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UAAP Season 70

University athletic year


Summary

University athletic year

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nameUAAP Season 70
titleOverall
image[[Image:UAAP70.jpg]]
tagline"Winners All, Recreating the Value of Honesty through Sports"
seniors
juniors
hostUniversity of Santo Tomas
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cheerdance
leagueUAAP
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seasonlistList of UAAP seasons
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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" GMANews.tv July 2, 2007 It opened on July 7, 2007 at the Araneta Coliseum. De La Salle University returned to active participation after being suspended in Season 69.

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.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Main article: UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournament

Elimination round
Team standings
Playoffs
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).

Women's tournament

Elimination round
Playoffs
Awardees
  • Most Valuable Player (Finals):
  • Most Valuable Player (Season):
  • Rookie of the Year:

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Elimination round
Playoffs
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

Men's tournament

Elimination round

TeamWDLPts.
61219
61219
42314
34213
2066
1174
Qualified for the Finals

Women's tournament

Elimination round

TeamWDLPts.
51216
43115
42214
32311
0080
Qualified for the Finals

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Elimination round

TeamWDLPts.
50115
50115
2046
0060
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.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Playoffs

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.

Elimination round

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

Boys' tournament

Elimination round

RankTeamWLGB
180
2622
3444
4266
5088

UE's 8–0 sweep: awards them the title outright.

Girls' tournament

Elimination round

RankTeamWLGB
160
2422
3244
4066

UST's 6–0 sweep: awards them the title outright.

Beach Volleyball

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

Men's tournament

Team standings

RankTeamWLGB
1*70--
2611
3522
4433
5344
6255
7166
8077

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player:
  • Rookie of the Year:

Women's tournament

Team standings

RankTeamWLGB
1*70--
2611
3522
4433
5255
6255
7166
8166

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Wendy Ann Semana (FEU)
  • Rookie of the Year: Shaira Gonzalez (FEU)

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
1100--
2822
3644
4377
4377
601010

Chess

Three championship titles were disputed in the UAAP Chess tournament.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

RankTeam
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

Women's tournament

Team standings

RankTeam
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

RankTeam
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Taekwondo

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

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings

RankTeamWLGB
150--
2411
3322
4233
5144
6055

Women's tournament

Team standings

RankTeamWLGB
150-
2411
3322
4233
5144
6055

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

RankTeamWLGB
1---
2---
3---
4---
5---
6---

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

Men's tournament

Team standings

RankTeamGPWLPCT
1651.833
2651.833
3642.667
4642.667
5624.333
6615.167
7606.000

Women's tournament

Team standings

RankTeamGPWLPCT
15501.000
2541.800
3532.600
4523.400
5523.400
6505.000

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings

RankTeamGPWLPCT
16601.000
2651.833
3642.667
4633.500
5624.333
6615.167
7606.000

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

Men's tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
1[[Image:UP colors.svg12pxborder]] UP03
231
301
420

Women's tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
1****03
221
321
410
500

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
12911
2****
3
4012
5

Girls' tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
11114
2****--
3--
4--

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

Men's tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
131
202
310
401

Women's tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
143
201
300
400
500

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

RankTeamMedalsPoints
Total
174
211
302
400
500

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[[Image:UP colors.svg12pxborder]] UP Pep Squad92.66
2nd[[Image:UST colors.svg12pxborder]] UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe92.16
3rd[[Image:FEU colors.svg12pxborder]] FEU Cheering Squad91.66
4th[[Image:Ateneo colors.svg12pxborder]] Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion91.63
5th[[Image:Adamson colors.svg12pxborder]] Adamson Pep Squad91.62
6th[[Image:San Beda colors.svg12pxborder]] UE Cheering Squad91.55
7th[[Image:La Salle colors.svg12pxborder]] DLSU Pep Squad89.54
8th[[Image:NU colors.svg12pxborder]] 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

Juniors' division

General championship tally

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

Individual awards

Athletes of the Year:

  • Seniors':
  • Juniors':

References

References

  1. [http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20080209-117861/UAAP-Ineligibility-woes-haunt-La-Salle-anew UAAP: Ineligibility woes haunt La Salle anew], [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
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