UAAP Season 79

UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening ceremony was held at the UST Plaza Mayor at 3:00 pm with the formal introduction of ballroom dancing as a demonstration sport in this season by the host school University of Santo Tomas (UST) at España, Manila. The official ceremony started at 5:00 pm as there was a concert party themed "Dare to Dream" where the official theme song for the season was revealed. However, unlike in the previous years when the first double-header basketball games were held following the opening ceremonies, this year it was held the following day, September 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.[1]

UAAP Season 79
Dare to Dream
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  NU
Volleyball  Ateneo  La Salle
Beach volleyball  UST  UST
Football  Ateneo  La Salle
Baseball  Ateneo N/A
Softball N/A  Adamson
Fencing  UE  UE
Swimming  Ateneo  UP
Badminton  NU  UP
Chess  NU  FEU
Judo  UST  UST
Table tennis  UST  La Salle
Tennis  UE  NU
Track and field  FEU  UST
Taekwondo  UST  NU
Poomsae  La Salle (Coed)
Cheerdance  NU (Ex - Coed)
Street dance  La Salle (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball  FEU N/A
Volleyball  NU  NU
Football  FEU N/A
Baseball  La Salle N/A
Fencing  UE  UE
Swimming  UST  La Salle
Judo  UST  UST
Table tennis  NU  UST
Track and field  UE  UE
Taekwondo  UE N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

The eight member universities of the UAAP are competing in fifteen sports to vie for the overall championship. Season 79 marks the start of Ateneo's participation in the Juniors Girls division. Ateneo fielded teams in the Juniors Girls Swimming, Fencing and Track & Field tournaments.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the UAAP Season 79 was held at the University of Santo Tomas main campus in España, Sampaloc, Manila on September 3, 2016. The ceremony kicked off with a ballroom Formation competition at the Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Ballroom dancing, which all member schools (except FEU) participated, was the newest demonstration sport and a side event before the commencement of UAAP basketball competition. University of the Philippines swept both the Latin and Standard categories in the said competition.[2]

After the event, an opening parade and program proper, followed by an outdoor concert was also held at the nearby Plaza Mayor. The performers include: the UST Salinggawi Dance, Conservatory of Music choirs: Coro Tomasino, and Liturgikon Vocal Ensemble, along with the Conservatory of Music orchestra. Soloist Neil Morales sang the theme "Dare to Dream" composed by Neo Hernandez.[3]

The first doubleheader games of the men's basketball tournament will start the next day at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

A press conference was conducted at the Novotel Manila in Quezon City, 4 days before the actual opening.

Rule changes

Starting this season, the UAAP officially decided to remove the thrice-to-beat advantage of teams which sweep the elimination rounds in all UAAP sports.[4] In the new rule, a team which will get a perfect record in the elimination rounds will have an outright Finals slot and the championship will be decided via a best-of-3 series, while the other top 3 teams will play using the current stepladder format in the semi-final round with the number 2 seed getting a twice-to-beat advantage. The team which wins the stepladder round gets to play against the sweeping team in a Best of Three Finals.[5] However, in Football, there will be no twice-to-beat advantage for the top 2 seeded teams in the Final Four round and no best-of-three series in the Finals. All match-ups will be a one-game affair.

In addition, the traditional singing of school hymns will be played during the pre-game warm-ups, instead of after the games.[6]

Sports calendar

This is the tentative calendar of events of the UAAP Season 79. The list includes the tournament host schools and the venues.[7]

First semester
Sport/Division Event Host Start Date Venue/s
Ballroom Dancing (demo sport) UST September 3, 2016 UST Quadricentennial Pavilion
Basketball (Men) UST September 4, 2016[8] Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Basketball (Women) UST September 4, 2016[9] Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Volleyball (Juniors) Adamson September 10, 2016 Adamson University Gym
Badminton (Seniors) FEU September 16, 2016 Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall
Beach Volleyball (Seniors) UE October 1, 2016 Sands at SM by the Bay
Table Tennis (M/W/B) UP October 8–9, 15-19, 2016 Blue Eagle Gym
Taekwondo (M/W/B) Ateneo October 22, 2016 Blue Eagle Gym
Poomsae (M/W/B) Ateneo October 21, 2016 Blue Eagle Gym / Filoil Flying V Centre
Swimming (Seniors/Juniors) UP October 21–24, 2016 Rizal Memorial Swimming Complex
Judo (Seniors/Juniors) La Salle November 19, 2016 De La Salle-Zobel Sports Pavilion
Cheerdance Special Events Committee November 19, 2016 Smart Araneta Coliseum

Second semester
Sport/Division Event Host Start Date Venue
Basketball (Boys) FEU November 12, 2016 Filoil Flying V Centre
Football (Boys) Ateneo December 3, 2016 Rizal Memorial Football Stadium and Moro Lorenzo Football Field
Baseball (M/B) La Salle February 4, 2017 Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Softball (W) La Salle February 4, 2017 Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Volleyball (Seniors) UST February 4, 2017 Filoil Flying V Centre, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Football (Seniors) Ateneo February 4, 2017 Moro Lorenzo Football Field, Rizal Memorial Football Stadium
Chess (Seniors/Juniors) Adamson February 6, 2017 Henry Sy. Sr. Hall, DLSU-Taft
Fencing (Seniors/Juniors) UE February 8, 2017 UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena
Track and Field (Seniors/Juniors) NU February 9, 2017 Philsports Arena (Formerly ULTRA) Oval Track
Lawn Tennis (Seniors) NU February 18, 2017 Rizal Memorial Tennis Center
Streetdance Special Events Committee May 20, 2017 UST Plaza Mayor

Basketball
Main article: UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments

Seniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division basketball tournament began on September 4, 2016, the day after the official opening. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas and the tournament commissioner is Atty. Rebo Saguisag.[1] The UAAP have adopted FIBA rules on technicals, timeouts, among others. The tournament still used referees from BRASCU for officiating.

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  De La Salle Green Archers 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 4 .714 3
3  FEU Tamaraws 9 5 .643 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  Adamson Falcons 8 6 .571 5
5  NU Bulldogs 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 1] 8
6  UP Fighting Maroons 5 9 .357[lower-alpha 1] 8
7  UE Red Warriors 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 2] 10
8  UST Growling Tigers (H) 3 11 .214[lower-alpha 2] 10
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 UP; NU +6
  2. Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 UST; UE +9
Playoffs
  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  La Salle 69    
4  Adamson 64    
  1  La Salle 67 79
  2  Ateneo 65 72
2  Ateneo 61 69 * Game went into overtime.
3  FEU 62 68*  
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Aljun Melecio (De La Salle Green Archers)
Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals
2  De La Salle Lady Archers 11 3 .786 3 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  UE Lady Warriors 10 4 .714 4 Qualified to stepladder round 1
4  Adamson Lady Falcons 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 8
5  UST Tigresses (H) 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 1] 8 Qualified to fourth-seed playoff
6  Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286 10
7  FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 11 .214 11
8  UP Lady Maroons 2 12 .143 12
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 point differential: Adamson 0,–59; UST 0,–80; fourth-seed playoff: Adamson 73–58 UST
Playoffs
  4th–seed playoff
One–game playoff		 First round
One–game playoff		 Semifinals
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                                         
  1  NU 77 96
  2  La Salle 72     2  La Salle 74 72
  3  UE 48     3  UE 50
   Adamson 73     4  Adamson 45
   UST 58
Awards

Juniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors' division basketball tournament started on November 12, 2016. The tournament venue will be at the Filoil Flying V Centre. The tournament host is the Far Eastern University.

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NSNU Bullpups 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws (H) 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] 1
3  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 11 3 .786[lower-alpha 1] 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  DLSZ Junior Archers 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 2] 6
5  UST Tiger Cubs 6 8 .429[lower-alpha 2] 6 Qualified to fourth-seed playoff
6  UPIS Junior Maroons 5 9 .357 7
7  UE Junior Warriors 3 11 .214 9
8  Adamson Baby Falcons 2 12 .143 10
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.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: FEU 1–1 Ateneo; Ateneo +1; second-seed playoff: FEU 64–62 Ateneo
  2. Overall point differential: DLSZ –90 UST –105; fourth-seed playoff: DLSZ 72–65 UST
Playoffs
  4th-seed playoff (top)
2nd-seed playoff (bottom)		 Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
      1  NU 72    
 La Salle 72     4  La Salle 50    
   UST 65  
 
    1  NU 65 73
    2  FEU 66 81
 
 
 Ateneo 62   2  FEU 56 74
 FEU 64   3  Ateneo 75 72  
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Juan Gomez de Liaño (UPIS Junior Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Kai Zachary Sotto (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

Volleyball
Main article: UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments

Seniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division volleyball tournament will start on February 4, 2017. The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas. Rustico "Otie" Camangian is the tournament commissioner.

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 14 0 42 42 3 14.000 1126 849 1.326 Advance to the Finals
2  NU Bulldogs 14 12 2 34 37 14 2.643 1206 1063 1.135 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  FEU Tamaraws 14 8 6 24 28 22 1.273 1119 1065 1.051 Stepladder round 1
4  UST Growling Tigers (H) 14 6 8 14 22 35 0.629 1179 1292 0.913
5  Adamson Falcons 14 5 9 18[lower-alpha 1] 25 31 0.806 1235 1275 0.969
6  De La Salle Green Archers 14 5 9 17[lower-alpha 1] 23 31 0.742 1195 1217 0.982
7  UP Fighting Maroons 14 5 9 15[lower-alpha 1] 22 32 0.688 1152 1222 0.943
8  UE Red Warriors 14 1 13 4 10 41 0.244 987 1216 0.812
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record ratio; 6) points ratio
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Adamson 2–2, La Salle 2–2, UP 2–2; Adamson 18 pts, La Salle 17 pts, UP 15 pts
Playoffs
  Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff		 Stepladder round 2
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  Ateneo 3 3
    2  NU 1 3     2  NU 2 2
  3  FEU 3     3  FEU 3 2  
  4  UST 0  
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Marck Jesus Espejo (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Chumason Celestine Njigha (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 12 2 35 39 12 3.250 1189 978 1.216 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  De La Salle Lady Archers 14 11 3 33 35 11 3.182 1103 893 1.235
3  UST Tigresses (H) 14 9 5 26 29 21 1.381 1154 1044 1.105 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 8 6 26 30 21 1.429 1167 1061 1.100
5  UP Lady Maroons 14 7 7 22[lower-alpha 1] 24 24 1.000 1050 1034 1.015
6  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 7 7 20[lower-alpha 1] 27 28 0.964 1166 1211 0.963
7  UE Lady Warriors 14 1 13 3[lower-alpha 2] 7 40 0.175 862 1143 0.754
8  Adamson Lady Falcons 14 1 13 3[lower-alpha 2] 5 39 0.128 739 1066 0.693
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 NU; UP +2
  2. Head-to-head record: UE 1–1 Adamson; UE: better sets ratio
Playoffs
  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  Ateneo 3    
4  FEU 1    
  1  Ateneo 1 2
  2  La Salle 3 3
2  La Salle 3  
3  UST 1    
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Mary Joy Baron (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Finals MVP : Desiree Wynea Cheng (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Julianne Marie Samonte (Ateneo Lady Eagles)


Juniors' division

The UAAP Season 79 juniors' volleyball tournament started on September 10, 2016. The tournament venue will be at the Adamson University Gym. Adamson is the tournament host. The number of participating schools in the boys' and girls' tournaments increased to eight and seven, respectively. Far Eastern University fielded boys' and girls' volleyball teams beginning season 77. Adamson fielded a boys' team starting season 79. Since there are now more than six participating schools in each tournament, both tournaments will have a Final Four format. The UAAP Board decided to move the high school volleyball tournaments from 2nd semester to 1st semester in Season 78 due to the basketball juniors tournament being moved from the 1st semester to 2nd semester.

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NSNU Bullpups 14 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UST Tiger Cubs (H) 14 12 2 .857 1
3  UE Junior Warriors 14 10 4 .714 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 14 8 6 .571 5
5  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 14 6 8 .429 7
6  DLSZ Junior Archers 14 4 10 .286 9
7  Adamson Baby Falcons 14 2 12 .143 11
8  UPIS Junior Maroons 14 0 14 .000 13
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.
Playoffs
  Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                       
1  NU 3    
4  FEU 1    
  1  NU 3 2 3
  2  UST 2 3 0
2  UST 3  
3  UE 0    
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Lorence Cruz (NSNU Bullpups)
  • Rookie of the Year: Raymond Bryce De Guzman (DLSZ Junior Archers)
Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NSNU Lady Bullpups 12 12 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals
2  UST Junior Tigresses (H) 12 10 2 .833 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  DLSZ Junior Lady Archers 12 8 4 .667 4 Qualified to stepladder round 1
4  UE Junior Amazons 12 4 8 .333 8
5  FEU Lady Baby Tamaraws 12 4 8 .333 8
6  Adamson Lady Baby Falcons 12 4 8 .333 8
7  UPIS Junior Lady Maroons 12 0 12 .000 12
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.
Playoffs
  4th–seed playoff
One–game playoff		 First round
One–game playoff		 Semifinals
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                                         
  1  NSNU 3 1 3
  2  UST 3     2  UST 0 3 1
  3  DLSZ 3     3  DLSZ 1
   FEU 0     4  UE 0
   UE 3
Awards

Beach volleyball

The UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournament began on October 1, 2016. The tournament venue was at the Sands at SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila. University of the East was the tournament host. Beach volleyball is a single round-robin elimination tournament.

Elimination round
Playoffs
  Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff		 Stepladder round 2
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  UST 2 2
    2  UP 0 0     4  FEU 0 0
  3  NU 0     4  FEU 2 2  
  4  FEU 2  

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Kris Roy Guzman (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jeremiah Barrica (FEU Tamaraws)

Elimination round
Playoffs
  Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff		 Stepladder round 2
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  UST 2 1 2
    2  FEU 1 2     2  FEU 0 2 0
  3  Ateneo 0     4  La Salle 2 0  
  4  La Salle 2  

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Cherry Ann Rondina (UST Tigresses)
  • Rookie of the Year: Caitlyn Viray (UST Growling Tigers)

Football
Main article: UAAP Season 79 football tournaments

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division football tournament will start on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. The tournament venue will be at the following football fields: Rizal Memorial Stadium (during weekends) and the Ateneo Moro Lorenzo Field (during weekdays). The tournament host is Ateneo and Rely San Agustin is the tournament commissioner.

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 11 2 1 33 7 +26 35 Semifinals
2  UP Fighting Maroons 14 8 4 2 21 8 +13 28
3  FEU Tamaraws 14 6 4 4 20 12 +8 22
4  UST Growling Tigers (H) 14 6 3 5 18 16 +2 21
5  NU Bulldogs 14 6 1 7 17 19 −2 19
6  De La Salle Green Archers 14 4 4 6 12 13 −1 16
7  UE Red Warriors 14 4 2 8 13 25 −12 14
8  Adamson Falcons 14 1 0 13 8 40 −32 3
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Host.
Playoffs
Semifinals Finals
      
1  Ateneo 2
4  UST 1
1  Ateneo 1
3  FEU 0
2  UP 1
3  FEU 2

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Javier Augustine Gayoso (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jordan Blair Jarvis (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  De La Salle Lady Archers 8 8 0 0 27 5 +22 24 Finals
2  UST Tigresses (H) 8 4 1 3 16 18 −2 13
3  Ateneo Lady Eagles 8 2 2 4 14 22 −8 8 One-game playoff
4  UP Lady Maroons 8 1 3 4 7 14 −7 6
5  FEU Lady Tamaraws 8 1 2 5 11 16 −5 5
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Host.

Playoffs
  One-game playoff     Finals
One-game playoff
                     
    1  La Salle 3
   UST 5     2  UST 1
   Ateneo 4  
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Kyla Inquig (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Mary Indac (UST Tigresses)

Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 79 juniors' division football tournament started on December 3, 2016. All games are scheduled to take place at the Ateneo Moro Lorenzo Football field on December 3, 10, 17 for the first round and January 14, 21, 28, 2017 for the second round. The championship game is scheduled for February 4, 2017. Ateneo is the tournament host.

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 6 5 0 1 24 6 +18 15 Finals
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 6 5 0 1 18 7 +11 15
3  Ateneo Blue Eaglets (H) 6 0 2 4 4 17 −13 2
4  UST Tiger Cubs 6 0 2 4 7 23 −16 2
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Host.
Finals
Finals
   
1  FEU 1
2  La Salle 0
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Orlan Togores (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jermi Darapan (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)

Baseball

The UAAP Season 79 Seniors' division baseball tournament began on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila.[10] The tournament host is La Salle.

Elimination round
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.
Team AdU ADMU DLSU NU UP UST
Adamson 4–2 6–3 5–7 9–5 4–20
Ateneo 6–4 13–6 10–1 8–5 12–2
La Salle 8–5 19–1 11–4
NU 3–4 3–2 6–11
UP 0–4 5–9 10–18
UST 9–4 11–6 8–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Adamson Falcons 14–4  De La Salle Green Archers
 Adamson Falcons –  De La Salle Green Archers
 Adamson Falcons -  De La Salle Green Archers

Awards
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Juan Paulo Macasaet (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Rookie of the Year: Daniel Jaime Laurel (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Best Pitcher: Jerome Yenson (Adamson Falcons)
  • Best Hitter: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Best Slugger: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Most Runs Batted-In : Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Most Home-runs : Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers) and Jerome Yenson (Adamson Falcons)
  • Most Stolen Bases : Paolo Gonzalo Salud (De La Salle Green Archers)

Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors' division baseball (demonstration sport) tournament began on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.

Elimination round

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.
Team AdMU DLSZ UST
Ateneo 7–8
La Salle 0–3
UST 2–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 3–1  DLSZ Junior Archers
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 7–8  DLSZ Junior Archers
 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 0-2  DLSZ Junior Archers

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player:
  • Rookie of the Year:

Softball

The UAAP Season 79 softball tournament began on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle. Softball is a sport for women only in the UAAP.

Elimination round
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.
Team AdU ADMU DLSU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 11–1 9–1 6–5 10–3 14–0 4–0
Ateneo 2–11 1–11 0–6 6–5 5–6 3–5
La Salle 2–1 2–7 4–5 6–1 1–3
NU 9–2 1–0
UE 1–2 0–11
UP 5–4 1–9 2–5
UST 8–1 2–5
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Awards
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Angelie Ursabia (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Lyca Basa (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Jamie Luz San Juan (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
  • Best Pitcher: Mary Ann Antolihao (UST Tigresses)
  • Best Hitter: Mallows Garde (UST Tigresses)
  • Best Slugger: Angelie Ursabia (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Most Runs Batted-In : Florabelle Pabiana (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Most Stolen Bases : Krisha Cantor (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • Most Home-runs : Angelie Ursabia (Adamson Lady Falcons)

Badminton

The UAAP Season 79 badminton tournament began on September 16, 2016. 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.

Elimination round
Playoffs
  4th–seed playoff
One–game playoff		 First round
One–game playoff		 Semifinals
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                                         
  1  NU 3 3
  2  UP 1 2     4  Ateneo 0 0
  3  La Salle 2     4  Ateneo 3 3
   UST 1     4  Ateneo 3
   Ateneo 3
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ros Leenard Pedrosa (NU Bulldogs)
  • Rookie of the Year: Enrico Keoni Asuncion (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
Elimination round
Playoffs
  Stepladder round 1
One-game playoff		 Stepladder round 2
No. 2 seed has twice-to-beat advantage		 Finals
Best-of-three series
                               
    1  UP 2 3 3
    2  La Salle 0 0     3  Ateneo 3 2 1
  3  Ateneo 3     3  Ateneo 3 3  
  4  NU 0  
Awards

Judo

The UAAP Season 79 Judo Championships was held from November 19–20, 2016 at the De La Salle Zobel Sports Pavilion in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. The tournament host was De La Salle University.

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

Swimming

The UAAP Season 79 Swimming Championships was held from October 21–24, 2016 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. The tournament host was University of the Philippines and tournament commissioner was Richard G. Luna. The number of participating teams in the Girls' tournament increased by one school with the participation of Ateneo.

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

Performance sports

Ballroom dancing

The UAAP Season 79 opened with a new competition, Ballroom Dancing. UP swept the competition. The UP Ballroom Formation Team claimed the championship in both Latin-American and Standard Ballroom categories of the inaugural UAAP Ballroom Competition on September 3, 2016 inside the University of Santo Tomas campus in Espana Boulevard, Manila. Ballroom Dancing is a demonstration sport.

Cheerdance

The UAAP Season 79 cheerdance competition was held on November 19, 2016 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was hosted by University of Santo Tomas, the season's host. University of the Philippines Pep Squad skipped the UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition due to an unresolved protest against last year's results.[11] Cheerdance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the overall championship are not awarded to the participating schools.

Team standings
Rank Team Order Tumbling Stunts Tosses Pyramids Dance Penalties Points Percentage
1 NU Pep Squad7th89.0087.0082.0084.00370.00–1 711.0088.88%
2 FEU Cheering Squad4th82.0078.0084.0083.50349.00–18 658.5082.31%
3 Adamson Pep Squad5th64.5072.5080.0089.00353.00–4 655.0081.88%
4 UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe2nd80.0075.0077.5078.00343.50–4 650.0081.25%
5 UE Pep Squad6th68.5081.5087.5079.50343.00–15 645.0080.63%
6 DLSU Animo Squad1st63.0070.0069.0075.00294.50–11 560.5070.06%
7 Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion3rd55.5064.0067.5074.00281.00–30 512.0064.00%
- UP Pep SquadDNP------ --

Order refers to order of performance.

Special awards from sponsors:

  • Yamaha Best Toss: NU Pep Squad
  • Jollibee Over-The-Top Pyramid: NU Pep Squad

Group stunts competition
Champion 2nd place 3rd place
NU UST FEU

Streetdance

The 4th UAAP Street Dance Competition was held on May 20, 2017 at the UST Plaza Mayor hosted by University of Santo Tomas. Street dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participating schools. NU Underdawgz did not participate for the second straight year.

Rank Team Order Performance
Judge A		 Performance
Judge B		 Skill
Judge C		 Skill
Judge D		 Penalty
Judge E		 Points
La Salle Dance Company – Street 7 44.5 44.0 45.5 44.0 0 89.00
UP Street Dance Club 4 43.0 44.5 45.0 45.0 0 88.75
UST Prime 3 44.0 45.0 42.5 43.0 0 85.75
4 UE Armada 1 43.0 40.5 36.0 47.0 0 83.25
5 FEU Dance Company 6 35.0 41.5 40.0 42.0 0 79.25
6 Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS) 5 41.5 37.0 36.5 42.0 0 78.50
7 Adamson CAST 2 32.5 37.5 39.0 41.0 0 75.00

Host team in boldface

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
RankTeamMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWCMWMWMWMWMWMWCOverall
1 UST (H)16810151588881212151266151212151512128121215121014715312312
2 La Salle15124152101210612106121581064151081064151086811513915269
3 Ateneo1241512481512218811121221061261521510448121251026233
4 UP41261041015164106810154810810481086101068911510214
5 NU615124866—15—61510615812154——6106—————102794185
6 FEU1021081212——1215——410441028————1261512——89718168
7 UE210121126101015—842186—612—42—86151580770157
8 Adamson886162444———2212———448151—22——4640086
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Juniors' division
Total
RankTeamBBGBGBGBBBGOverall
1 UST (H)61212151212151586839107
2 DLSZ84101015——1212462571
 NSNU1215158615———5021
4 Ateneo106—128——101048856
5 FEU–D1586————81546652
6 UE210864——6—241236
7 UPIS412410——4—131225
8 Adamson124——————347
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Broadcast coverage

For its 2nd straight season since its broadcast deal renewal, ABS-CBN Sports will provide television and online coverage for all UAAP events. The games will be aired live on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166 and their website, sports.abs-cbn.com.[12]

See also

References
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