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Seniors
  
UST Growling Tigers

Men
  
Women

Cheerdance
  
UP (Ex - Coed)

Start date
  
2008

Juniors
  
UST Tiger Cubs

N/A
  
Adamson

Boys
  
Girls

Host school
  
University of the Philippines Diliman

Similar
  
UAAP Season 72, UAAP Season 70, UAAP Season 69, UAAP Season 68, UAAP Season 67

Uaap71 feu vs dlsu finals game3 03 08 2009 set 4 4


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.

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Uaap season 71 admu vs dlsu finals game 1


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.

    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.

    • Awardees

  • Most Valuable Player: Rabeh Al-Hussaini (Ateneo)
  • Rookie of the Year: Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo)

    • Elimination round

      Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
      Qualified to the Finals

    Awardees

  • Most Valuable Player: Marichu Bacaro (UST)
  • Rookie of the Year: Angelica Ortega (Adamson)

    • Elimination round

      Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
      Qualified to the Finals

    Awardees

  • Most Valuable Player: Mark Kevin Juruena (Adamson)
  • Rookie of the Year: Luis Alfonso dela Paz (La Salle)

    • 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.

    • 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)

    • Elimination round

      Qualified to the Finals with the twice-to-beat advantage
      Qualified to the Finals

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Football

    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.

    Finals

    FEU had the twice to beat advantage.

    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.

    Softball

    The UAAP Softball tournament opened on January 10, 2009. Games were played at the UST Open Field.

    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.

    Standings after 12 rounds

    Taekwondo

    The UAAP Season 71 Taekwondo tournaments were held on September 13 and September 17, 2008 at the Far Eastern University Gym.

    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.

    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.

    Tennis

    The UAAP Season 71 Tennis tournaments began on January 10, 2009 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Tennis Courts.

    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.

    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

    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.

    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.

    Stunner awardee: Frances Fleta

    General championship standings

    The host school is in boldface. Standings at end of the 71st Season of the UAAP.

    Individual awards

  • Athlete of the Year:
  • Seniors': John Paul Gomez (La Salle men's chess)
  • Juniors': Alyssa Valdez (UST girls' volleyball)

    • References

    UAAP Season 71 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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