UAAP Season 70

UAAP Season 70 was the 2007-08 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by the University of Santo Tomas. The theme of season 70 was "Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports"[1] It opened on July 7, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum. De La Salle University returned to active participation after being suspended in Season 69.

UAAP Season 70
Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports
Host school University of Santo Tomas
Overall
Seniors University of Santo Tomas
Juniors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball  La Salle  Ateneo
Volleyball  UST  FEU
Chess  FEU  UST
Table tennis  UST  FEU
Taekwondo  FEU  UST
Beach volleyball  FEU  FEU
Judo  UP  UP
Track and field  FEU  FEU
Fencing  UST  UE
Football  FEU  FEU
Tennis  UST  UST
Badminton  La Salle  UST
Baseball  Adamson NT
Softball NT  UP
Swimming  UP  UST
Cheerdance  UP (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball  DLSZ NT
Volleyball  UE  UST
Chess  Adamson
Table tennis  UST
Taekwondo  UST
Beach volleyball  Ateneo
Judo  UST
Track and field  DLSZ
Fencing  Ateneo  UPIS
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

Basketball
Main article: UAAP Season 70 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 70 basketball tournament began on July 7, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The tournament host was University of Santo Tomas and tournament commissioner was Edgardo "Ed" Cordero.

Men's basketball games were held at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, the Cuneta Astrodome and the Araneta Coliseum. The women's and juniors' games were held at the school gyms of Adamson University, Ateneo de Manila University and Far Eastern University.

Men's tournament
Main article: UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament
Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  UE Red Warriors 14 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals
2  De La Salle Green Archers 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 5 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 5 .643[lower-alpha 1] 5 Stepladder round 1
4  UST Growling Tigers (H) 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 2] 6
5  FEU Tamaraws 8 6 .571[lower-alpha 2] 6
6  NU Bulldogs 6 8 .429 8
7  Adamson Falcons 2 12 .143 12
8  UP Fighting Maroons 0 14 .000 14
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Second-seed playoff: La Salle 70–69
  2. Fourth-seed playoff: UST 80–69
Playoffs
  Seeding playoffs Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff		 Stepladder round 2
2nd seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
   For 2nd seed:                                      
 Ateneo 69   1  UE 63 64
 La Salle 70   2  La Salle 64 65     2  La Salle 64 73
   For 4th seed:   3  Ateneo 69   3  Ateneo 65 60
   FEU 69 4  UST 64
   UST 80
Awardees
  • Most Valuable Player (Finals): JV Casio and Cholo Villanueva (La Salle; co-awardees)
  • Most Valuable Player (Season): Jervy Cruz (UST)
  • Rookie of the Year: JR Cawaling (FEU).
Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UP Lady Maroons 14 11 3 .786 1
3  UST Tigresses (H) 14 10 4 .714 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Lady Falcons 14 8 6 .571 4
5  FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 7 7 .500 5
6  De La Salle Lady Archers 14 5 9 .357 7
7  UE Lady Warriors 14 2 12 .143 10
8  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 1 13 .071 11
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Playoffs
  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  Ateneo 57    
4  Adamson 46    
  1  Ateneo 64 62
  2  UP 60 58
2  UP 56  
3  UST 54    
Awardees
  • Most Valuable Player (Finals):
  • Most Valuable Player (Season):
  • Rookie of the Year:
Elimination round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 11 3 .786 2
3  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  NSNU Bullpups 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 7
5  UE Pages 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 7
6  Adamson Baby Falcons 5 9 .357 8
7  UPIS Junior Maroons 4 10 .286 9
8  UST Tiger Cubs (H) 2 12 .143 11
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: NU 1–1 UE; fourth-seed playoff: NU 83–80
Playoffs
  Fourth-seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
      1  Ateneo 70 94  
 UE 80     4  NU 73 75  
   NU 83  
 
    1  Ateneo 74 92
    2  La Salle Zobel 76 98*
 
 
  2  La Salle Zobel 67   *Overtime
  3  FEU–FERN 61    
Awardees
  • Most Valuable Player (Season): Samuel Marata (UPIS)
  • Rookie of the Year: Dave Kurt De Guzman (UE)

Football
Main article: UAAP Season 70 football tournaments

The UAAP Football tournament officially opened on January 12, 2008 at the Ateneo Erenchun Football Field of the Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights Quezon City. Tournament host was Ateneo de Manila.

This year marked the introduction of high school football in the UAAP as a demonstration sport. The initial participating schools were Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle-Santiago Zobel School, University of Santo Tomas High School and FEU - Diliman.

Three championship titles are disputed in UAAP football, one for each division, namely the men's, women's and juniors. The tournament is a double round robin elimination. A Team that sweeps both rounds automatically wins the championship. Otherwise, the number one and two ranked teams meet in the Finals round with the former having a twice-to-beat advantage over the number two team. Games in the Finals go into extra time if the score is a draw at the end of Regulation Time. The extra time consists of two 15-minute periods. If there is still no winner after the extra time, then the game will go to a penalty shootout (free kick) to decide the winner.

Seniors division

Boys' tournament

Elimination round

TeamWDLPts.
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets50115
 DLSZ Junior Archers50115
 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws2046
 UST Tiger Cubs0060
Qualified for the Finals

Volleyball
Main article: UAAP Season 70 volleyball tournaments

The UAAP volleyball tournament opened on December 1, 2007 at the Blue Eagle Gym hosted by University of the Philippines. The Ateneo de Manila University Men's Volleyball Team took on University of the East Men's Volleyball as the opening game for the Season.

Men's volleyball games were mostly held at the Blue Eagle Gym and some at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Women's volleyball action meanwhile had its opening games at the Blue Eagle Gym and transferred to Ninoy Aquino Stadium in the succeeding games. The boys' and Girls' volleyball games were mostly held at the University of the East Gymnasium with some games held at the University of the Philippines College of Human Kinetics Gym.

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR Qualification
1  FEU Tamaraws 14 13 1 39[lower-alpha 1] 34 8 4.250 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UST Growling Tigers (H) 14 13 1 39[lower-alpha 1] 36 9 4.000
3  Adamson Falcons 14 9 5 27 24 20 1.200 Twice-to-win in the semifinal
4  UP Fighting Maroons 14 8 6 24 22 27 0.815
5  UE Red Warriors 14 7 7 21 28 23 1.217
6  De La Salle Green Archers 14 3 11 9 14 35 0.400
7  Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 2 12 6 13 35 0.371
8  NU Bulldogs 14 1 13 3 13 35 0.371
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, or for #4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. First–seed playoff: FEU 3–0 UST

Playoffs
  1st–seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
   FEU 3   1  FEU 3    
   UST 0     4  UP 0    
    1  FEU 1 3 2
    2  UST 3 1 3
  2  UST 3  
  3  Adamson 2    

Women's tournament

All the won games of De La Salle from January 15, 2008 up to the time it was discovered that one of its players, Jacqueline Alarca, continued playing despite her being on leave of absence were forfeited. The UAAP rule requires a player to be enrolled while playing.[2]

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Adamson Lady Falcons 14 12 2 .857[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 12 2 .857[lower-alpha 1] —
3  UST Tigresses (H) 14 12 2 .857[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 8 6 .571 4
5  UP Lady Maroons 14 4 10 .286 8
6  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 3 11 .214 9
7  De La Salle Lady Archers[lower-alpha 2] 14 3 11 .214 9
8  UE Lady Warriors 14 2 12 .143 10
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, or for #4 seed, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head sets ratio: Adamson +2, FEU –1, UST –1; second–seed playoff: FEU 3–1 UST; first–seed playoff: Adamson 3–2 FEU
  2. All games of De La Salle from January 15 onwards were forfeited when player Jacqueline Alarca continued playing despite her school's approval of her leave of absence. This led her to cease as a De La Salle student, breaking UAAP rules that a player must be enrolled to the school the person represents.[3]

The three-way tie for #1 was broken as follows:

  • Teams were seeded by the number of sets won ratio. Adamson held the advantage with a +2, while UST and FEU had each a –1.
  • In the playoffs for the first seed, Adamson with a better win record drew a bye and waited for the winner of the UST versus FEU match.
  • FEU defeated UST in 4 sets and gained the right to play Adamson for the number one seeding. UST was relegated to #3 seed.
  • Adamson defeated FEU in 5 sets in their playoff for the first seed.

Playoffs
  2nd–seed playoff 1st–seed playoff Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                                       
           Adamson 3   1  Adamson 3    
   FEU 3      FEU 2     4  Ateneo 0    
   UST 1         1  Adamson 3 1 2
      2  FEU 2 3 3
  2  FEU 3  
      3  UST 2    

Beach Volleyball

The UAAP Beach Volleyball tournament started on September 8, 2007 at the University of the East Caloocan sand courts in Caloocan City, Metro Manila.

Softball

The UAAP Softball tournament opened July 12, 2007. Games were played at the UST Open Field.

University of the Philippines Lady Maroons clinched the title automatically after sweeping the elimination round.

Elimination round
RankTeamWLGB
1 UP Lady Maroons100--
2 Adamson Lady Falcons822
3 UST Growling Tigers644
4 La Salle Lady Archers377
4 UE Amazons377
6 Ateneo Lady Eagles01010

Chess

Three championship titles were disputed in the UAAP Chess tournament.

Seniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

RankTeam
1st Adamson Baby Falcons
2nd Ateneo Blue Eaglets
3rd UE Red Pages
4th NSNU Bullpups
5th UST Tiger Cubs
6th FEU–D Baby Tamaraws

Taekwondo

The UAAP Taekwondo tournament started on September 15, 2007 at the University of Santo Tomas Gym in España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila.

Seniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

RankTeamWLGB
1 UST Tiger Cubs---
2 Ateneo Blue Eaglets---
3 UPIS Junior Maroons---
4 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws---
5 UE Red Pages---
6 DLSZ Junior Archers---

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Table Tennis

The UAAP Table Tennis tournament started on September 18, 2007 at the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagle Gym in Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Seniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

RankTeamGPWLPCT
1 UST Tiger Cubs6601.000
2 UE Red Pages651.833
3 Ateneo Blue Eaglets642.667
4 NSNU Bullpups633.500
5 Adamson Baby Falcons624.333
6 UPIS Junior Maroons615.167
7 DLSZ Junior Archers606.000

Swimming

The UAAP Season 70 Swimming Championships was held on September 20–23, 2007 at the Trace Aquatics Centre in Los Baños, Laguna.

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

Juniors division

Judo
Main article: UAAP Season 70 judo championships

The UAAP Judo tournament started on October 6, 2007 and ended on October 7, 2007 at the Blue Eagle Gym of the Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.

Seniors division

Boys' tournament
Rank Team Medals Points
Total
1  Ateneo 7 4 5 16 121
2  UST 1 1 2 4 37
3  UPIS 0 2 0 2 28
4  DLSZ 0 0 0 0 6
5  UE 0 0 0 0 4

Cheerdance
Main article: UAAP Cheerdance Competition

The 2007 Cheerdance Competition was held on September 16, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Cheer dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participants.

The UP Pep Squad clinched their fourth UAAP cheerdance title after 5 years. UST settled for second place, and the third place went to FEU.

RankPep squadScore
1st UP Pep Squad92.66
2nd UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe92.16
3rd FEU Cheering Squad91.66
4th Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion91.63
5th Adamson Pep Squad91.62
6th UE Cheering Squad91.55
7th DLSU Pep Squad89.54
8th NU Pep Squad84.23

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
Total
RankTeamMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWOverall
1 UST (H)810151010212156151515151281512151210121010101212158162159321
2 UP112861115101010101081068612151510158666810112131243
3 FEU6612151515——158——121510121510————15151515106125117242
4 Ateneo10152861281222812244410810126412810461296117213
5 La Salle15442241081212128461510868846412484410698204
6 UE1226181066866—1081224466—86—810121510478182
7 Adamson281012128————————26————1512——————414687
8 NU411446——44——62—1————8———————271845
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Juniors' division
Total
RankTeamBBGBGCBBBBGCOverall
1 UST (H)1815121261515156627699
2 Ateneo1210—15—121012127101283
 UE61512610101266512210
4 UPIS268815—610104223065
5 DLSZ151210108——4—4118059
6 FEU–FERN10————4—88260430
7 Adamson4————154—41201527
8 NU8————88——160824
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Individual awards

Athletes of the Year:

  • Seniors': Michelle Bruzola (UE Lady Warriors, fencing)
  • Juniors': Sabrina Ingrid Ilustre (UE Junior Lady Warriors, swimming)

See also

References
  1. GMANews.tv July 2, 2007
  2. UAAP: Ineligibility woes haunt La Salle anew, Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. UAAP: Ineligibility woes haunt La Salle anew, Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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