# UAAP Season 81

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University athletic year

UAAP Season 81 Host school National University Tagline "It All Begins Here" Overall Seniors University of Santo Tomas[1] Juniors University of Santo Tomas[1] Seniors' champions Sport Men Women Basketball Ateneo NU Volleyball NU Ateneo Beach Volleyball UST UST Football Ateneo La Salle Baseball La Salle NT Softball NT Adamson Fencing UE Ateneo Swimming Ateneo Ateneo Badminton NU Ateneo Chess FEU La Salle Judo UST UST Table tennis UST UST Tennis NU[2] NU Track and field UP UST Taekwondo NU NU Poomsae La Salle (Coed) Cheerdance NU (Ex - Coed) Street dance La Salle (Ex - Coed) Ballroom UP (Ex - Coed) Juniors' champions Sport Boys Girls Basketball NU NT Volleyball NU La Salle Football FEU NT Baseball Ateneo NT Fencing UE UE Swimming La Salle La Salle Judo UST UE Table tennis UE UE Track and field UE UE Taekwondo UST NT (NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition; ← Season 80 · UAAP seasons · Season 82 →

**UAAP Season 81** is the 2018–19 athletic year of the UAAP. This season is hosted by [National University](/source/National_University_(Philippines)).[3]

Eight member universities of the UAAP competed in the league's fifteen sports to vie for the [general championship](/source/UAAP_Overall_Championship).

## Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on September 8, 2018 at the [Mall of Asia Arena](/source/Mall_of_Asia_Arena) with the tagline "It All Begins Here". The ceremony kicked off with an intermission number led by the NU Chorale, NU Underdawgz and the NU Pep Squad. [NBA](/source/NBA) star [Stephen Curry](/source/Stephen_Curry) made a special appearance and led the oath of sportsmanship for the athletes. Local artists [Sponge Cola](/source/Sponge_Cola), [James Reid](/source/James_Reid_(actor)) and South Korean singer-songwriter and former [2NE1](/source/2NE1) member [Minzy](/source/Minzy) also performed inside the arena.[4]

The opening games were UP vs. UE in the first game and followed by NU vs. UST in the main game.

A press conference was also held at the [SM Mall of Asia](/source/SM_Mall_of_Asia) a few days before the opening.

## Sports calendar

This is the calendar of sports events of UAAP Season 81. The list includes the tournament host schools and the venues.[5]

### First semester

Sport/Division Event host Start date Venue/s Basketball (Seniors) National University Men - Sept.8, 2018 Women - Sept.9, 2018 Smart Araneta Coliseum, SM Mall of Asia Arena, FilOil Flying V Centre, Blue Eagle Gym, Ynares Center Antipolo Chess (Seniors/Juniors) University of Santo Tomas Sept. 19, 2018 UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Table Tennis (Men/Women/Boys) University of the Philippines Sept. 23, 2018 UP College of Human Kinetics Gym Badminton (Seniors) University of the East Sept. 24, 2018 Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall Beach Volleyball (Seniors) University of Santo Tomas Sept. 24, 2018 Sands at SM by the Bay Volleyball (Juniors) Far Eastern University Oct. 13, 2018 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Taekwondo (Kyorugi) (Men/Women/Boys) Far Eastern University Nov. 6, 2018 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Taekwondo (Poomsae) (Men/Women/Boys) Far Eastern University Nov. 6, 2018 Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Swimming (Seniors/Juniors) University of the Philippines Nov. 7, 2018 Rizal Memorial Swimming Complex Baseball (Boys) Adamson University Nov. 10, 2018 Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium Basketball (Boys) Ateneo de Manila Nov. 11, 2018 Filoil Flying V Centre Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym Cheerdance (Coed) Special Events Committee Nov. 17, 2018 Mall of Asia Arena Fencing (Seniors/Juniors) University of the East Nov. 22, 2018 Victoria Sports Tower in Quezon City, Athletics (Seniors/Juniors) Adamson University Nov. 28, 2018 Philsports Arena Oval Track / Vermosa Sports Hub Football (Boys) De La Salle University Dec. 1, 2018 Rizal Memorial Football Stadium Judo (Seniors/Juniors) De La Salle University December 8–9, 2018. DLSU Enrique Razon Sports Center

### Second semester

Sport/Division Event host Start date Venue Volleyball (Seniors) National University Feb. 16, 2019 Filoil Flying V Centre, SM Mall of Asia Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum, Ynares Center Antipolo Lawn Tennis (Seniors) Ateneo de Manila Feb.16, 2019 Colegio San Agustin Bulacan Tennis Stadium San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan Softball (Women) Adamson University Feb. 16, 2019 Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium Baseball (Men) Adamson University Men - Feb 17, 2019 Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium Football (Seniors) De La Salle University Men - Feb 17, 2019 Women-Mar.2,2019 Men's-Moro Lorenzo Football Field FEU-Diliman Football Field in Quezon City Women's-CV Pitch Circulo Verde Quezon City Basketball 3 × 3 (Srs-demo sport) National University March 2–3, 2019 Ayala Malls Feliz Pasig Ballroom Formation Dance (demo sport) Special Events Committee May 3, 2019 UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Streetdance (Coed) De La Salle University Mar. 23, 2019 Smart Araneta Coliseum

## Basketball

Main article: [UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments](/source/UAAP_Season_81_basketball_tournaments)

The UAAP Season 81 Seniors' tournament basketball tournament began on September 8, 2018 at the Mall of Asia Arena. The tournament host was National University. Edmundo "Junel" Baculi and Antonio "Tonichi" Pujante were the tournament commissioner and assistant commissioner, respectively. The UAAP adopted FIBA rules on technicals, timeouts, among others. The primary playing venues were the [Mall of Asia Arena](/source/Mall_of_Asia_Arena) and the [Smart Araneta Coliseum](/source/Smart_Araneta_Coliseum). The [Filoil Flying V Centre](/source/Filoil_Flying_V_Centre) and the [Ynares Center Antipolo](/source/Ynares_Center) served as the alternate venues when the MOA Arena and Araneta Coliseum were unavailable. the [University Athletic Association of the Philippines](/source/University_Athletic_Association_of_the_Philippines) (UAAP) (UAAP) (UAAP) tapped the services of its own exclusive group of referees in Season 81.

### Men's tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles 12 2 .857 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 Adamson Soaring Falcons 10 4 .714 2 3 UP Fighting Maroons 8 6 .571[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 FEU Tamaraws 8 6 .571[a] 4 5 De La Salle Green Archers 8 6 .571[a] 4 6 UST Growling Tigers 5 9 .357 7 7 NU Bulldogs (H) 4 10 .286 8 8 UE Red Warriors 1 13 .071 11

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage); 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head [point differential](/source/Point_differential); 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_La_Salle0.37054504098862_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_La_Salle0.37054504098862_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-table_hth_La_Salle0.37054504098862_6-2) Head-to-head record: UP 3–1, FEU 2–2, La Salle 1–3; Fourth-seed playoff: FEU 71–70 La Salle

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Top 2 twice-to-beat) Finals (Best-of-three playoff) 1 Ateneo 80 4 FEU 61 1 Ateneo 88 99 3 UP 79 81 2 Adamson 71 87 3 UP 73 89*

*[Overtime](/source/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball)

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** [Bright Akhuetie](/source/Bright_Akhuetie) (UP Fighting Maroons)[6]

- **Rookie of the Year:** [Angelo Kouame](/source/Angelo_Kouame) (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

### Women's tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e W L PCT GB Qualification 1 NU Lady Bulldogs (H) 14 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals[a] 2 FEU Lady Tamaraws 9 5 .643[b] 5 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 3 Adamson Lady Falcons 9 5 .643[b] 5 Proceed to stepladder round 1 4 UST Growling Tigresses 8 6 .571[c] 6 5 De La Salle Lady Archers 8 6 .571[c] 6 6 Ateneo Lady Eagles 4 10 .286[d] 10 7 UE Lady Warriors 4 10 .286[d] 10 8 UP Fighting Maroons 0 14 .000 14

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage); 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head [point differential](/source/Point_differential); 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. **[^](#cite_ref-table_note_res_F0.9220564281205_8-0)** As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_FEU0.9220564281205_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_FEU0.9220564281205_9-1) Second-seed playoff: FEU 67–63 Adamson

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.9220564281205_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.9220564281205_10-1) Fourth-seed playoff: UST 79–67 La Salle

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_AdMU0.9220564281205_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_AdMU0.9220564281205_11-1) Head-to-head record: Ateneo 2–0 UE

#### Playoffs

Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 twice-to-beat) Finals (Best-of-three playoff) 1 NU 71 67 2 FEU 68 2 FEU 59 61 3 Adamson 69 4 UST 66 4 UST 78

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** Grace Irebu (UST Growling Tigresses)[7]

- **Rookie of the Year:** [Reynalyn Ferrer](/source/Reynalyn_Ferrer) (UST Growling Tigresses)

### Juniors' tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e W L PCT GB Qualification 1 NUNS Bullpups (H) 13 1 .929 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 11 3 .786 2 3 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 9 5 .643[a] 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 Adamson Baby Falcons 9 5 .643[a] 4 5 UST Tiger Cubs 7 7 .500 6 6 Zobel Junior Archers 4 10 .286 9 7 UE Junior Red Warriors 2 12 .143 11 8 UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons 1 13 .071 12

Updated to match(es) played on February 10, 2019. Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_FEU0.30194489392543_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_FEU0.30194489392543_13-1) Head-to-head record: FEU 2–0 Adamson

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Top 2 twice-to-beat) Finals (Best-of-three playoff) 1 NSNU 94 4 Adamson 72 1 NSNU 70 64 2 Ateneo 58 53 2 Ateneo 90 3 FEU Diliman 82

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** [Kai Zachary Sotto](/source/Kai_Zachary_Sotto) (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

- **Rookie of the Year:**

## 3×3 basketball

The UAAP expanded its number of tournaments by holding 3×3 basketball games in the men's and women's divisions as a demonstration sport in Season 80. The inclusion of 3×3 basketball in the list of UAAP tournaments is timely as 3×3 basketball is now an Olympic event. 3×3 basketball may be reclassified as a regular sport next season after the positive responses from member schools who all fielded a team.

The UAAP Season 81 seniors' 3×3 basketball tournament was held on March 2–3, 2019. The tournament venue was the Ayala Malls Feliz, Pasig.[8] and the tournament commissioner was Xavier Nunag.

### Men's tournament

#### Team standings

[UST Growling Tigers](/source/UST_Growling_Tigers_men's_basketball) competed in the 3x3 tournament for the first time, while the runner-up of last seasons' tournament [UE Red Warriors](/source/UE_Red_Warriors) did not join this season's tournament.

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles 6 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals — 13–11 11–10 21–13 13–8 14–11 13–8 2 UST Growling Tigers 3 3 .500[a] 3 — 12–8 10–9 9–11 16–14 8–9 3 UP Fighting Maroons 3 3 .500[a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals — 15–13 13–11 13–15 13–8 4 De La Salle Green Archers 3 3 .500[a] 3 — 17–9 15–13 12–10 5 FEU Tamaraws 3 3 .500[a] 3 — 12–11 w/o[b] 6 Adamson Soaring Falcons 2 4 .333 4 — w/o[b] 7 NU Bulldogs (H) 1 5 .167 5 —

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage); 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head [goal average](/source/Goal_difference) (quotient); 4) overall quotient
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.21724477001338_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.21724477001338_15-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.21724477001338_15-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.21724477001338_15-3) Head-to-head record: UST 2–1, UP 2–1, La Salle 1–2, FEU 1–2; UST 1.107, UP 1.000, La Salle 1.147, FEU 0.795

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_note_FEU_NU0.21724477001338_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_note_FEU_NU0.21724477001338_16-1) Adamson and FEU won by default after NU forfeited their last two games.

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Single-elimination) Finals (Single-elimination) 1 Ateneo 15 4 La Salle 7 1 Ateneo 21 2 UST 13 2 UST 14 3 UP 11

### Women's tournament

#### Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 NU Lady Bulldogs (H) 7 0 1.000 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals — 12–7 12–2 20–10 13–10 12–3 14–8 14–9 2 UE Lady Warriors 4 3 .571[a] 3 — 3–0 7–6 10–15 8–14 8–5 9–6 3 Adamson Lady Falcons 4 3 .571[a] 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals — 9–7 10–6 10–9 7–10 11–6 4 UST Growling Tigresses 4 3 .571[a] 3 — 10–9 9–8 14–10 15–11 5 Ateneo Lady Eagles 3 4 .429[b] 4 — 8–6 8–11 13–6 6 FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 4 .429[b] 4 — 12–7 13–11 7 De La Salle Lady Archers 2 5 .286 5 — 5–6 8 UP Lady Maroons 1 6 .143 6 —

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage); 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head [goal average](/source/Goal_difference) (quotient); 4) overall quotient
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UE0.39907252108635_17-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UE0.39907252108635_17-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UE0.39907252108635_17-2) Head-to-head record: UE 2–0, Adamson 1–1, UST 0–2

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_AdMU0.39907252108635_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_AdMU0.39907252108635_18-1) Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–0 FEU

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Single-elimination) Finals (Single-elimination) 1 NU 19 4 UST 5 1 NU 21 3 Adamson 3 2 UE 12 3 Adamson 14

### Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's tournament Ateneo UST UP Women's tournament NU Adamson UST

## Volleyball

Main article: [UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments](/source/UAAP_Season_81_volleyball_tournaments)

### Seniors' division

The UAAP Season 81 Seniors' tournament volleyball tournaments will begin on February 16, 2019. The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The tournament host is the National University. Yul C.Benosa is the tournament commissioner.

#### Men's tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 NU Bulldogs (H) 14 13 1 38 39 6 6.500 1079 855 1.262 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 FEU Tamaraws 14 11 3 32 36 16 2.250 1208 1042 1.159 3 Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 10 4 33 36 16 2.250 1225 1098 1.116 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 Adamson Soaring Falcons 14 9 5 24 27 25 1.080 1175 1140 1.031 5 UST Growling Tigers 14 5 9 18[a] 25 32 0.781 1231 1259 0.978 6 De La Salle Green Archers 14 5 9 13[a] 18 32 0.563 1068 1159 0.921 7 UE Red Warriors 14 2 12 7 12 39 0.308 982 1210 0.812 8 UP Fighting Maroons 14 1 13 3 14 41 0.341 1104 1309 0.843

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.97192654291723_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.97192654291723_19-1) Head-to-head record: UST 1–1 La Salle; UST +5

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) Finals (Best-of-three series) 1 NU 3 4 Adamson 0 1 NU 3 3 2 FEU 1 1 2 FEU 3 3 Ateneo 1

#### Awards

- **Finals Most Valuable Player:** [Bryan Bagunas](/source/Bryan_Bagunas) (NU Bulldogs)

- **Season Most Valuable Player:** [Bryan Bagunas](/source/Bryan_Bagunas) (NU Bulldogs)

- **Rookie of the Year:** [Angelo Nicolas Almendras](/source/Angelo_Nicolas_Almendras) (NU Bulldogs)

#### Women's tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 Ateneo Lady Eagles 14 12 2 34 37 14 2.643 1177 1018 1.156 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 UST Growling Tigresses 14 10 4 30[a] 35 17 2.059 1230 1072 1.147 3 De La Salle Lady Archers 14 10 4 32[a] 34 15 2.267 1137 973 1.169 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 FEU Lady Tamaraws 14 9 5 23 30 28 1.071 1240 1240 1.000 5 UP Lady Maroons 14 6 8 17 24 32 0.750 1228 1222 1.005 6 NU Lady Bulldogs (H) 14 4 10 10 19 35 0.543 1112 1288 0.863 7 UE Lady Warriors 14 3 11 13 17 35 0.486 1057 1177 0.898 8 Adamson Lady Falcons 14 2 12 9 16 36 0.444 1043 1234 0.845

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.4693508667263_20-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UST0.4693508667263_20-1) Second-seed playoff: UST 3–1 La Salle

#### Playoffs

2nd-seed playoff Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat Finals Best-of-three series 1 Ateneo 2 3 4 FEU 3 1 1 Ateneo 0 3 3 2 UST 3 1 0 3 La Salle 1 2 UST 3 4 UST 3 3 La Salle 2

#### Awards

- **Finals Most Valuable Player:** [Bea de Leon](/source/Bea_de_Leon) (Ateneo Lady Eagles)

- **Season Most Valuable Player:** [Cherry Ann Rondina](/source/Cherry_Ann_Rondina) (UST Growling Tigresses)

- **Rookie of the Year:** [Ejiya Laure](/source/Ejiya_Laure) (UST Growling Tigresses)

### Juniors' division

The UAAP Season 81 Juniors volleyball tournament started on October 13, 2018. The playing venue this season was at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym. This is a change from last season's playing venue at FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. This is the second change in playing venue for the Juniors tournament The Adamson gym hosted the competition for three years since 2014.

Far Eastern University is the tournament host. The Juniors volleyball tournament Director is Ms. Karen Del Rosario.

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.

#### Boys' tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 NUNS Bullpups 14 13 1 38 40 9 4.444 1214 903 1.344 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws (H) 14 10 4 27[a] 31 20 1.550 1164 1007 1.156 3 UST Tiger Cubs 14 10 4 30[a] 34 16 2.125 1180 972 1.214 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 Adamson Baby Falcons 14 9 5 28 32 19 1.684 1161 1012 1.147 5 UE Junior Red Warriors 14 8 6 26 30 19 1.579 1072 1035 1.036 6 Zobel Junior Archers 14 4 10 13 18 31 0.581 975 1089 0.895 7 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 14 2 12 4 7 40 0.175 780 1135 0.687 8 UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons 14 0 14 2 4 42 0.095 735 1128 0.652

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_FEU0.11534168669737_21-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_FEU0.11534168669737_21-1) Second-seed playoff: FEU 3–2 UST

#### Playoffs

2nd-seed playoff Semifinals Top seeds twice-to-beat Finals Best-of-three series 1 NSNU 3 L1 Adamson 0 1 NSNU 3 3 2 FEU 1 0 3 UST 2 2 FEU 0 3 4 FEU 3 3 UST 3 2

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** Jose Magdalino Javelona (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Mac Arvin Bandola (NUNS Bullpups)

#### Girls' tournament

#### Elimination round

Pos Team v t e Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1 NUNS Lady Bullpups 12 10 2 29[a] 33 12 2.750 1059 833 1.271 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 Zobel Junior Lady Archers 12 10 2 28[a] 32 13 2.462 1055 887 1.189 3 UST Junior Tigresses 12 8 4 25 30 14 2.143 993 905 1.097 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 Adamson Lady Baby Falcons 12 7 5 20 25 21 1.190 995 963 1.033 5 FEU–D Lady Baby Tamaraws (H) 12 5 7 18 22 22 1.000 976 947 1.031 6 UE Junior Lady Warriors 12 2 10 6 6 31 0.194 675 892 0.757 7 UPIS Junior Lady Maroons 12 0 12 0 1 36 0.028 602 928 0.649

Source: [ABS-CBN Sports](https://web.archive.org/web/20150815093216/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap)
Rules for classification: 1) number of wins; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) match points; 4) sets ratio; 5) points ratio; 6) head-to-head record
(H) Host
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_NSNU0.22360759518277_22-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_NSNU0.22360759518277_22-1) Head-to-head record: NSNU 1–1 DLSZ; NSNU +1

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) Finals (Best-of-three series) 1 NSNU 3 4 Adamson 0 1 NSNU 2 2 2 DLSZ 3 3 2 DLSZ 3 3 UST 0

#### Awards

- **Finals Most Valuable Player:** [Justine Jazareno](/source/Justine_Jazareno) (Zobel Junior Lady Archers)

- **Season Most Valuable Player:** [Angel Anne Canino](/source/Angel_Anne_Canino) (Zobel Junior Lady Archers)

- **Rookie of the Year:**

## Beach volleyball

The UAAP Season 81 beach volleyball tournament began on September 24, 2018. The tournament venue is at the Sands SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Metro Manila. University of Santo Tomas is the tournament host. Beach volleyball is a single round-robin elimination tournament. The tournament concluded on October 7, 2018.[9][10]

### Men's tournament

#### Elimination round

#### Team standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 FEU Tamaraws 7 7 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2 UST Growling Tigers (H) 7 6 1 .857 1 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 3 NU Bulldogs 7 5 2 .714 2 Qualified to stepladder round 1 4 Adamson Soaring Falcons 7 4 3 .571 3 5 UE Red Warriors 7 2 5 .286 5 6 UP Fighting Maroons 7 2 5 .286 5 7 Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 2 5 .286 5 8 De La Salle Green Archers 7 0 7 .000 7

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Rules for classification: 1) [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage); 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head [point differential](/source/Point_differential); 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

#### Match-up results

Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AdMU AdU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
  = Win;   = Loss

#### Playoffs

Stepladder round 1 (One-game playoff) Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) Finals (Best-of-three series) 1 FEU 0 1 2 UST 2 2 UST 2 2 3 NU 2 3 NU 0 4 Adamson 0

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** Anthony Arbasto (UST Growling Tigers)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Jaron Requinton (UST Growling Tigers)

### Women's tournament

#### Elimination round

#### Team standings

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 UST Growling Tigresses (H) 7 7 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2 De La Salle Lady Archers 7 6 1 .857 1 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 3 NU Lady Bulldogs 7 5 2 .714 2 Qualified to stepladder round 1 4 UP Lady Maroons 7 3 4 .429[a] 4 5 Ateneo Lady Eagles 7 3 4 .429[a] 4 6 Adamson Lady Falcons 7 2 5 .286[b] 5 7 FEU Lady Tamaraws 7 2 5 .286[b] 5 8 UE Lady Warriors 7 0 7 .000 7

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Rules for classification: 1) [winning percentage](/source/Winning_percentage); 2) if tied for #2 or #4, [one-game playoff](/source/One-game_playoff); 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head [point differential](/source/Point_differential); 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UP0.33737967318733_25-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_UP0.33737967318733_25-1) Fourth-seed playoff: UP 2–0 Ateneo

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-table_hth_AdU0.33737967318733_26-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-table_hth_AdU0.33737967318733_26-1) Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–0

#### Match-up results

Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AdMU AdU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
  = Win;   = Loss

#### 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 UST 2 2 2 La Salle 2 2 La Salle 0 0 3 NU 1 4 UP 1 4 Ateneo 0 4 UP 2 5 UP 2

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** [Cherry Ann Rondina](/source/Cherry_Ann_Rondina) (UST Growling Tigresses)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Babylove Barbon (UST Growling Tigresses)

## Football

Main article: [UAAP Season 81 football tournaments](/source/UAAP_Season_81_football_tournaments)

The UAAP Season 81 football tournaments started on December 1, 2018 for the Juniors' tournament and on February 17, 2019 for the Seniors' tournament. The venue for the Juniors' tournament was at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium while the Men's tournament was played at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field and the FEU-Diliman Football Field. The Women's tournament was played at the CV Pitch Circulo Verde Quezon City. The tournament host was De La Salle University.

### Men's tournament

#### Elimination round

#### Team standings

Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Ateneo Blue Eagles 14 8 2 4 37 12 +25 26 Qualified to the semifinals 2 UP Fighting Maroons 14 8 2 4 24 17 +7 26 3 De La Salle Green Archers (H) 14 8 1 5 21 17 +4 25 4 FEU Tamaraws 14 7 3 4 22 18 +4 24 5 UST Growling Tigers 14 6 5 3 21 21 0 23 6 Adamson Soaring Falcons 14 2 6 6 13 27 −14 12 7 NU Bulldogs 14 2 4 8 14 27 −13 10 8 UE Red Warriors 14 2 3 9 8 21 −13 9

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
(H) Hosts

#### Match-up results

Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 AdU AdMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

#### Results

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU AdMU DLSU FEU NU UE UP UST Adamson — 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 Ateneo 7–1 — 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 5–0 De La Salle 4–2 1–3 — 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 FEU 3–1 1–4 0–1 — 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 NU 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 — 2–0 3–0 2–2 UE 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 — 1–2 2–3 UP 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–0 — 1–1 UST 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 —

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2019. Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

#### Playoffs

Semifinals Finals 1 Ateneo 1 4 FEU 0 1 Ateneo 2 3 La Salle 1 2 UP 1 3 La Salle 2

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** Javier Augustine Gayoso (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Shanden Vergara (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Best Striker:** Javier Augustine Gayoso (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

- **Best Goalkeeper:** Alexandre Jae Arcilla (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

- **Best Midfielder:** Darius Joseph Diamante (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Best Defender:** Yoshiharu Koizumi (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Fair Play Award:** [UST Growling Tigers](/source/UST_Growling_Tigers%2C_Tigresses%2C_Tiger_Cubs_and_Tigress_Cubs)

### Women's tournament

#### Elimination round

#### Team standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 De La Salle Lady Archers (H) 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4 Qualified to the Finals 2 FEU Lady Tamaraws 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 3 UST Growling Tigresses 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 4 UP Lady Maroons 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 5 Ateneo Lady Eagles 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
(H) Hosts

#### Match-up results

Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AdMU DLSU FEU UP UST

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

#### Results

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdMU DLSU FEU UP UST Ateneo — 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–2 De La Salle 4–2 — 2–2 FEU 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–0 UP 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 UST 1–1 0–0 0–1 —

Updated to match(es) played on February 18, 2019. Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

#### Finals

Finals 1 La Salle 2 2 FEU 0

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** [Sara Castaneda](/source/Sara_Castaneda) (De La Salle Lady Archers)

- **Rookie of the Year:** [Alisha Del Campo](/source/Alisha_Del_Campo) (De La Salle Lady Archers)

- **Best Striker:** [Alisha Del Campo](/source/Alisha_Del_Campo) (De La Salle Lady Archers)

- **Best Midfielder:** [Sara Castaneda](/source/Sara_Castaneda) (De La Salle Lady Archers)

- **Best Goalkeeper:** Natasha Lacson (De La Salle Lady Archers)

- **Best Defender:** Hannah Pachejo (FEU Lady Tamaraws)

- **Fair Play Award:** [De La Salle Lady Archers](/source/De_La_Salle_Green_Archers_and_Lady_Archers)

### Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 81 juniors' football tournament started on November 18, 2018. The playing venue was at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. La Salle is the tournament host.

#### Elimination round

#### Team standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 8 5 2 1 29 6 +23 17 Finals 2 NUNS Bullpups 8 4 4 0 6 2 +4 16 3 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 14 4 UST Tiger Cubs 8 1 2 5 6 16 −10 5 5 Zobel Junior Archers (H) 8 1 0 7 4 26 −22 3

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
(H) Hosts

#### Match-up results

Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AdMU DLSU FEU NU UST

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
  = Win;   = Draw;   = Loss

#### Results

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdMU DLSU FEU NU UST Ateneo — 1–0 0–4 0–0 4–1 La Salle 1–7 — 0–5 0–2 0–1 FEU 3–4 9–0 — 0–0 2–1 NU 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 UST 1–1 1–2 1–6 0–0 —

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

#### Finals

Team 1 Score Team 2 FEU–D Baby Tamaraws 1 vs 0 NUNS Bullpups

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:** Macky Tobias (FEU–D Baby Tamaraws)

- **Rookie of the Year:**

- **Best Striker:**

- **Best Midfielder:**

- **Best Defender:**

- **Best Goalkeeper:**

- **Fair Play Award:**

## Baseball

The UAAP Season 81 Men's division baseball tournament will begin on February 17, 2019 at the [Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium](/source/Rizal_Memorial_Baseball_Stadium) in Malate, Manila. The tournament host is Adamson.

### Men's tournament

#### Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 De La Salle Green Archers 10 8 2 .800 — Qualified to the Finals 2 Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 7 3 .700 1 3 UST Growling Tigers 10 4 6 .400 4 4 Adamson Soaring Falcons (H) 10 5 5 .500 3 5 NU Bulldogs 10 4 6 .400 4 6 UP Fighting Maroons 10 2 8 .200 6 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 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AdU AdMU DLSU NU UP UST Source: [citation needed] = Win; = Loss

#### Results

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU AdMU DLSU NU UP UST Adamson — 9–6 2–10 2–1 4–1 7–10 Ateneo — 13–11 7–1 16–5 14–3 La Salle 6–5 16–5 — 12–2 3–10 NU 6–1 — 2–1 2–16 UP 4–6 6–23 — 7–1 UST 10–11 5–21 9–4 —

Updated to match(es) played on February 26, 2019. Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

#### Finals

Team 1 Score Team 2 Ateneo Blue Eagles 7–9 De La Salle Green Archers Ateneo Blue Eagles 7–3 De La Salle Green Archers Ateneo Blue Eagles 9–11 De La Salle Green Archers

#### Awards

- **Season Most Valuable Player:** Diego Lozano (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Finals Most Valuable Player:** Kiko Gesmundo (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Mark John Philip Beronilla (UST Growling Tigers)

- **Best Pitcher:** Mar Joseph Carolino (NU Bulldogs)

- **Best Hitter:** Boo Barandiaran (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Best Slugger:** Diego Lozano (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Most Runs Batted-In:** Iggy Escaño (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Most Home-runs:** Diego Lozano (De La Salle Green Archers)

- **Most Stolen Bases:** Erwin Bosito (Adamson Soaring Falcons)

### Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 80 Boys' division baseball tournament began on January 20, 2018 at the [Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium](/source/Rizal_Memorial_Baseball_Stadium) in Malate Manila. NU fielded a boys' baseball team starting with Season 80. This brought the number of participating teams to four. Since there are now four teams participating, baseball will no longer be a demonstration sport in the Boys' Juniors' tournament. It will be a regular sport with the participating schools earning points for the Juniors General Championship. The tournament host is Adamson.

#### Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 6 4 2 .667 — Qualified to the Finals 2 NUNS Bullpups 2 2 0 1.000 — 3 UST Tiger Cubs 3 1 2 .333 1.5 4 Zobel Junior Archers 2 0 2 .000 2 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 Match-up results Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 AdMU DLSZ NU UST Source: [citation needed] = Win; = Loss

#### Scores

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdMU DLSU NU UST Ateneo — 12–11 2–12 6–1 De La Salle 3–12 — NU 9–2 — UST 3–4 —

Updated to match(es) played on February 18, 2019. Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

#### Finals

Team 1 Score Team 2 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 6–3 NUNS Bullpups Ateneo Blue Eaglets 2-0 NUNS Bullpups

#### Awards

- **Season Most Valuable Player:** Kiel Olazo (NUNS Bullpups)

- **Finals Most Valuable Player:** Zach Urbina (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

- **Rookie of the Year:**

- **Best Pitcher:**

- **Best Hitter:** Kiel Olazo (NUNS Bullpups)

- **Best Slugger:** Kiel Olazo (NUNS Bullpups)

- **Most Runs Batted-In:** Matthew San Juan (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

- **Most Home-runs:** Dax Fabella (Ateneo Blue Eaglets) and Rezel Esqulit (NUNS Bullpups)

- **Most Stolen Bases:** Marcel Guzman (Ateneo Blue Eaglets)

## Softball

The UAAP Season 81 softball tournament will begin on February 16, 2019 at the [Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium](/source/Rizal_Memorial_Baseball_Stadium) in Malate Manila. The tournament host is Adamson. Softball is a sport for women only in the UAAP.

### Women's tournament

#### Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 Adamson Lady Falcons (H) 12 11 1 .917 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 De La Salle Lady Archers 12 8 4 .667 3 3 UST Growling Tigresses 12 7 5 .583 4 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 NU Lady Bulldogs 12 6 6 .500 5 5 UP Lady Maroons 12 6 6 .500 5 6 UE Lady Warriors 12 3 9 .250 8 7 Ateneo Lady Eagles 12 1 11 .083 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) Hosts Match-up results Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 AdU * * * * AdMU * * * * * * DLSU * * * * * NU * * * * * UE * * * * * UP * * * * UST * * * * * Source: [citation needed] = Win; = Loss

#### Results

Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Teams AdU AdMU DLSU NU UE UP UST Adamson — 10–0 6–0 14–1 0–3 14–0 Ateneo 0–15 — 0–3 2–9 4–5 0–6 0–5 De La Salle — 4–5 5–3 4–2 0–7 NU 1–2 7–0 5–6 — 3–6 2–4 9–6 UE 3–5 0–1 — 1–9 3–2 UP 5–1 1–8 — 11–12 UST 7–0 0–7 12–11 —

Updated to match(es) played on February 18, 2019. Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) Finals (Best-of-three series) 1 Adamson 2 NSNU 1 1 Adamson 12 11 3 UST 2 2 2 La Salle 6 2 UST 12 9

#### Awards

- **Season Most Valuable Player:** Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Finals Most Valuable Player:** Lyca Basa (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Charlotte Sales (UST Growling Tigresses)

- **Best Pitcher:** Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Best Slugger:** Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Best Hitter:** Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Most Runs Batted-In:** Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Most Stolen Bases:** - Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons) - Angelu Gabriel (Adamson Lady Falcons)

- **Most Home-runs:** - Arianne Vallestero (Adamson Lady Falcons) - Charlotte Sales (UST Growling Tigresses)

## Badminton

The UAAP Season 81 badminton tournament began on September 24, 2018. The tournament venue is the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. Badminton is a single round-robin elimination tournament. University of the East is the tournament host.

### Men's tournament

#### Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 NU Bulldogs 6 6 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2 UP Fighting Maroons 6 5 1 .833 1 Twice-to-beat in stepladder round 2 3 Ateneo Blue Eagles 6 4 2 .667[a] 2 Qualified to stepladder round 1 4 De La Salle Green Archers 6 4 2 .667[a] 2 5 Adamson Soaring Falcons 6 2 4 .333 4 6 UST Growling Tigers 6 1 5 .167 5 7 UE Red Warriors (H) 6 0 6 .000 6 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: ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–0 La Salle Match-up results Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ateneo AdU DLSU NU UE UP UST Source: [citation needed] = Win; = Loss

#### Playoffs

Stepladder round 1 (Single-elimination) Stepladder round 2 (No. 2 has twice-to-beat advantage) Finals (Best-of-three series) 1 NU 3 3 2 UP 3 2 UP 2 0 3 Ateneo 3 3 Ateneo 2 4 La Salle 1

#### Awards

- **Most Valuable Player:**

- **Rookie of the Year:**

### Women's tournament

#### Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1 UP Lady Maroons 6 5 1 .833 — Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2 NU Lady Bulldogs 6 5 1 .833 — 3 Ateneo Lady Eagles 6 4 2 .667[a] 1 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4 De La Salle Lady Archers 6 4 2 .667[a] 1 5 Adamson Lady Falcons 6 2 4 .333 3 6 UST Growling Tigresses 6 1 5 .167 4 7 UE Lady Warriors (H) 6 0 6 .000 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 Notes: ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ateneo 1–0 La Salle Match-up results Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 AdMU AdU DLSU NU UE UP UST Source: [citation needed] = Win; = Loss

#### Playoffs

Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) Finals (Best-of-three series) UP 3 La Salle 1 1 UP 2 0 3 Ateneo 3 3 NU 1 2 Ateneo 3 3

#### Awards

- **Co-Most Valuable Players:** Chanelle Lunod and Joella Geva de Vera (Ateneo Lady Eagles)

- **Rookie of the Year:** Sarah Joy Barredo (NU Lady Bulldogs)

## Judo

The UAAP Season 81 Judo Championships will be held from November 2018 at the De La Salle Zobel Sports Pavilion in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. The tournament host is De La Salle University.

Men's tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total Ateneo UST La Salle 4 UP 5 UE 6 Adamson Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Women's tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total UST UE UP 4 La Salle 5 Ateneo Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Medal Pts. 1st 10 2nd 5 3rd 2

Boys' tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total Ateneo UST La Salle 4 FEU 5 UE 6 UP Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year: Girls' tournament (demonstration event) Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total UST FEU La Salle 4 UE Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:

## Swimming

The UAAP Season 81 Swimming Championships was held from November 11–15, 2018 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. The tournament host is University of the Philippines and tournament commissioner is __________ . The number of participating teams in the Girls' tournament increased by one school with the participation of Ateneo. There are now six schools participating.

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.

Men's tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Rec Points Total Ateneo 11 8 4 23 2 475 La Salle 380 UST 1 3 4 180 4 UP 173 5 UE 24 Rec - Number of new swimming records established Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Jessie Khing Lacuna (Ateneo Blue Eagles) Rookie of the Year: Maurice Sacho Ilustre (De La Salle Green Archers) Women's tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Rec Points Total Ateneo 10 8 6 24 530 UP 352 La Salle 143 4 UST 3 127 5 UE 6 Rec - Number of new swimming records established Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Kirsten Chloe Daos (Ateneo Lady Eagles) Rookie of the Year: Dara Michelle Carreon (Ateneo Lady Eagles) Pos. Pts. 1st 15 2nd 12 3rd 10 4th 8 5th 6 6th 4 7th 2 8th 1

Boys' tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Rec Points Total La Salle 409.5 UST 4 10 8 22 338 Ateneo 8 3 11 150 4 UE 5 UP Rec - Number of new swimming records established Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Phillip Joaquin Santos (Ateneo Blue Eaglets) Rookie of the Year: Girls' tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Rec Points Total DLSZ 398 UST 9 4 3 16 319 UPIS 4 Ateneo 3 3 2 30 5 UE Rec - Number of new swimming records established Event host in boldface Awards Most Valuable Player: Camille Lauren Buico (UST Growling Tigers) Rookie of the Year: Alexa Natividad (UPIS Junior Lady Maroons) Pos. Pts. 1st 15 2nd 12 3rd 10 4th 8 5th 6 6th 4 7th 2 8th 1

## Performance sports

### Cheerdance

The UAAP Season 81 [cheerdance competition](/source/UAAP_Cheerdance_Competition) was held on November 17, 2018 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. It was hosted by ABS-CBN Sports Anchor Nikko Ramos and "Upfront" host Janeena Chan. 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 5 89.00 88.50 77.00 87.00 369.50 0 711.00 88.88 % 2 FEU Cheering Squad 7 82.50 85.00 70.00 75.00 347.00 –4 655.50 81.94 % 3 Adamson Pep Squad 8 73.50 86.00 69.00 78.00 334.00 –2 638.50 79.81 % 4 UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe 3 78.50 76.50 75.00 72.00 346.00 –10 638.00 79.75 % 5 UE Pep Squad 1 79.50 79.00 79.00 71.00 298.00 –4 602.50 75.31 % 6 UP Pep Squad 2 67.50 73.00 59.00 65.00 318.00 –14 568.50 71.06 % 7 Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion 6 62.50 77.00 47.00 64.00 316.50 –9 558.00 69.75 % 8 DLSU Animo Squad 4 58.50 68.00 34.00 63.00 257.00 –21 459.50 57.44 %

**Order** refers to order of performance.

## 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 Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 University of Santo Tomas 7 6 4 17 2 Ateneo de Manila University 7 3 4 14 3 National University* 7 2 1 10 4 De La Salle University 4 6 5 15 5 University of the Philippines Diliman 1 6 6 13 6 Far Eastern University 1 6 1 8 7 Adamson University 1 0 4 5 University of the East 1 0 4 5 Totals (8 entries) 29 29 29 87 * Host nation (Season host); General champions Notes: Results are final. High school division Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 University of the East 5 0 0 5 2 De La Salle Zobel 3 1 1 5 3 Nazareth School of National University* 2 3 0 5 4 Ateneo de Manila University 2 1 2 5 5 Far Eastern University–Diliman 1 1 1 3 6 University of Santo Tomas 0 6 3 9 7 UP Integrated School 0 0 1 1 8 Adamson University 0 0 0 0 Totals (8 entries) 13 12 8 33 * Host nation (Season host); General champions Notes: Results are final.

### General championship tally

#### Seniors' division

v t e Total Rank Team M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W M W C M W M W M W M W M W M W C Overall 1 UST 4 10 6 12 15 15 10 8 6 6 10 6 15 15 4 4 12 12 12 15 15 8 12 6 10 1 15 6 12 118 152 12 282 2 La Salle 6 6 4 10 1 12 12 10 1 15 4 12 6 12 8 10 6 10 15 8 8 15 10 12 15 6 6 12 8 101 144 15 260 3 Ateneo 15 4 10 15 2 6 15 15 2 1 12 10 1 4 10 15 4 6 4 12 6 12 2 15 6 4 4 10 15 124 109 4 237 UP 12 1 1 6 4 10 8 12 4 12 6 8 4 10 12 12 8 8 10 10 12 4 6 10 8 15 10 8 6 106 121 10 5 NU (H) 2 15 15 4 10 8 — — 12 2 15 15 12 2 15 8 15 15 8 — — 6 8 2 — 8 — — — 112 77 8 197 6 FEU 8 12 12 8 12 2 — — 15 4 — — 10 8 — — 2 2 6 — — — — 8 12 12 12 4 4 83 64 6 153 7 UE 1 2 2 2 6 1 6 6 8 8 8 — 2 6 2 2 10 4 2 6 10 — 4 1 — 10 8 15 10 77 63 2 142 8 Adamson 10 8 8 1 8 4 — — 10 10 2 — 8 1 6 6 — — — — — 10 15 4 — 2 2 — — 68 47 0 115

(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

#### High school division

v t e Total Rank Team B B G B G B G B B B B B G B G Overall 1 UST 6 10 10 12 12 12 — 12 10 8 — 12 12 82 34 116 2 UE 2 6 4 8 6 15 15 6 — — 15 15 15 67 40 107 3 DLSZ 4 4 15 15 15 — 12 10 8 6 — — — 47 42 89 4 Ateneo 12 2 — 10 8 — — 15 15 10 — — 8 64 16 80 5 NSNU (H) 15 15 12 — — — — — 12 12 — — — 54 12 66 6 FEU–D 10 12 6 — — — — 8 — 15 — — — 45 6 51 7 Adamson 8 8 8 — — — — — — — — — — 16 8 24 8 UPIS 1 1 2 6 10 — — — — — — — — 8 12 20

(H) Season host;   = Champion;   = Runner-up;   = Third place; — = No team.
Notes: Results are final.

## Broadcast notes

For the 3rd 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, Liga & Liga HD and their website, sports.abs-cbn.com. Commentator Boom Gonzales Mico Halili (Basketball only) Nikko Ramos (Basketball only) Anton Roxas Billie Capistrano (Volleyball only) Martin Javier (Volleyball only) Eric Tipan Analyst Marco Benitez Bea Daez Enzo Flojo Martin Antonio Kirk Long Christian Luanzon Ronnie Magsanoc

## See also

- [NCAA Season 94](/source/NCAA_Season_94)

## References

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