# UAAP Season 59

UAAP Season 59 is the 1996–97 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by De La Salle University-Manila. The season opened on July 13, 1996, at the Araneta Coliseum. The 3rd Annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition was also held after the opening ceremonies.

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

| Pos | Team | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | De La Salle Green Archers (H) | 11 | 3 | 25 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UST Growling Tigers | 10 | 4 | 24 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UP Fighting Maroons | 9 | 5 | 23 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | UE Red Warriors | 8 | 6 | 22 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | Ateneo Blue Eagles | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| 6 | FEU Tamaraws | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| 7 | NU Bulldogs | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| 8 | Adamson Falcons | 3 | 11 | 17 | |

#### 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 | La Salle | 67 | | | | |
| 4 | UE | 55 | | | | |
| 4 | UE | 55 | 1 | La Salle | 60 | 54 |
| | | | 2 | UST | 65 | 57 |
| 2 | UST | 63 | 2 | UST | 65 | 57 |
| 3 | UP | 56 | | | | |

## Championships summary
### Seniors' division championships

Men's :
| Rank | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1st | UST | FEU | DLSU | UST | UST | UST | ADMU | UE | UP | UST | UP | UST | DLSU |
| 2nd | DLSU | UST | UP | UP | AdU | UP | UST | FEU | ADMU | DLSU | | UP | ADMU |
| 3rd | UP | DLSU | UST | DLSU | UP | DLSU | UP | UST | DLSU | UP | | DLSU | UST |
| 4th | UE | UP | AdU | UE | UE | ADMU | DLSU | DLSU | UE | UE | | NU | FEU |
| 5th | ADMU | UE | UE | FEU | FEU | UE | NU | UP | | ADMU & FEU | | AdU | UE |
| 6th | FEU & NU | AdU | ADMU | AdU | DLSU | AdU | UE | ADMU | | ADMU & FEU | | ADMU | UP |
| 7th | FEU & NU | NU | | NU | ADMU | | | AdU | | | | | |
| 8th | AdU | | | ADMU | NU | | | | | | | | |
Women's :
| Rank | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1st | FEU | UST | DLSU | UP | UP | FEU | UP | UST | UP | UP | FEU |
| 2nd | DLSU | FEU | UP | FEU | ADMU | UST | ADMU | DLSU | | AdU | ADMU |
| 3rd | UST | UP | UST | DLSU | DLSU | DLSU | DLSU | UP | | DLSU | DLSU |
| 4th | UP | UE | ADMU | UST | UST | UE | | UE | | UST | UST |
| 5th | AdU | DLSU | AdU & UE | UE | UE | UP | | ADMU | | ADMU | UP |
| 6th | UE | ADMU | AdU & UE | AdU | NU | AdU | | FEU | | | |
| 7th | ADMU | AdU | | NU | | ADMU | | | | | |
| 8th | | NU | | ADMU | | | | | | | |

### Juniors' division championships

| Rank | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | BOYS' | GIRLS' | GIRLS' |
| 1st | USTHS | DLSZ | UST | ADMU | AdU & UE | ADMU | DLSZ | USTHS |
| 2nd | ADMU | UE | DLSZ | UE | AdU & UE | AdU | UPIS | AdU |
| 3rd | DLSZ | ADMU | ADMU | USTHS | NU | USTHS | USTHS | UE |
| 4th | AdU | UPIS | UE | NU | USTHS | DLSZ | UE | DLSZ |
| 5th | UE | NU | AdU | AdU | ADMU | UE & UPIS | NU | UPIS |
| 6th | UPIS | USTHS | UPIS | DLSZ | UPIS | UE & UPIS | | |
| 7th | NU | | | FEU | DLSZ | | | |
| 8th | FEU | | | | | | | |

## Overall championship race

The host school is boldfaced. Final.
Note for Seniors division: Point totals in italics are partial results. The results for the Men and Women's Judo tournaments, in which only Ateneo, La Salle, UP, and UST joined in, are incomplete. UP won both tournaments. Fencing is a demonstration sport, and is not included in the final tally.

### Individual awards

Top Athletes: Men: Herminio Gallo, Jr. (Volleyball) Women: Emmilyn Ong Jimenez (Swimming) Junior: Rufino Manotok (Swimming)