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. [7]
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.
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the Finals
- La Salle defeated FEU 62-59 in their playoff for second-seed.
- UP won in the tiebreaker vs. Adamson on the basis of winning their two elimination round games against Adamson.
Playoffs
Awardees
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the Finals
Playoffs
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Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage |
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Finals
Best-of-three series |
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 FEU |
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Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson)
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the Finals
Playoffs
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson)
- Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (La Salle)
Volleyball
Men's tournament
Elimination round
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
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Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage |
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Finals
Best-of-three series |
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 Ateneo |
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Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (UST)
- Best Digger: Henry James Pecaña (UST)
- Best Server: Ray Karl Dimaculangan (UST)
- Best Attacker: Jayson Ramos (UST)
- Best Blocker: Lloyd Arden Belgado (UP)
- Best Receiver: Bernardino Casanova (DLSU)
- Best Setter: Gerard Magtoto (UP)
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the Finals
Playoffs
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Manilla Santos (La Salle)
- Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (La Salle)
- Best Blocker: Jacqueline Alarca (La Salle)
- Best Server: Rachel Ann Daquis (FEU)
- Best Receiver: Manilla Santos (La Salle)
- Best Setter: April Linor Jose (FEU)
- Best Digger: Lizlee Ann Gata (AdU)
- Best Attacker: Manilla Santos (La Salle)
- Best Scorer: Aiza Maizo (UST)
Boys' tournament
With UE sweeping the elimination round, they were declared automatic champions and the playoffs were not held.
Elimination round
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Michael Reyes (UE)
- Rookie of the Year: Karl Roque (UE)
Girls' tournament
With UST sweeping the elimination round, they were declared automatic champions and the playoffs were not held.
Elimination round
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Alyssa Valdez (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Jelly Buan (UST)
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 sweping the men's and women's tournaments, respectively.
Men's tournament
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Henry James Pecana (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Dominico Ramon Lucindo (UP)
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Women's tournament
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Anna Camille Abanto (FEU)
- Rookie of the Year: Melissa Gohing (La Salle)
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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
Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the Finals
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Match-up results
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Finals
FEU had the twice to beat advantage.
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Team standings
Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the Finals
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Match-up results
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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.
Elimination round
Team standings
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Match-up Results
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Softball
The UAAP Softball tournament opened on January 10, 2009. Games were played at the UST Open Field.
Elimination round
Team standings
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Match-up results
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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.[8]
Standings after 12 rounds
Men's tournament
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: IM John Paul Gomez (La Salle)
- Rookie of the Year: Sheider Nebato (FEU)
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Women's tournament
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Aices Salvador (La Salle)
- Rookie of the Year: Jedara Docena (FEU)
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Juniors' tournament
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Gabriel Layugan (Ateneo)
- Rookie of the Year: Dominique Lagula (Ateneo)
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Taekwondo
The UAAP Season 71 Taekwondo tournaments were held on September 13 and September 17, 2008 at the Far Eastern University Gym. [9]
Men's tournament
Final.
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Jurrie Bernardino (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Dane R. Pio de Roda (UST)
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Women's tournament
Final.
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Caryn Pilongo (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Jade Zafra (UST)
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Juniors' tournament
Final.
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Anthony John Samia (UE)
- Rookie of the Year: John Resaba (UE)
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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.
Men's tournament
Final results:
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Paulo Hector Luz (Ateneo)
- Rookie of the Year: Alex Diaz (UP)
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Women's tournament
Final results:
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Ada Therese Estanislao (UP)
- Rookie of the Year: Ada Therese Estanislao (UP)
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Juniors' tournament
Final results:
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Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Ronaldo Vergel de Dios (Ateneo)
- Rookie of the Year:
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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
Awardees:[10]
- Most Valuable Player: Winston Aquilo (UE)
- Rookie of the Year: R-Jay Ormilla (UST)
- Most Improved Player: Don Johnson Agustin (UE)
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Women's tournament
Awardees[11]
- Most Valuable Player: Racquel Guerrero (UE)
- Rookie of the Year: Bianca Legaspi (UP)
- Most Improved Player: Diosan Abangan
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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
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Glen Rodriguez (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Zoren Mendiola (UST)
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Women's tournament
Elimination round
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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.
Men's tournament
Team standings
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
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Women's tournament
Team standings
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Beverly Villar (FEU)
- Rookie of the Year: Princess Masong (UST)
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Juniors' tournament
Team standings
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Kheithlynn Cruz (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Donna Gamilla (UST)
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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[12]
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.
Men's tournament
Final results:
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Ernest Lorenzo Dee (La Salle)
- Rookie of the Year: Timothy Vincent Yap (La Salle)
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Women's tournament
Final results:
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Luica Gaudes Dacanay (UP)
- Rookie of the Year: Jackie Junio (UP)
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| Pos. | Pts. |
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 12 |
| 3rd | 10 |
| 4th | 8 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 4 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th | 1 |
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Boys' tournament
Final results:
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Gian Daniel Berino (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Gabe Castelo (Ateneo)
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Girls' tournament
Final results:
Awardees
- Most Valuable Player: Sabrina Ingrid Ilustre (UE)
- Rookie of the Year: Maria Kristina Bartolome (UST)
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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 championships
Seniors Division
Sports rankings
| Rank | MEN'S |
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| 1st | ADMU | UST | UST | UST | FEU | UST | DLSU | UE | FEU | UST | UST | ADMU | AdU | UP |
| 2nd | DLSU | UP | FEU | DLSU | UST | FEU | UST | UST | UST | UE | ADMU | DLSU | UP | FEU |
| 3rd | FEU | DLSU | AdU | UP | AdU | UP | UP | DLSU | ADMU | UP | FEU | UST | ADMU | DLSU |
| 4th | UE | AdMU | DLSU
& UP | ADMU | DLSU | DLSU | ADMU | FEU | UE | FEU | UP | UP | UST | UST |
| 5th | UST | AdU | UE | UE | UE | UE | UP | UP | DLSU | UE | UE
& AdU | NU | UE |
| 6th | UP | FEU | NU | | NU | ADMU | | ADMU | DLSU | ADMU | DLSU | DLSU | ADMU |
| 7th | AdU | UE | ADMU
& UE | | UP | NU | | AdU | | | | | | |
| 8th | NU | NU | | ADMU | | | NU | | | | | | |
| Rank | WOMEN'S |
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| 1st | FEU | DLSU | FEU | ADMU | DLSU | FEU | UST | FEU | FEU | UE | UST | UP | AdU | UST |
| 2nd | UP | FEU | UE | UP | FEU | UST | DLSU | DLSU | UST | UP | FEU | UST | UST | DLSU |
| 3rd | UST | UST | UST | UST | UST | UP | ADMU | UST | UE | UST | UP | DLSU | UE | FEU |
| 4th | AdU | AdU | AdU | DLSU | UP | DLSU | UP | UE | ADMU | ADMU | ADMU | UE | UP | ADMU |
| 5th | DLSU | ADMU | NU | UE | UE | ADMU | | AdU | UP | FEU | DLSU | ADMU | ADMU | UP |
| 6th | ADMU | UE | DLSU | | ADMU | NU | | UP | DLSU | DLSU | UE | AdU | DLSU | |
| 7th | NU | UP | ADMU | | NU | | | ADMU | | | | | | |
| 8th | UE | NU | UP | | | | | NU | | | | | | |
Juniors Division
Sports rankings
| Rank | BOYS' | GIRLS' |
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| 1st | ADMU | UE | ADMU | AdU | UST | ADMU | UE | ADMU | ADMU | ADMU | UST | UST |
| 2nd | FEU | ADMU | UST | UE | UE | FEU | UST | UPIS | UE | UST | UE | UE |
| 3rd | DLSZ | UST | DLSZ | ADMU | ADMU | DLSZ | ADMU | UST | UST | UE | DLSZ | UPIS |
| 4th | AdU | DLSZ | UPIS | FEU | AdU | UST | UPIS | UE | UPIS | DLSZ | UPIS | DLSZ |
| 5th | UST | NU | UE | NU | UPIS | | FEU | FEU | | | | |
| 6th | UE | UPIS | | UST | NU | | DLSZ | DLSZ | | | | |
| 7th | NU | | | DLSZ | DLSZ | | | | | | | |
| 8th | UPIS | | | | | | | | | | | |
General championship standings
The host school is in boldface. Standings at end of the 71st Season of the UAAP. [13][14]
Juniors' Division
Note: Excludes demonstration sports Judo, Football and Fencing.
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Seniors' Division
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Individual awards
- Athlete of the Year:
- Seniors': John Paul Gomez (La Salle men's chess)
- Juniors': Alyssa Valdez (UST girls' volleyball)
References
See also
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- Adamson Lady Falcons
- Ateneo Lady Eagles
- De La Salle Lady Archers
- FEU Lady Tamaraws
- NU Lady Bulldogs
- UE Lady Warriors
- UP Lady Maroons
- UST Tigresses
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