UAAP Season 66

UAAP Season 66
Host schoolAteneo de Manila University
TaglineOlympism: Blending Sports with Culture and Education
Overall
Seniors University of Santo Tomas
Juniors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball  FEU  Adamson
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball  Ateneo N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

UAAP Season 66 is the 2003−04 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by the Ateneo de Manila University. The season opened on July 12, 2003

Basketball

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles (H) 11 3 .786[a] Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  FEU Tamaraws 11 3 .786[a]
3  UE Red Warriors[b] 11 3 .786[a] Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  De La Salle Green Archers[c] 7 7 .500 4
5  Adamson Falcons 5 9 .357[d] 6
6  UST Growling Tigers 5 9 .357[d] 6
7  UP Fighting Maroons 3 11 .214[e] 8
8  NU Bulldogs 3 11 .214[e] 8
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Ateneo 2–2, FEU 2–2, UE 2–2 (Ateneo +21, UE –5, FEU –16); second-seed playoff: FEU 80–75 UE
  2. ^ La Salle originally won against UE in the second round, but the UAAP Board awarded UE the win after instant replay showed that the buzzer beater that gave De La Salle the victory was not yet in the air when time expired.
  3. ^ This "final" team standings is overturned when La Salle forfeited their games after the Season 68 was over. See Suspension of De La Salle University for details.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UST (Adamson 0, UST 0); overall point differential: Adamson –59, UST –62
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 NU (UP +4)

Bracket

Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 Ateneo7274
4 La Salle76*68
1 Ateneo6553
2 FEU8369
2 FEU67
3 UE63

*Number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods.

Overall championship race

Individual awards

Athletes of the Year:

  • Men: Lloyd Escoses (FEU Tamaraws, badminton)
  • Women: Marielle Benitez (De La Salle Lady Archers, football)
  • Boys: Jed Angelo Magat (NU Bullpups, chess)
  • Girls: Lea Coline Langit (UST Junior Tigresses, swimming)

See also