UAAP Season 78

UAAP Season 78
Host schoolUniversity of the Philippines
TaglineTumitindig, Sumusulong (transl. Standing up, Progressing)
Overall
Seniors De La Salle University
Juniors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball  FEU  NU
Volleyball  Ateneo  La Salle
Beach volleyball  Ateneo  La Salle
Football  UP  UP
Baseball  La Salle N/A
Softball N/A  Adamson
Fencing  UE  UE
Swimming  Ateneo  Ateneo
Badminton  NU  UP
Chess  NU  La Salle
Judo  Ateneo  UST
Table tennis  La Salle  La Salle
Tennis  NU  NU
Track and field  FEU  UST
Taekwondo  UST  UE
Poomsae  UST (Coed)
Cheerdance  NU (Ex - Coed)
Street dance  UP (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball  NU N/A
Volleyball  NU  NU
Football  FEU N/A
Baseball  Ateneo N/A
Fencing  UE  UE
Swimming  Ateneo  UST
Chess  FEU N/A
Judo  UST  UST (DS)
Table tennis  La Salle  La Salle
Track and field  UE  UE
Taekwondo  UE N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

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.[1]

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.[2]

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)[3] 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, 2016
Men's - February 4, 2016 - April 2016
Women'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

Main article: UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 78 seniors' division basketball tournament began on September 5, 2015. The tournament host eas 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.[4] 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.[5]

Seniors' division

Men's tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  UST Growling Tigers 11 3 .786[a] — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  FEU Tamaraws 11 3 .786[a] —
3  Ateneo Blue Eagles 9 5 .643 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  NU Bulldogs 7 7 .500 4
5  De La Salle Green Archers 6 8 .429[b] 5
6  UE Red Warriors 6 8 .429[b] 5
7  UP Fighting Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[c] 8
8  Adamson Soaring Falcons 3 11 .214[c] 8
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 UST64
4 NU55
1 UST646262
2 FEU755667
2 FEU76
3 Ateneo74
Awards
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Joshua Andrei Caracut (De La Salle Green Archers)

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 0 1.000 — Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2  De La Salle Lady Archers 12 2 .857 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  UE Lady Warriors 7 7 .500 7 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4  Ateneo Lady Eagles 6 8 .429[b] 8
5  UST Tigresses 6 8 .429[b] 8
6  Adamson Lady Falcons 4 10 .286[c] 10
7  UP Fighting Maroons (H) 4 10 .286[c] 10
8  FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 11 .214 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)
Playoffs
Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1 NU9175
2 La Salle53504 Ateneo5955
3 UE624 Ateneo5562
4 Ateneo65
Awards

Juniors' division

Boys' tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NUNS Bullpups 14 0 1.000 — Thrice-to-beat in the Finals[a]
2  DLSZ Junior Archers 11 3 .786 3 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 10 4 .714 4 Proceed to stepladder round 1
4  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 8 6 .571 6
5  Adamson Baby Falcons 7 7 .500 7
6  UPIS Junior Maroons (H) 3 11 .214[b] 11
7  UST Tiger Cubs 3 11 .214[b] 11
8  UE Junior Warriors 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)
Playoffs
Stepladder round 1
(Single-elimination)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(No. 1 has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1 NSNU786096
2 DLSZ752 DLSZ587175
3 Ateneo843 Ateneo68
4 FEU–Diliman68
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Aljun Jay Melecio (DLSZ Junior Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Carl Tamayo (Adamson Baby Falcons)

Volleyball

Main article: UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments

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
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 13 1 38 41 9 4.556 1203 975 1.234 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  NU Bulldogs 14 10 4 29 32 17 1.882 1154 1085 1.064
3  Adamson Soaring Falcons 14 9 5 24 29 26 1.115 1241 1220 1.017 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UP Fighting Maroons (H) 14 8 6 24 28 25 1.120 1187 1179 1.007
5  FEU Tamaraws 14 7 7 23 28 25 1.120 1126 1206 0.934
6  De La Salle Green Archers 14 5 9 16 24 32 0.750 1228 1259 0.975
7  UST Growling Tigers 14 4 10 13 19 30 0.633 1090 1124 0.970
8  UE Red Warriors 14 0 14 1 5 42 0.119 910 1159 0.785
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
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 Ateneo3
4 UP0
1 Ateneo33
2 NU10
2 NU13
3 Adamson31
Awards

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 12 2 35 37 9 4.111 1094 858 1.275 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  De La Salle Lady Archers 14 11 3 33 36 14 2.571 1163 910 1.278
3  FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 9 5 27 31 24 1.292 1200 1181 1.016 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UP Lady Maroons (H) 14 8 6 25 29 22 1.318 1151 1133 1.016
5  NU Lady Bulldogs 14 7 7 22 26 25 1.040 1099 1065 1.032
6  UST Tigresses 14 5 9 15 24 31 0.774 1150 1209 0.951
7  Adamson Lady Falcons 14 3 11 8 14 37 0.378 1042 1199 0.869
8  UE Lady Warriors 14 1 13 3 4 39 0.103 718 1062 0.676
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
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 Ateneo3
4 UP0
1 Ateneo031
2 La Salle323
2 La Salle23
3 FEU30
Awards
  • Season Most Valuable Player: Alyssa Valdez (Ateneo Lady Eagles)
  • Finals Most Valuable Player: Kim Kianna Dy (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Isa Molde (UP Lady Maroons)

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
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NUNS Bullpups 12 12 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals
2  UE Junior Warriors 12 10 2 .833 2 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2
3  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 12 8 4 .667 4 Stepladder round 1
4  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 12 5 7 .417[a] 7
5  UST Tiger Cubs 12 5 7 .417[a] 7 Fourth-seed playoff
6  DLSZ Junior Archers 12 2 10 .167 10
7  UPIS Junior Maroons (H) 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo wins over UST
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Shaun Ledesma (UE Junior Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: Noel Kampton (NUNS Bullpups)

Girls' tournament

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  NUNS Lady Bullpups 12 11 1 .917 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  UST Junior Tigresses 12 10 2 .833 1
3  DLSZ Junior Lady Archers 12 7 5 .583 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UE Junior Lady Warriors 11 5 6 .455 5.5
5  FEU–D Lady Baby Tamaraws 11 4 7 .364 6.5
6  Adamson Lady Baby Falcons 12 4 8 .333 7
7  UPIS Junior Lady Maroons (H) 12 0 12 .000 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) Hosts
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

Playoffs

Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(#1 seed has thrice-to-beat advantage)
1 Ateneo0202
2 NU113 UST2120
3 UST23 UST22
4 FEU1

Awards

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Playoffs

2nd-seed playoffSemifinals
Top seeds twice-to-beat		Finals
Best-of-three series
1 FEU2
4 Adamson0
1 FEU10
2 La Salle22
 La Salle22 La Salle02
 Ateneo03 Ateneo21

Awards

Football

Main article: UAAP Season 78 football tournaments

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  UP Fighting Maroons 14 9 3 2 16 5 +11 30 Semifinals
2  De La Salle Green Archers 14 9 2 3 26 10 +16 29
3  Ateneo Blue Eagles (H) 14 8 1 5 32 21 +11 25
4  UST Growling Tigers 14 7 4 3 21 21 0 25
5  FEU Tamaraws 14 7 3 4 28 10 +18 24
6  NU Bulldogs 14 4 5 5 26 18 +8 17
7  Adamson Soaring Falcons 14 1 2 11 3 42 −39 5
8  UE Red Warriors 14 0 2 12 4 29 −25 2
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Hosts

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234567891011121314
 AdU
 AdMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 NU
 UE
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1  UP 3
4  UST 0
1  UP 4
3  Ateneo 1
2  La Salle 1(4)
3  Ateneo 1(5)
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Daniel Bernan Gadia (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Darius Diamante (De La Salle Green Archers)

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  De La Salle Lady Archers 8 6 2 0 23 8 +15 20 Finals
2  UP Lady Maroons 8 4 2 2 16 12 +4 14
3  Ateneo Lady Eagles (H) 8 3 0 5 13 15 −2 9
4  FEU Lady Tamaraws 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 9
5  UST Tigresses 8 1 1 6 10 24 −14 4
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Hosts

Match-up results

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game12345678
 AdMU
 DLSU
 FEU
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss
Finals

FT: UP 2 v 1 DLSU

Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Molly Manalansan (UP Lady Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Sara Castaneda (De La Salle Lady Archers)

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.[6]

Boys' Tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 6 6 0 0 24 2 +22 18 Finals
2  Ateneo Blue Eaglets (H) 6 3 0 3 11 14 −3 9
3  DLSZ Junior Archers 6 2 1 3 5 15 −10 7 Second-seed playoff
4  UST Tiger Cubs 6 0 1 5 0 9 −9 1
Source: ABS-CBN Sports
(H) Hosts
Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456
 AdMU
 DLSZ
 FEU
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss
Scores
Team AdMU FEU DLSU UST
AdMU 0–6 0–3 2–0
FEU 4–2 6–0 1–0
DLSZ 1–6 0–3 0–0
UST 0–1 0–4 0–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

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
DLSZ Junior Archers 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Penalties
2–3
Finals
FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 6–1 Ateneo Blue Eaglets
Christian Bacara 5'
Darryl Aban 12'
Chester Gio Pabualan 38'
Kieth Absalon 75'
John Villaseñor 85'
Josh Abundo 89'		 Miguel Roque 30'
Moro Lorenzo Football Field
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Kieth Absalon (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Rookie of the Year: Roberto Ripoll (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Best Striker: Chester Gio Pabualan (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Best Midfielder: Chester Gio Pabualan (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Best Defender: Roberto Ripoll (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Gavin Rosario (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)
  • Fair Play Award: DLSZ Junior Archers

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.[7] The tournament host is La Salle.

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 9 1 .900 — Qualified to the Finals
2  De La Salle Green Archers (H) 9 7 2 .778 1.5
3  NU Bulldogs 8 3 5 .375 5
4  Adamson Soaring Falcons 10 4 6 .400 5
5  UST Growling Tigers 9 3 6 .333 5.5
6  UP Fighting Maroons 9 1 8 .111 7.5
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) Hosts
Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game12345678910
 AdU
 AdMU
 DLSU
 NU
 UP
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = Loss

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 3–7 0–10 11–2
Ateneo 10–5 7–14 8–4 26–9 5–4
La Salle 16–19 7–8 7–4 14–9
NU 3–5 5–3 6–8
UP 10–3 10–11 5–14 6–8 4–5
UST 6–11 3–6 2–3 8–6 8–7
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

Finals

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Julius Diaz (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Julius Diaz (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Best Hitter: Paulo Gonzalo Salud (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Best Slugger: Jose Miguel San Juan (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Best Pitcher: Juan Paulo Macasaet (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Most Stolen Bases (8): Marquis Rey Alindogan (Ateneo Blue Eagles)
  • Most Runs Batted-In (12): Jerome Yenson (Adamson), Jonathan Park (La Salle) and Julius Diaz (UST)
  • Most Home-runs (1): Marco Luis Mallari (Ateneo), Jose Maria Tantuico (Ateneo), Mark Steven Manaig (Adamson), Ariel Aligno (UST) and Kirk Daquis (UST)

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
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Ateneo Blue Eaglets 4 4 0 1.000 — Qualified to the Finals with a twice-to-beat advantage
2  DLSZ Junior Archers (H) 3 1 2 .333 2.5 Qualified to the Finals
3  UST Tiger Cubs 3 0 3 .000 3.5
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) Hosts
Match-up results
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game1234
 AdMU
 DLSZ
 UST
Source:
  = Win;   = Loss
Scores
Team AdMU DLSZ UST
Ateneo 10–3 11–8
La Salle 8–13 11–1
UST 8–13 –
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ateneo Blue Eaglets  3–2  DLSZ Junior Archers

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

Scores
Team AdU ADMU DLSU NU UE UP UST
Adamson 4–0 5–2 6–2 7–4 10–04
Ateneo 1–6 1–2 1–106 0–114 0–86
La Salle 2–4 2–105 3–4 1–3
NU 3–7 6–0 3–2 6–5
UE 3–1 2–125 0–4
UP 8–1 2–4 2–1
UST 6–2 5–6 6–0 6–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
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: Queeny Sabobo (Adamson Lady Falcons)
  • 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
Playoffs
Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(#1 seed has 1-0 lead in a best-of-5 series)
1 NU33
2 La Salle32 La Salle01
3 Ateneo33 Ateneo0
4 UP2
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Peter Gabriel Magnaye (NU Bulldogs)
  • Rookie of the Year: Keeyan Gabuelo (NU Bulldogs)

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Playoffs
Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(#1 seed has 1-0 lead in a best-of-5 series)
1 UP33
2 La Salle113 Ateneo11
3 Ateneo33 Ateneo33
4 FEU1
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Paola Beatriz Bernardo (UP Fighting Maroons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Eleanor Christine Inlayo (UP Fighting Maroons)

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
Playoffs
Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1 La Salle3
4 NU2
1 La Salle33
2 UST12
2 UST3
3 FEU1
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Walden Ledesma (De La Salle Green Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Carlo Mateo (De La Salle Green Archers)

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Playoffs
Stepladder round 1
(One-game playoff)		Stepladder round 2
(No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage)		Finals
(#1 seed has 1-0 lead in a best-of-5 series)
1 La Salle33
2 FEU232 FEU01
3 UP23 UST31
4 UST3
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Ian Lariba (De La Salle Lady Archers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Emy Rose Dael (De La Salle Lady Archers)

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

Elimination round
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Joaquin Mendoza (UST Growling Tigers)
  • Rookie of the Year: Kyle Arsenal (De La Salle Green Archers)

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Awards
  • Most Valuable Player: Karen Celis (UE Lady Warriors)
  • Rookie of the Year: Baby Jessica Canabal (UE Lady Warriors)

Juniors' division

Boys' tournament

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

Judo

The UAAP Season 78 Judo Championships was held from November 18–19, 2015 at the La Salle Greenhills Gym . The tournament host was De La Salle University.

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

Swimming

The UAAP Season 78 swimming championships was held on October 22–25, 2015 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. The tournament host was National University and tournament commissioner was Richard G. Luna.

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

Cheerdance

The UAAP Season 78 cheerdance competition was held on October 3, 2015 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. It was hosted by Boom Gonzalez and Sofia Andres and was well attended by 25, 388 spectators inside the arena, 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 Squad 4 91.50 70.50 84.00 88.00 340.00 –6 668.00 83.50 %
2 UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe 8 85.50 63.00 69.00 83.00 354.00 –3 651.50 81.44 %
3 UP Pep Squad 1 77.00 68.50 56.00 85.00 324.00 0 610.50 76.31 %
4 FEU Cheering Squad 7 83.50 60.00 58.00 82.00 306.00 –6 583.50 72.94 %
5 UE Pep Squad 5 80.00 55.00 67.00 84.00 306.00 –9 583.00 72.88 %
6 DLSU Animo Squad 2 66.50 66.00 49.00 65.00 300.00 –8 538.00 67.25 %
7 Adamson Pep Squad 6 70.50 58.00 55.00 77.00 281.00 –28 513.50 64.19 %
8 Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion 3 55.00 45.00 39.00 68.00 232.00 –27 412.00 51.50 %

Order refers to order of performance.

Stunner Awardee: No Stunner Awardee for this year

  • Special awards from sponsors:
    • Purefoods Eats So Easy Move: Adamson
    • Oishi Oh Wow Surprising Move: FEU
    • Smart Fearless Jump: UST
    • Yamaha Best Toss: UP
    • PLDT Famtastic Pyramid: UP

Group stunts competition

Champion 2nd place 3rd place
UST NU FEU

Street dance

The 4th UAAP Street Dance Competition was held on April 9, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted by Upfront at the UAAP host Justin Quirino and Myx VJ Ai dela Cruz. Street dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participating schools. NU Underdawgz has decided to forgo their participation in this season's streetdance competition.

Rank Team
UP Street Dance Club
La Salle Dance Company–Street
UST Hype Crew
4 Company of Ateneo Dancers
Adamson CAST
FEU Dance Company
UE Armada

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

General championship tally

Seniors' division

Total
RankTeamMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWCMWMWMWMWMWMWCOverall
1 La Salle61041521512101015481515121010101010615410128861012414810282
2 UST12624126881266121210661512151215612861215121213513015280
3 Ateneo101215121510151521810111012646158122121042441291036238
4 UP (H)228844101211012668815861281048151510610810611812236
5 FEU151610812——812——101248488————6815128684898181
6 NU8151261026—158151586154224——10104—————105684177
7 UE481111466410—44111215—612—61—610151571830154
8 Adamson14102682—42——2222———448152—24——4343086
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Juniors' division

Total
RankTeamBBGBGCBGBBBBBGBGCKOverall
1 UST28121015128810158612127947120138
2 UE11288881012156—151515824380133
3 DLSZ12410121221515—10104——673720106
4 NSNU151515461012———————462110077
5 FEU–D8106——15——12815———53615074
6 Ateneo106—15—4———121212——6704071
7 UPIS (H)422610——6—4—10——26180044
8 Adamson6—4——6—10———8——14146034
(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

Closing ceremony

The UAAP Season 78 closing ceremony was held at the Bahay ng Alumni of the UP-Diliman Campus. The highlight of the 5 p.m. event is the announcement of the league's Athlete of the Year. All MVPs from 15 sporting disciplines of the UAAP are eligible to win the Athlete of the Year award. The UAAP were given out special citations to student-athletes who excel in their academics and some who represent the country in local and international competitions.[8]

The closing ceremony has also featured the turn-over of the flag of the UAAP to Season 79 host University of Santo Tomas.[8]

  • Co-Athletes of the Year (Seniors)[9][10]
  • Athlete of the Year (Juniors)
    • John Lloyd Osorio (UE / Track and Field)
  • Athlete Scholars Citations:[11]
    • Alex Toni Steven Ngui (Ateneo / Men's Swimming)
    • David Camacho (Adamson / Men's Basketball)
    • David Angelo Diamante (La Salle / Men's Football)
    • Noelito Jose, Jr. (UST / Men's Fencing)
    • Mary Remy Palma (FEU / Women's Volleyball)
    • Cyrene Torres (NU / Women's Table Tennis)
    • Karen Cells (UE / Women's Taekwando)
    • Janna Dominique Oliva (UP / Poomsae)

Broadcast coverage

Starting from Season 78 until Season 82, ABS-CBN Sports will still the broadcast coverer of the UAAP. ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Balls HD 195 for the basketball tournament only and ABS-CBN Sports+Action International will cover the games on a live basis, with Finals games on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD 167 and replays on ABS-CBN Sports+Action, they also introduced the newest batch of courtside reporters for the broadcast coverage. Laura Lehmann and Jeanine Tsoi, had returned as the courtside reporters for Ateneo and La Salle, with 6 new faces.[12]

The High Definition channel will be aired on Balls HD 195 for the basketball tournament only after the said channel was ceased off. The HD channel has been transfer to ABS-CBN Sports+Action HD 166 for the volleyball tournament.

Aside from the refreshed line-up of the panel, including returnee Mico Halili (current anchor of CNN Philippines SportsDesk) who last worked with ABS-CBN Sports in the MBA Games and the league until Season 65 (2002),[13] Anton Roxas and Allan Gregorio will not return to the UAAP basketball panel since they been returned to the NCAA basketball panel but Roxas will return for the UAAP volleyball panel. Noreen Go will also not return to the volleyball panel since she was chosen as a commissioner of the UAAP Volleyball tournament season 78. The coverage will have a pre-game show called "Upfront at the UAAP" every gamedays at 1:30pm, the show will delivered the latest updates and features in all of the sports disciplines of the league.

Additional Cast:

  • Opening Ceremony Host: Boom Gonzales
  • Tumitinding Sumusulong: The UAAP Season 78 Primer Host: TJ Manotoc
  • UAAP Season 78 Cheerdance Competition Host: Boom Gonzales and Sofia Andres
  • UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball Finals Crew: Ian Laurel and Mozzy Ravena
  • UAAP Season 78 Baseball and Softball Finals Crew: Anton Roxas and Kiko Diaz
  • UAAP Season 78 Men's and Women's Tennis Finals Crew: Dyan Castillejo and Eric Tipan
  • UAAP Season 78 Streetdance Competition Hosts: Justin Quirino and Ai dela Cruz

See also

References

  1. ^ "UAAP 78 to open on Sept 5 – FEU athletic director". 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Ateneo-La Salle face-off set for October 4 as UAAP board approves season schedule".
  3. ^ "UAAP Season 78 tentative schedule of events - Tiebreaker Times". tiebreakertimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01.
  4. ^ "Lawyer Rebo Saguisag set to be named UAAP commissioner, says source".
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (2 December 2015). "FEU Tamaraws outduel UST in Game Three thriller, win first UAAP title in a decade". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ^ "FEU-Diliman keeps UAAP football crown". The Daily Tribune. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  7. ^ http://sports.abs-cbn.com/baseball/news/2016/01/20/uaap-baseball-kicks-february-4-8053
  8. ^ a b "UAAP fetes Season 78 achievers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  9. ^ Terrado, Reuben (May 21, 2016). "Alyssa Valdez, Ian Lariba, Queeny Sabobo, Jessie Lacuna named UAAP co-Athletes of the Year". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  10. ^ Valderrama, Aeron (May 22, 2016). "Olympian Lariba heads UAAP 78 Athletes of the Year". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  11. ^ Valderrama, Aeron (May 22, 2016). "UAAP Season 78 formally closes". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  12. ^ http://sports.abs-cbn.com/generalsports/news/2014/12/17/uaap-signs-5-year-deal-abs-cbn-331
  13. ^ Terrado, Reuben (September 4, 2015). "Popular broadcaster Mico Halili 'comes home' and finds new challenge doing UAAP coverage again". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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