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
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors division Boys' tournament Elimination round
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Volleyball
Seniors division Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings RankTeamWLPCTGBTie 1 14 0 1.000 -- 2 10 4 .714 4 3 9 5 .643 5 4 9 5 .643 5 5 6 8 .429 8 2-0 6 6 8 .429 8 0-2 7 2 12 .083 12 8 0 14 .000 14
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: Best Digger: Best Server: Best Attacker: Best Blocker: Best Receiver: Best Setter:
Women's tournament Elimination round Team standings RankTeamGPWLPCTTie 1 14 13 1 .929 2 14 12 2 .857 3 14 9 5 .643 4 14 9 5 .643 5 14 6 8 .429 6 14 3 11 .214 7 14 3 11 .214 8 14 1 13 .071
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Best Blocker: Best Server: Best Receiver: Best Setter: Best Digger: Best Attacker: Best Scorer:
Juniors division Boys' tournament Elimination round Team standings RankTeamGPWLPCTTie 1 10 10 0 1.000 2 10 7 3 .700 3 10 7 3 .700 With UE sweeping the elimination round, the Red Pages were declared automatic champions and the Finals was not held.
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Girls' tournament Elimination round Team standings RankTeamGPWLPCT 1 6 6 0 1.000 With UST sweeping the elimination round, the Tigress Cubs were declared automatic champions and the Finals was not held.
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
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.
Men's tournament TeamWLGB 7 0 -- 6 1 1 5 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 2 5 5 1 6 6 1 6 6
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament TeamWLGB 7 0 -- 6 1 1 5 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 2 5 5 1 6 6 0 7 7
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
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
Team standings
Match-up results
Finals FEU had the twice to beat advantage.
Women's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
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
Team standings TeamWLGB 100-- 733 64 4 466 377 01010
Match-up results
Softball The UAAP Softball tournament opened on January 10, 2009. Games were played at the UST Open Field.
Women's tournament Elimination round
Team standings TeamWLGB 100-- 644 555 555 466 01010
Match-up results
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.FEU men 3-peat in UAAP chess; DLSU stops UST women’s reign
Seniors division
Men's tournament Team standings Standings after 12 rounds Team Points 36.0 33.5 33.0 31.5 29.5 25.5 24.5 10.5
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Team standings Standings after 12 rounds Team Points TB 35.0 35.0 28.0 25.5 23.0 17.0 4.0
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors division Boys' tournament Team standings Standings after 12 rounds Team Points 36.5 33.5 32.5 26.5 26 7.5 5.5
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Taekwondo The UAAP Season 71 Taekwondo tournaments were held on September 13 and September 17, 2008 at the Far Eastern University Gym.UST jins bag sixth straight UAAP women's title
Seniors division
Men's tournament Team standings Final. TeamWLGB 5 0 - 4 1 - 3 2 - 3 3 - - -
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Team standings Final. TeamWLGB 5 0 - 4 1 - 4 2 - 3 2 - - -
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors division Boys' tournament Team standings Final. TeamWLGB 5 0 - 4 1 - 3 2 - - - -
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
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
Men's tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals PointsTotal 216937 31432 28 726
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals PointsTotal 5501075 21 1214 4
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors division Boys' tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals PointsTotal 521862 0033
Awards Most Valuable Player: 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.
Men's tournament TeamWLGB 7 0 -- 6 1 1 5 2 2 4 3 3 3 4 4 2 5 5 1 6 6 0 7 7Awards:UAAP Badminton Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Most Improved Player:
Women's tournament TeamWLGB 7 0 -- 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 3 4 4 2 5 5 1 6 6 0 7 7AwardsUAAP Badminton Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Most Improved Player:
Tennis The UAAP Season 71 Tennis tournaments began on January 10, 2009 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Tennis Courts.
Men's tournament Elimination round TeamWLGB 5 1 0.5 5 0 -- 3 3 2.5 1 5 4.5 0 5 5
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round TeamWLGB 6 0 -- 4 2 2 2 4 4 0 6 6
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
Men's tournament Team standings
TeamWLGB 12 0 -- 10 2 2 6 6 6 5 7 7 4 8 8 2 10 10 0 12 12
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Team standings
TeamWLGB 10 0 - 8 2 2 6 4 4 4 6 6 2 8 8 0 10 10
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors' division Boys' tournament
Team standings
TeamWLGB 12 0 - 10 2 - 6 4 - 6 6 - 5 7 - 2 10 - 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.
Seniors division
Men's tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals PointsTotal 223 211 36211176 17715
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals Points Total 961025216 213 172
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Pos. Pts. 1st 15 2nd 12 3rd 10 4th 8 5th 6 6th 4 7th 2 8th 1
Juniors division
Boys' tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals Points Total 15131038385
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Girls' tournament Team standings Final results: Team Medals Points Total 260
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
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
Seniors' division
Juniors' division
General championship tally Seniors' division
Juniors' division
Individual awards Athlete of the Year: Seniors': Juniors':
References
See also NCAA Season 84