# UAAP Season 79

UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening ceremony was held at the UST Plaza Mayor at 3:00 pm with the formal introduction of ballroom dancing as a demonstration sport in this season by the host school University of Santo Tomas (UST) at España, Manila. The official ceremony started at 5:00 pm as there was a concert party themed "Dare to Dream" where the official theme song for the season was revealed. However, unlike in the previous years when the first double-header basketball games were held following the opening ceremonies, this year it was held the following day, September 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The eight member universities of the UAAP are competing in fifteen sports to vie for the overall championship. Season 79 marks the start of Ateneo's participation in the Juniors Girls division. Ateneo fielded teams in the Juniors Girls Swimming, Fencing and Track & Field tournaments. For more information check here;

## Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the UAAP Season 79 was held at the University of Santo Tomas main campus in España, Sampaloc, Manila on September 3, 2016. The ceremony kicked off with a ballroom Formation competition at the Quadricentennial Pavilion.
Ballroom dancing, which all member schools (except FEU) participated, was the newest demonstration sport and a side event before the commencement of UAAP basketball competition. University of the Philippines swept both the Latin and Standard categories in the said competition.
After the event, an opening parade and program proper, followed by an outdoor concert was also held at the nearby Plaza Mayor. The performers include: the UST Salinggawi Dance, Conservatory of Music choirs: Coro Tomasino, and Liturgikon Vocal Ensemble, along with the Conservatory of Music orchestra. Soloist Neil Morales sang the theme "Dare to Dream" composed by Neo Hernandez.
The first doubleheader games of the men's basketball tournament will start the next day at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
A press conference was conducted at the Novotel Manila in Quezon City, 4 days before the actual opening.

## Rule changes

Starting this season, the UAAP officially decided to remove the thrice-to-beat advantage of teams which sweep the elimination rounds in all UAAP sports. In the new rule, a team which will get a perfect record in the elimination rounds will have an outright Finals slot and the championship will be decided via a best-of-3 series, while the other top 3 teams will play using the current stepladder format in the semi-final round with the number 2 seed getting a twice-to-beat advantage. The team which wins the stepladder round gets to play against the sweeping team in a Best of Three Finals. However, in Football, there will be no twice-to-beat advantage for the top 2 seeded teams in the Final Four round and no best-of-three series in the Finals. All match-ups will be a one-game affair.
In addition, the traditional singing of school hymns will be played during the pre-game warm-ups, instead of after the games.

## Sports calendar

This is the tentative calendar of events of the UAAP Season 79. The list includes the tournament host schools and the venues.

### First semester

| Sport/Division | Event Host | Start Date | Venue/s |
| Ballroom Dancing (demo sport) | UST | September 3, 2016 | UST Quadricentennial Pavilion |
| Basketball (Men) | UST | September 4, 2016 | Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena |
| Basketball (Women) | UST | September 4, 2016 | Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena |
| Volleyball (Juniors) | Adamson | September 10, 2016 | Adamson University Gym |
| Badminton (Seniors) | FEU | September 16, 2016 | Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall |
| Beach Volleyball (Seniors) | UE | October 1, 2016 | Sands at SM by the Bay |
| Table Tennis (M/W/B) | UP | October 8–9, 15–19, 2016 | Blue Eagle Gym |
| Taekwondo (M/W/B) | Ateneo | October 22, 2016 | Blue Eagle Gym |
| Poomsae (M/W/B) | Ateneo | October 21, 2016 | Blue Eagle Gym / Filoil Flying V Centre |
| Swimming (Seniors/Juniors) | UP | October 21–24, 2016 | Rizal Memorial Swimming Complex |
| Judo (Seniors/Juniors) | La Salle | November 19, 2016 | De La Salle-Zobel Sports Pavilion |
| Cheerdance | Special Events Committee | November 19, 2016 | Smart Araneta Coliseum |

### Second semester

| Sport/Division | Event Host | Start Date | Venue |
| Basketball (Boys) | FEU | November 12, 2016 | Filoil Flying V Centre |
| Football (Boys) | Ateneo | December 3, 2016 | Rizal Memorial Football Stadium and Moro Lorenzo Football Field |
| Baseball (M/B) | La Salle | February 4, 2017 | Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium |
| Softball (W) | La Salle | February 4, 2017 | Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium |
| Volleyball (Seniors) | UST | February 4, 2017 | Filoil Flying V Centre, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena |
| Football (Seniors) | Ateneo | February 4, 2017 | Moro Lorenzo Football Field, Rizal Memorial Football Stadium |
| Chess (Seniors/Juniors) | Adamson | February 6, 2017 | Henry Sy. Sr. Hall, DLSU-Taft |
| Fencing (Seniors/Juniors) | UE | February 8, 2017 | UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena |
| Track and Field (Seniors/Juniors) | NU | February 9, 2017 | Philsports Arena (Formerly ULTRA) Oval Track |
| Lawn Tennis (Seniors) | NU | February 18, 2017 | Rizal Memorial Tennis Center |
| Streetdance | Special Events Committee | May 20, 2017 | UST Plaza Mayor |

## Basketball
### Seniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division basketball tournament began on September 4, 2016, the day after the official opening. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas and the tournament commissioner is Rebo Saguisag. The UAAP have adopted FIBA rules on technicals, timeouts, among others. The tournament still used referees from BRASCU for officiating.

#### Men's tournament
##### Elimination round
###### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | De La Salle Green Archers | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | NU Bulldogs | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 6 | UP Fighting Maroons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 | UE Red Warriors | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 8 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NU 1–1 UP (NU +6)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 UST (UE +9)

##### 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) |
| 1 | La Salle | La Salle | 69 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 64 | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 64 | 1 | La Salle | 67 | 79 |
| | | | | 2 | Ateneo | 65 | 72 |
| 2 | Ateneo | 61 | 69* | 2 | Ateneo | 65 | 72 |
| 3 | FEU | 62 | 68 | |
* Game went into overtime.

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Rookie of the Year: Aljun Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)

#### Women's tournament
##### Elimination round
###### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 11 | 3 | .786 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | UE Lady Warriors | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | Proceed to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | UST Tigresses (H) | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | |
| 7 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11 | |
| 8 | UP Fighting Maroons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | |
* ↑ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: Adamson 73–58 UST

##### Playoffs

| Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | 1 | NU | 77 | 96 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 72 | 2 | La Salle | 74 | 72 |
| 3 | UE | 48 | 3 | UE | 50 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | 45 | | | | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (NU Lady Bulldogs)
* Rookie of the Year:

### Juniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors' division basketball tournament started on November 12, 2016. The tournament venue will be at the Filoil Flying V Centre. The tournament host is the Far Eastern University.

#### Boys' tournament
##### Elimination round
###### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NUNS Bullpups | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws (H) | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UST Tiger Cubs | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | |
| 6 | UPIS Junior Maroons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | |
| 7 | UE Junior Warriors | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 8 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 2 | 12 | .143 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: FEU Diliman 64–62 Ateneo
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: DLSZ 72–65 UST
* ↑ Adamson forfeited 11 wins after Encho Serrano, who participated on those games, was ruled as an ineligible player.

##### 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) |
| 1 | NSNU | NSNU | 72 | | | | |
| 4 | DLSZ | DLSZ | 50 | |
| 4 | DLSZ | DLSZ | 50 | 1 | NSNU | 65 | 73 |
| | | | | 2 | FEU–D | 66 | 81 |
| 2 | FEU–D | 56 | 74 | 2 | FEU–D | 66 | 81 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 75 | 72 | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Juan Gómez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
* Rookie of the Year: Kai Zachary Sotto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

## Volleyball
### Seniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division volleyball tournament will start on February 4, 2017. The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas. Rustico "Otie" Camangian is the tournament commissioner.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 14.000 | 1126 | 849 | 1.326 | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | NU Bulldogs | 14 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 2.643 | 1206 | 1063 | 1.135 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | FEU Tamaraws | 14 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 1.273 | 1119 | 1065 | 1.051 | Stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 0.629 | 1179 | 1292 | 0.913 | Stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 14 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 0.806 | 1235 | 1275 | 0.969 | |
| 6 | De La Salle Green Archers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 0.742 | 1195 | 1217 | 0.982 | |
| 7 | UP Fighting Maroons | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 32 | 0.688 | 1152 | 1222 | 0.943 | |
| 8 | UE Red Warriors | 14 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 0.244 | 987 | 1216 | 0.812 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Adamson 2–2, La Salle 2–2, UP 2–2; Adamson 18 pts, La Salle 17 pts, UP 15 pts

###### Playoffs

| Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Ateneo | 3 | 3 |
| | | | 2 | NU | 1 | 3 | 2 | NU | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | FEU | 3 | 3 | FEU | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | UST | 0 | | | | | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Chumason Celestine Njigha (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

#### Women's tournament
##### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 14 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 3.250 | 1189 | 978 | 1.216 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 14 | 11 | 3 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 3.182 | 1103 | 893 | 1.235 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UST Tigresses (H) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 1.381 | 1154 | 1044 | 1.105 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 1.429 | 1167 | 1061 | 1.100 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UP Lady Maroons | 14 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 1050 | 1034 | 1.015 | |
| 6 | NU Lady Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 0.964 | 1166 | 1211 | 0.963 | |
| 7 | UE Lady Warriors | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 0.175 | 862 | 1143 | 0.754 | |
| 8 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0.128 | 739 | 1066 | 0.693 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 NU; UP +2
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 Adamson; UE: better sets ratio

###### 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) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | Ateneo | 3 | | | | |
| 1 | FEU | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | FEU | 1 | 1 | Ateneo | 1 | 2 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | La Salle | 3 | 2 | La Salle | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | UST | 1 | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Mary Joy Baron (De La Salle Lady Archers)
* Finals MVP : Desiree Wynea Cheng (De La Salle Lady Archers)
* Rookie of the Year: Julianne Marie Samonte (Ateneo Lady Eagles)

### Juniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 juniors' volleyball tournament started on September 10, 2016. The tournament venue will be at the Adamson University Gym. Adamson is the tournament host. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments increased to eight and seven, respectively. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams beginning season 77. Adamson fielded a boys' team starting season 79. Since there are now more than six participating schools in each tournament, both tournaments will have a Final Four format. The UAAP Board decided to move the high school volleyball tournaments from 2nd semester to 1st semester in Season 78 due to the basketball juniors tournament being moved from the 1st semester to 2nd semester.

#### Boys' tournament
##### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NUNS Bullpups | 14 | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UST Tiger Cubs (H) | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UE Junior Warriors | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9 | |
| 7 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 14 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Maroons | 14 | 0 | 14 | .000 | 13 | |

###### 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) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| NU | NU | 3 | | | | | |
| FEU | FEU | 1 | | | | | |
| FEU | FEU | 1 | 1 | NU | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | 2 | UST | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| UST | UST | 3 | 2 | UST | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| UE | UE | 0 | | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Lorence Cruz (NUNS Bullpups)
* Rookie of the Year: Raymond Bryce De Guzman (DLSZ Junior Archers)

#### Girls' tournament
##### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | NSNU Lady Bullpups | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | UST Junior Tigresses (H) | 12 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 |
| 3 | DLSZ Junior Lady Archers | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4 | Qualified to stepladder round 1 |
| 4 | UE Junior Amazons | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 8 | Qualified to stepladder round 1 |
| 5 | FEU Lady Baby Tamaraws | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 8 | |
| 6 | Adamson Lady Baby Falcons | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 8 | |
| 7 | UPIS Junior Lady Maroons | 12 | 0 | 12 | .000 | 12 | |

##### Playoffs

| 4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff) | 4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff) | 4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff) | First round (One–game playoff) | First round (One–game playoff) | First round (One–game playoff) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | NSNU | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UST | 3 | 2 | UST | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | | | 3 | DLSZ | 3 | 3 | DLSZ | 1 | | | | | |
| FEU | FEU | 0 | 4 | UE | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| UE | UE | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (NUNS Lady Bullpups)
* Rookie of the Year: Kathleen Keith Layugan (UE Junior Lady Warriors)

## Beach volleyball

The UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournament began on October 1, 2016. The tournament venue was at the Sands at SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Metro Manila. University of the East was the tournament host. Beach volleyball is a single round-robin elimination tournament.

### Men's tournament
#### Elimination round
##### Playoffs

| Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | 1 | UST | 2 | 2 |
| | | | 2 | UP | 0 | 0 | 4 | FEU | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | NU | 0 | 4 | FEU | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | FEU | 2 | | | | | | | | |

#### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Kris Roy Guzman (UST Growling Tigers)
* Rookie of the Year: Jeremiah Barrica (FEU Tamaraws)

### Women's tournament
#### Elimination round
##### Playoffs

| Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | 1 | UST | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | 2 | FEU | 1 | 2 | 2 | FEU | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 0 | 4 | La Salle | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | La Salle | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Cherry Ann Rondina (UST Tigresses)
* Rookie of the Year: Caitlyn Viray (UST Growling Tigers)

## Football

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division football tournament will start on February 4, 2017, at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. The tournament venue will be at the following football fields: Rizal Memorial Stadium (during weekends) and the Ateneo Moro Lorenzo Field (during weekdays). The tournament host is Ateneo and Rely San Agustin is the tournament commissioner.

### Men's tournament
#### Elimination round
##### Team standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 35 | Semifinals |
| 2 | UP Fighting Maroons | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 28 | Semifinals |
| 3 | FEU Tamaraws | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 22 | Semifinals |
| 4 | UST Growling Tigers (H) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 21 | Semifinals |
| 5 | NU Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 19 | |
| 6 | De La Salle Green Archers | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | UE Red Warriors | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 14 | |
| 8 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 40 | −32 | 3 | |

##### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Ateneo | 2 | | | |
| 4 | UST | 1 | | | |
| 4 | UST | 1 | 1 | Ateneo | 1 |
| | | | 3 | FEU | 0 |
| 2 | UP | 1 | 3 | FEU | 0 |
| 3 | FEU | 2 | | | |
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Javier Augustine Gayoso (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Jordan Blair Jarvis (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

#### Women's tournament
##### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | De La Salle Lady Archers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 24 | Finals |
| 2 | UST Tigresses (H) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 13 | Finals |
| 3 | Ateneo Lady Eagles | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 8 | One-game playoff |
| 4 | UP Lady Maroons | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | |
| 5 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 5 | |

#### Playoffs

| One-game playoff | One-game playoff | One-game playoff | Finals One-game playoff | Finals One-game playoff | Finals One-game playoff |
| | | | 1 | La Salle | 3 |
| 2 | UST | 5 | 2 | UST | 1 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 4 | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Kyla Inquig (De La Salle Lady Archers)
* Rookie of the Year: Mary Indac (UST Tigresses)

#### Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 79 juniors' division football tournament started on December 3, 2016. All games are scheduled to take place at the Ateneo Moro Lorenzo Football field on December 3, 10, 17 for the first round and January 14, 21, 28, 2017 for the second round. The championship game is scheduled for February 4, 2017. Ateneo is the tournament host.

##### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 15 | Finals |
| 2 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Finals |
| 3 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets (H) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 2 | |
| 4 | UST Tiger Cubs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 2 | |

##### Finals

| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | FEU | 1 |
| 2 | La Salle | 0 |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Orlan Togores (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
* Rookie of the Year: Jermi Darapan (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)

## Baseball

The UAAP Season 79 Seniors' division baseball tournament began on February 4, 2017, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.

### Men's tournament
#### Elimination round
##### Scores

    Results to the right and top of the gray cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games. Superscript is the number of innings played before the mercy rule applied.
| Team | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | NU | UP | UST |
| Adamson | | 4–2 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 9–5 | 4–20 |
| Ateneo | 6–4 | | 13–6 | 10–1 | 8–5 | 12–2 |
| La Salle | | 8–5 | | | 19–1 | 11–4 |
| NU | 3–4 | | | | 3–2 | 6–11 |
| UP | | 0–4 | 5–9 | | | 10–18 |
| UST | | 9–4 | 11–6 | | 8–2 | |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | 14–4 | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | – | De La Salle Green Archers |
| Adamson Soaring Falcons | - | De La Salle Green Archers |

#### Awards

* Season Most Valuable Player: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Juan Paulo Macasaet (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Rookie of the Year: Daniel Jaime Laurel (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
* Best Pitcher: Jerome Yenson (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
* Best Hitter: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Best Slugger: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Most Runs Batted-In : Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
* Most Home-runs : Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers) and Jerome Yenson (Adamson Soaring Falcons)
* Most Stolen Bases : Paolo Gonzalo Salud (De La Salle Green Archers)

### Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors' division baseball (demonstration sport) tournament began on February 4, 2017, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.

#### Scores

    Results to the right and top of the gray cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games. Superscript is the number of innings played before the mercy rule applied.
| Team | AdMU | UST |
| Ateneo | | 7–8 |
| La Salle | 0–3 | |
| UST | 2–3 | |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 3–1 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 7–8 | DLSZ Junior Archers |
| Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 0-2 | DLSZ Junior Archers |

#### Awards

* Most Valuable Player:
* Rookie of the Year:

## Softball

The UAAP Season 79 softball tournament began on February 4, 2017, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle. Softball is a sport for women only in the UAAP.

### Women's tournament
#### Elimination round
##### Scores

    Results to the right and top of the gray cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games. Superscript is the number of innings played before the mercy rule applied.
| Team | AdU | ADMU | DLSU | NU | UE | UP | UST |
| Adamson | | 11–1 | 9–1 | 6–5 | 10–3 | 14–0 | 4–0 |
| Ateneo | 2–11 | | 1–11 | 0–6 | 6–5 | 5–6 | 3–5 |
| La Salle | | 2–1 | | 2–7 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 1–3 |
| NU | | 9–2 | | | | | 1–0 |
| UE | | | | 1–2 | | 0–11 | |
| UP | | 5–4 | 1–9 | | | | 2–5 |
| UST | | | | | 8–1 | 2–5 | |

#### Awards

* Season Most Valuable Player: Angelie Ursabia (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Finals Most Valuable Player: Lyca Basa (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Rookie of the Year: Jamie Luz San Juan (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
* Best Pitcher: Mary Ann Antolihao (UST Tigresses)
* Best Hitter: Mallows Garde (UST Tigresses)
* Best Slugger: Angelie Ursabia (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Most Runs Batted-In : Florabelle Pabiana (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Most Stolen Bases : Krisha Cantor (Adamson Lady Falcons)
* Most Home-runs : Angelie Ursabia (Adamson Lady Falcons)

## Badminton

The UAAP Season 79 badminton tournament began on September 16, 2016. The tournament venue was the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. Badminton is a single round-robin elimination tournament. Far Eastern University was the tournament host.

### Seniors' division
#### Men's tournament
##### Playoffs

| 4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff) | 4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff) | 4th–seed playoff (One–game playoff) | First round (One–game playoff) | First round (One–game playoff) | First round (One–game playoff) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | NU | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UP | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ateneo | 0 | 0 |
| | | | 3 | La Salle | 2 | 4 | Ateneo | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| UST | UST | 1 | 4 | Ateneo | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ateneo | Ateneo | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ros Leenard Pedrosa (NU Bulldogs)
* Rookie of the Year: Enrico Keoni Asuncion (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

#### Women's tournament
##### Playoffs

| Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| | | | | | | | 1 | UP | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 0 | 0 | 3 | Ateneo | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 3 | 3 | Ateneo | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | NU | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala (UP Lady Maroons)
* Rookie of the Year: Chanelle Lunod (Ateneo Lady Eagles)

## Judo

The UAAP Season 79 Judo Championships was held from November 19–20, 2016 at the De La Salle Zobel Sports Pavilion in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. The tournament host was De La Salle University.

### Juniors' division
## Swimming

The UAAP Season 79 Swimming Championships was held from October 21–24, 2016 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. The tournament host was University of the Philippines and tournament commissioner was Richard G. Luna. The number of participating teams in the Girls' tournament increased by one school with the participation of Ateneo.
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.

### Juniors' division
## Performance sports
### Ballroom dancing

The UAAP Season 79 opened with a new competition, Ballroom Dancing. UP swept the competition. The UP Ballroom Formation Team claimed the championship in both Latin-American and Standard Ballroom categories of the inaugural UAAP Ballroom Competition on September 3, 2016, inside the University of Santo Tomas campus in Espana Boulevard, Manila. Ballroom Dancing is a demonstration sport.

### Cheerdance

The UAAP Season 79 cheerdance competition was held on November 19, 2016, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was hosted by University of Santo Tomas, the season's host. University of the Philippines Pep Squad skipped the UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition due to an unresolved protest against last year's results. Cheerdance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the overall championship are not awarded to the participating schools.

#### Team standings

| Rank | Team | Order | Tumbling | Stunts | Tosses | Pyramids | Dance | Penalties | Points | Percentage |
| 1 | NU Pep Squad | 7th | 89.00 | 87.00 | 82.00 | 84.00 | 370.00 | –1 | 711.00 | 88.88% |
| 2 | FEU Cheering Squad | 4th | 82.00 | 78.00 | 84.00 | 83.50 | 349.00 | –18 | 658.50 | 82.31% |
| 3 | Adamson Pep Squad | 5th | 64.50 | 72.50 | 80.00 | 89.00 | 353.00 | –4 | 655.00 | 81.88% |
| 4 | UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe | 2nd | 80.00 | 75.00 | 77.50 | 78.00 | 343.50 | –4 | 650.00 | 81.25% |
| 5 | UE Pep Squad | 6th | 68.50 | 81.50 | 87.50 | 79.50 | 343.00 | –15 | 645.00 | 80.63% |
| 6 | DLSU Animo Squad | 1st | 63.00 | 70.00 | 69.00 | 75.00 | 294.50 | –11 | 560.50 | 70.06% |
| 7 | Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion | 3rd | 55.50 | 64.00 | 67.50 | 74.00 | 281.00 | –30 | 512.00 | 64.00% |
| - | UP Pep Squad | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Order refers to order of performance.
Special awards from sponsors:
* Yamaha Best Toss: NU Pep Squad
* Jollibee Over-The-Top Pyramid: NU Pep Squad

#### Group stunts competition

| Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place |
| NU | UST | FEU |

### Streetdance

The 4th UAAP Street Dance Competition was held on May 20, 2017, at the UST Plaza Mayor hosted by University of Santo Tomas. Street dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participating schools. NU Underdawgz did not participate for the second straight year.
| Rank | Team | Order | Performance Judge A | Performance Judge B | Skill Judge C | Skill Judge D | Penalty Judge E | Points |
| | La Salle Dance Company – Street | 7 | 44.5 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 44.0 | 0 | 89.00 |
| | UP Street Dance Club | 4 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 88.75 |
| | UST Prime | 3 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 0 | 85.75 |
| 4 | UE Armada | 1 | 43.0 | 40.5 | 36.0 | 47.0 | 0 | 83.25 |
| 5 | FEU Dance Company | 6 | 35.0 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 79.25 |
| 6 | Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS) | 5 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 42.0 | 0 | 78.50 |
| 7 | Adamson CAST | 2 | 32.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 75.00 |
Host team in boldface

## 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.

### General championship tally
#### Seniors' division

| vte | vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Rank | Team | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | C | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | C | Overall |
| 1 | UST (H) | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 147 | 153 | 12 | 312 |
| 2 | La Salle | 15 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 115 | 139 | 15 | 269 |
| 3 | Ateneo | 12 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 125 | 102 | 6 | 233 |
| 4 | UP | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 115 | 10 | 214 |
| 5 | NU | 6 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | 15 | — | 6 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 79 | 4 | 185 |
| 6 | FEU | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 15 | 12 | — | — | 89 | 71 | 8 | 168 |
| 7 | UE | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 80 | 77 | 0 | 157 |
| 8 | Adamson | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 40 | 0 | 86 |

#### Juniors' division

| vte | vte | | | | | | | | | | Total | Total | Total |
| Rank | Team | B | B | G | B | G | B | G | B | B | B | G | Overall |
| 1 | UST (H) | 6 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 68 | 39 | 107 |
| 2 | DLSZ | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 46 | 25 | 71 |
| 2 | NSNU | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | 50 | 21 | 71 |
| 4 | Ateneo | 10 | 6 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 48 | 8 | 56 |
| 5 | FEU–D | 15 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 46 | 6 | 52 |
| 6 | UE | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | UPIS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | Adamson | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 |

## Broadcast coverage

For its 2nd straight season since its broadcast deal renewal, ABS-CBN Sports will provide television and online coverage for all UAAP events. The games will be aired live on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166 and their website, sports.abs-cbn.com.