estrada as the nation's 13th president.

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | De La Salle Green Archers | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | FEU Tamaraws | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UE Red Warriors (H) | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | UST Growling Tigers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UP Fighting Maroons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | NU Bulldogs | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 8 | Adamson Falcons | 1 | 13 | .071 | 12 | |
* 1 2 Fourth–seed playoff: UST 80–72 UP

#### Playoffs

| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| La Salle | La Salle | 51 | 56 | | | | |
| UST | UST | 55 | 51 | |
| UST | UST | 55 | 51 | 1 | La Salle | 72 | 63 |
| | | | | 2 | FEU | 47 | 59 |
| FEU | FEU | 68 | 83 | 2 | FEU | 47 | 59 |
| UE | UE | 81 | 61 | |

## Championships summary
### Seniors Division championships

| Rank | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S | MEN'S |
| 1st | DLSU | UST | UP | UST | UP | UP | UP | UE | DLSU | UST | AdU | ADMU |
| 2nd | FEU | FEU | DLSU | UP | DLSU | UST | UST | FEU | UST | UP | UP | UST |
| 3rd | UE | DLSU | UST | DLSU | UE | DLSU | UE | DLSU | UP | ADMU | UST | UP |
| 4th | UST | NU | ADMU | UE | UST | ADMU | ADMU | UST | UE | UE | DLSU | DLSU |
| 5th | UP | AdU | UE | FEU | FEU | AdU | FEU | UP | ADMU | DLSU | NU | FEU |
| 6th | ADMU | UP | AdU | AdU | AdU | UE | DLSU | AdU | FEU | AdU | ADMU | UE |
| 7th | NU | UE | | ADMU | NU | | AdU | ADMU | AdU | | | |
| 8th | AdU | ADMU | | NU | ADMU | | NU | | | | | |
| Rank | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S | WOMEN'S |
| 1st | FEU | FEU | UST | FEU | UP | UP | FEU | DLSU | UST | AdU | DLSU |
| 2nd | UST | DLSU | UP | UP | UST | FEU | UST | | UP | UST | FEU |
| 3rd | UP | UE | DLSU | UE | DLSU | ADMU | DLSU | ADMU UST | ADMU | UP | UP |
| 4th | AdU | UST | ADMU | UST | AdU | UST | AdU | UP | DLSU | DLSU | ADMU |
| 5th | DLSU | UP | AdU | AdU | UE | DLSU | UE | UE | UE | UE | UST |
| 6th | UE | AdU | UE | DLSU | FEU | AdU | UP | FEU | AdU | ADMU | |
| 7th | ADMU | NU | | ADMU | NU | UE | ADMU | AdU | | | |
| 8th | | ADMU | | | ADMU | NU | | | | | |

### Juniors Division championships

| Rank | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | GIRLS' | GIRLS' |
| 1st | USTHS | DLSZ | USTHS | ADMU | UE | AdU | DLSZ | USTHS |
| 2nd | ADMU | ADMU & USTHS | DLSZ | AdU | AdU & ADMU | ADMU | USTHS | DLSZ |
| 3rd | AdU | ADMU & USTHS | ADMU | UST | AdU & ADMU | USTHS | UE | AdU |
| 4th | DLSZ | UE | AdU | UE | USTHS | UPIS | NU | UE |
| 5th | UE | UPIS | UPIS | NU | UPIS | DLSZ | UPIS | UPIS |
| 6th | UPIS | NU | UE | | NU | UE | | |
| 7th | NU | | | | DLSZ | | | |

## Overall Championship race

The host school is boldfaced. Final.