UAAP Season 78 was the 2015–2016 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). It opened on September 5, 2015, almost two months after the usual July opening of the league during previous seasons, due to the shift in the academic calendars of four member universities, i.e. Ateneo, La Salle, UP and UST. It was hosted by the University of the Philippines.
The eight-member universities of the UAAP competed in fifteen sports to vie for the general championship title.
Opening ceremony The opening ceremonies of the UAAP Season 78 was held last September 5, 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. "Philippine Archipelago" was the theme for the opening. A festive dance number featuring the rich history of the country and the eight vintas, consisting of eight universities of the UAAP, was performed by UP Dance & Performance groups including UP Streetdance Club, UP Dance Company, UP Dancesport Society, UP Filipiniana Dance Group, ROTC Symphonic Band, Tugma and the UP Pep Squad.
It was well attended with high officials from the UAAP Board and ABS-CBN Sports present. The host's (UP) President Alfredo Pascual and UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan formally opened the season. This was followed with the parade of athletes and the awarding presentation of the UAAP Season 77 general championship trophies.
A basketball double header to start off the 1st elimination round, UP vs. UE at 2p.m. and Adamson vs. UST at 4p.m. followed after the opening ceremonies.
The following day at the Mall of Asia Arena, La Salle faced reigning champion NU and FEU battled Ateneo, while Women's Basketball festivities started on the same day at the Blue Eagle Gym.
A Press conference was also held at Gateway Cubao, few days before the opening.
Sports calendar First semester Sport/Division Event host Date Venue Volleyball (Juniors) Adamson August 29 - October 22, 2015 Adamson University Gym Basketball (Men) UP September 5 - December 2, 2015 SM Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum Basketball (Women) UP September 6 - December 6, 2015 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Badminton (Seniors) FEU September 19, 2015 – October 17, 2015 Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall Cheerdance Special Events Committee October 3, 2015 SM Mall of Asia Arena Beach Volleyball (Seniors) UST October 9–21, 2015 Sands at SM By The Bay, SM Mall of Asia Taekwondo (M/W/B) Ateneo October 13–14 and 23, 2015 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym, Filoil Flying V Arena Poomsae (M/W/B) Ateneo October 21, 2015 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym, Filoil Flying V Arena Table Tennis (M/W/B) UE October 17–18 and 24-25, 2015 Ninoy Aquino Stadium Swimming (Seniors/Juniors) NU October 23–25, 2015 Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool Basketball (Boys) FEU November 14, 2015 - February 2016 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym, Filoil Flying V Arena Judo (Seniors/Juniors) La Salle November 18–19, 2015 La Salle Greenhills Gym Football (Boys) Ateneo December 5, 2015 - February 7, 2016 Ateneo de Manila University Moro Lorenzo Field
Second semester Sport/Division Event host Date Venue Baseball (M/B), Softball (W) La Salle Boys - January 9, 2016Men's - February 4, 2016 - April 2016Women's - January 30, 2016 Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium Volleyball (Seniors) UP January 30, 2016 Filoil Flying V Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena, Philsports Arena Football (Seniors) Ateneo February 7 - May 2016 Moro Lorenzo Field, McKinley Hill Stadium, Rizal Memorial Football Stadium (postseason only) Chess (Seniors/B) Adamson February 7 - March 2016 Henry Sy Sr.Hall in DLSU, Taft Ave, Manila. Fencing (Seniors/Juniors) FEU February 10–13, 2016 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Lawn Tennis (Seniors) UST January 30, 2016 - March 2016 Rizal Memorial Tennis Center Track and Field (Seniors/Boys) NU 2nd week of February - March 2016 ULTRA Track Oval Streetdance Special Events Committee April 9, 2016 SM Mall of Asia Arena
Basketball
The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division basketball tournament began on September 5, 2015. The tournament host was the University of the Philippines and the tournament commissioner was Rene "Rebo" Saguisag, Jr together with his deputies Romy Guevarra, Joe Lipa and Bai Cristobal. Referees from BRASCU will be hired for officiating. UAAP adopts FIBA rules on technicals, timeouts, among others.
The UAAP Season 78 juniors division basketball tournament started on November 14, 2015. The tournament venue was at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym. FEU was the tournament host. The Ateneo Blue Eaglets were the defending champions.
At the end of the tournament, the FEU Tamaraws won the Men's Basketball title in a best-of-three game finals series against the UST Growling Tigers which ended on December 2, 2015.
Seniors' division Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Playoffs
Awards Season Most Valuable Player: Finals Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors' division Boys' tournament Elimination round Team standings
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Volleyball
Seniors' division The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on January 31, 2016. The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, the Philsports Arena in Pasig, and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The tournament host is the University of the Philippines. Noreen Go is the tournament commissioner while the Deputy Commissioner and Asst. Deputy Commissioner are Sherwin Malonzo and Ivan Isada, respectively. Referees from the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) headed by Nestor Bello will be used for the tournament's officiating purposes.
Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Playoffs
Awards Season Most Valuable Player: Finals Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Playoffs
Awards Season Most Valuable Player: Finals Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors' division The UAAP Season 78 Juniors volleyball tournament will start on August 22, 2015. The tournament venue will be at the Adamson University Gym in San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila. Adamson is the tournament host. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments both increased to seven. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams beginning season 77. Since there are now seven participating schools, the tournaments will have a Final Four format. The UAAP Board decided to move the high school volleyball tournaments from 2nd semester to 1st semester due to the basketball juniors tournament being moved from the 1st semester to 2nd semester.
Boys' tournament Elimination round
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Girls' tournament Elimination round
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Beach volleyball The UAAP Season 78 beach volleyball tournament began on October 9, 2015. The tournament venue was at the Sands at SM by the Bay SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Metro Manila. University of Santo Tomas was the tournament host. Beach volleyball is a single round-robin elimination tournament.
Men's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Football
The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division football tournament started on February 7, 2016 at the Emperador McKinley Hill Stadium at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The other tournament venues will be at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field of Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Quezon City and at the FEU Diliman Football Field. The tournament host is Ateneo with Jojo Rodriguez as the tournament commissioner.
Seniors' division Men's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
Finals FT: UP 2 v 1 DLSU
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Juniors' division The UAAP Season 78 juniors division football tournament started on December 5, 2015 and ended on February 7, 2016 at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field in the Ateneo de Manila campus in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. FEU-Diliman was crowned as the champion of the tournament.
Boys' Tournament Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
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.
Playoffs
Finals
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Best Striker: Best Midfielder: Best Defender: Best Goalkeeper: Fair Play Award:
Baseball Men's tournament The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division baseball tournament began on February 4, 2016 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.
Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
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.
Finals Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Best Hitter: Best Slugger: Best Pitcher: Most Stolen Bases (8): Most Runs Batted-In (12): , and Most Home-runs (1): , , , and
Boys' tournament The UAAP Season 78 juniors' division (demonstration sport) baseball tournament will begin on January 9, 2016 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.
Elimination round Team standings
Match-up results
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.
Finals
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Softball The UAAP Season 78 softball tournament began on January 30, 2016 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.
Women's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
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.
Playoffs Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Badminton The UAAP Season 78 badminton tournament began on September 19, 2015. 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 Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Table tennis The UAAP Season 78 table tennis tournament began on October 17, 2015. The tournament venue was Ninoy Aquino Stadium. University of the East was the tournament host.
Seniors' division Men's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Women's tournament Elimination round
Team standings
Match-up results
Playoffs
Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:
Taekwondo The UAAP Season 78 taekwondo tournament began on October 23, 2015. The tournament venue was the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Metro Manila. Taekwondo is a single round-robin elimination tournament. Ateneo de Manila University was the tournament host.
Seniors' division Men's tournament