# UAAP Season 71

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.

## 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 | Teamvte | 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 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU Tamaraws | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | UE Red Warriors | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UST Growling Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 7 | |
| 6 | UP Fighting Maroons (H) | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 7 | Adamson Soaring Falcons | 3 | 11 | .214 | 10 | |
| 8 | NU Bulldogs | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: La Salle 62–59 FEU
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UP 2–0 Adamson

##### 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 | 70 | | | | |
| 4 | UE | 50 | | | | |
| 4 | UE | 50 | 1 | Ateneo | 69 | 62 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 61 | 51 |
| 2 | La Salle | 67 | 2 | La Salle | 61 | 51 |
| 3 | FEU | 62 | | | | |

##### 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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | FEU Lady Tamaraws | 13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UST Tigresses | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UP Lady Maroons (H) | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Lady Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: UST 69–64

##### 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 | FEU | 56 | 74 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | 57 | 63 | |
| 4 | Adamson | 57 | 63 | 1 | FEU | 54 | 52 |
| | | | | 3 | UP | 52 | 46 |
| 2 | UST | 39 | 46 | 3 | UP | 52 | 46 |
| 3 | UP | 52 | 50 | |

##### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST Tigresses)
* Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson Lady Falcons)

### Juniors division
#### Boys' tournament
##### Elimination round

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Ateneo Blue Eaglets | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | DLSZ Junior Archers | 12 | 2 | .857 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | Adamson Baby Falcons | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | UST Tiger Cubs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | |
| 6 | UE Junior Warriors | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 7 | NUNS Bullpups | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 | |
| 8 | UPIS Junior Maroons (H) | 0 | 14 | .000 | 12 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–1 La Salle (Ateneo +2)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Adamson (FEU +10)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 NU (UE +10)

##### 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 | Ateneo | Ateneo | 78 | | | | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 45 | |
| 4 | Adamson | Adamson | 45 | 1 | Ateneo | 72 | 71 |
| | | | | 3 | FEU–FERN | 62 | 60 |
| 2 | La Salle Zobel | 70 | 56 | 3 | FEU–FERN | 62 | 60 |
| 3 | FEU–FERN | 72** | 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 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

| 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series | Finals Best-of-three series |
| | | | 1 | UST | UST | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ateneo | Ateneo | 0 | | | | |
| Ateneo | Ateneo | 2 | | | | | 1 | UST | 3 | 3 |
| UP | UP | 3 | | | | | 3 | UP | 0 | 0 |
| | | | 2 | La Salle | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | UP | 3 | 3 | | | | |

##### 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 |
| 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

| 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | 3rd-seed playoff | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat | 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 | La Salle | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Adamson | 1 | | | | | |
| Adamson | Adamson | 0 | | | | 1 | La Salle | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UST | UST | 3 | | | | 2 | FEU | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | 2 | FEU | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | UST | 1 | | | | | |

##### 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 |
| 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
#### Finals

FEU had the twice to beat advantage.

### Women's tournament
#### 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.

### 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.

### 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.

### Juniors division
#### Boys' tournament
##### Team standings

Final results:
| Team | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | Points |
| Team | | | | Total | Points |
| 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.

### 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
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
## 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.

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

| vte | vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | Total | 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

| vte | vte | | | | | | | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | 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)