UAAP Season 79

UAAP Season 79
Host school	University of Santo Tomas
Tagline	Dare to Dream
Overall
Seniors	UST Growling Tigers
Juniors	UST Tiger Cubs
Seniors' champions
Sport Men Women Basketball  La Salle  NU Volleyball  Ateneo  La Salle Beach volleyball  UST  UST Football  Ateneo  La Salle Baseball  Ateneo N/A Softball N/A  Adamson Fencing  UE  UE Swimming  Ateneo  UP Badminton  NU  UP Chess  NU  FEU Judo  UST  UST Table tennis  UST  La Salle Tennis  UE  NU Track and field  FEU  UST Taekwondo  UST  NU Poomsae  La Salle (Coed) Cheerdance  NU (Ex - Coed) Street dance  La Salle (Ex - Coed) Ballroom (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport Boys Girls Basketball  FEU N/A Volleyball  NU  NU Football  FEU Baseball  La Salle Fencing  UE  UE Swimming  UST  La Salle Judo  UST  UST Table tennis  UST  UST Track and field Taekwondo  UE
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition;

UAAP Season 79 (also known as UAAP LXXIX) is the 2016–2017 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season, hosted by the University of Santo Tomas officially opened on September 3, 2016. The opening ceremony was held at the UST Plaza Mayor at 3:00 pm with the formal introduction of ballroom dancing as a demonstration sport in this season by the host school University of Santo Tomas (UST) at España, Manila. The official ceremony started at 5:00 pm as there was a concert party themed "Dare to Dream" where the official theme song for the season was revealed. However, unlike in the previous years when the first double-header basketball games were held following the opening ceremonies, this year it was held the following day, September 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The eight member universities of the UAAP are competing in fifteen sports to vie for the overall championship. Season 79 marks the start of Ateneo's participation in the Juniors Girls division. Ateneo fielded teams in the Juniors Girls Swimming, Fencing and Track & Field tournaments.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the UAAP Season 79 was held at the University of Santo Tomas main campus in España, Sampaloc, Manila on September 3, 2016. The ceremony kicked off with a ballroom Formation competition at the Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Ballroom dancing, which all member schools (except FEU) participated, was the newest demonstration sport and a side event before the commencement of UAAP basketball competition. University of the Philippines swept both the Latin and Standard categories in the said competition.

After the event, an opening parade and program proper, followed by an outdoor concert was also held at the nearby Plaza Mayor. The performers include: the UST Salinggawi Dance, Conservatory of Music choirs: Coro Tomasino, and Liturgikon Vocal Ensemble, along with the Conservatory of Music orchestra. Soloist Neil Morales sang the theme "Dare to Dream" composed by Neo Hernandez.

The first doubleheader games of the men's basketball tournament will start the next day at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

A press conference was conducted at the Novotel Manila in Quezon City, 4 days before the actual opening.

Rule changes

Starting this season, the UAAP officially decided to remove the thrice-to-beat advantage of teams which sweep the elimination rounds in all UAAP sports except football. In the new rule, a team which will get a perfect record in the elimination rounds will have an outright Finals slot, while the other top 3 teams will play a stepladder format in the semi-final round. The team who wins the stepladder round gets to play against the sweeping team in a Best of Three Finals.

In addition, the traditional singing of school hymns will be played during the pre-game warm-ups, instead of after the games.

Sports calendar

This is the tentative calendar of events of the UAAP Season 79. The list includes the tournament host schools and the venues.

First semester

Sport/Division	Event Host	Start Date	Venue/s
Ballroom Dancing (demo sport)	UST	September 3, 2016	UST Quadricentennial Pavilion
Basketball (Men)	UST	September 4, 2016	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Basketball (Women)	UST	September 4, 2016	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Volleyball (Juniors)	Adamson	September 10, 2016	Adamson University Gym
Badminton (Seniors)	FEU	September 16, 2016	Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall
Beach Volleyball (Seniors)	UE	October 1, 2016	Sands at SM by the Bay
Table Tennis (M/W/B)	UP	October 8–9, 15-19, 2016	Blue Eagle Gym
Taekwondo (M/W/B)	Ateneo	October 22, 2016	Blue Eagle Gym
Poomsae (M/W/B)	Ateneo	October 21, 2016	Blue Eagle Gym / Filoil Flying V Centre
Swimming (Seniors/Juniors)	UP	October 21–24, 2016	Rizal Memorial Swimming Complex
Judo (Seniors/Juniors)	La Salle	November 19, 2016	De La Salle-Zobel Sports Pavilion
Cheerdance	Special Events Committee	November 19, 2016	Smart Araneta Coliseum

Second semester

Sport/Division	Event Host	Start Date	Venue
Basketball (Boys)	FEU	November 12, 2016	Filoil Flying V Centre
Football (Boys)	Ateneo	December 3, 2016	Rizal Memorial Football Stadium and Moro Lorenzo Football Field
Baseball (M/B)	La Salle	February 4, 2017	Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Softball (W)	La Salle	February 4, 2017	Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Volleyball (Seniors)	UST	February 4, 2017	Filoil Flying V Centre, Smart Araneta Coliseum, Mall of Asia Arena
Football (Seniors)	Ateneo	February 4, 2017	Moro Lorenzo Football Field, Rizal Memorial Football Stadium
Chess (Seniors/Juniors)	Adamson	February 6, 2017	Henry Sy. Sr. Hall, DLSU-Taft
Fencing (Seniors/Juniors)	UE	February 8, 2017	UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena
Track and Field (Seniors/Juniors)	NU	February 9, 2017	Philsports Arena (Formerly ULTRA) Oval Track
Lawn Tennis (Seniors)	NU	February 18, 2017	Rizal Memorial Tennis Center
Streetdance	Special Events Committee	May 20, 2017	UST Plaza Mayor

Basketball

Main article: UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments

Seniors Division

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division basketball tournament began on September 4, 2016, the day after the official opening. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas and the tournament commissioner is Atty. Rebo Saguisag. The UAAP have adopted FIBA rules on technicals, timeouts, among others. The tournament still used referees from BRASCU for officiating.

Men's tournament

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Ben Mbala (De La Salle University)
• Rookie of the Year: Aljun Melecio (De La Salle University)

Women's tournament

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Afril Bernardino (National University)
• Rookie of the Year:

Juniors Division

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors division basketball tournament started on November 12, 2016. The tournament venue will be at the Filoil Flying V Centre. The tournament host is the Far Eastern University.

Boys' tournament

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Juan Gomez de Liaño (UP Integrated School)
• Rookie of the Year: Kai Zachary Sotto (Ateneo de Manila University)

Volleyball

Main article: UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments

Seniors Division

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division volleyball tournament will start on February 4, 2017. The tournament main venue is the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City while selected games will be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City and the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The tournament host is the University of Santo Tomas. Rustico "Otie" Camangian is the tournament commissioner.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Point system:
* 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 sets
* 2 points = win match in 5 sets
* 1 point  = lose match in 5 sets
* 0 point  = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Awards

• Season Most Valuable Player: Marck Jesus P. Espejo (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Finals Most Valuable Player: Antony Paul Koyfman (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Chumason Celestine M. Njigha (Ateneo de Manila University)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Point system:

• 3 points = win match in 3 or 4 set
• 2 points = win match in 5 sets
• 1 point = lose match in 5 sets
• 0 point = lose match in 3 or 4 sets

Awards

• Season Most Valuable Player: Mary Joy Baron (De La Salle University)
• Finals Most Valuable Player: Desiree Wynea Cheng & Anne Katrine Partido (De La Salle University)
• Rookie of the Year: Julianne Marie Samonte (Ateneo de Manila University)

Juniors Division

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors volleyball tournament started on September 10, 2016. The tournament venue will be at the Adamson University Gym. Adamson is the tournament host. 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

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff
  Qualified to fourth-seed playoff

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1							Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Lorence Cruz (NU)
• Rookie of the Year: Raymond Bryce De Guzman (DLSZ)

Girls' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

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

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1						Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Kathleen Keith Layugan (University of the East)

Beach volleyball

The UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournament began on October 1, 2016. The tournament venue was at the Sands at SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila. University of the East was the tournament host. Beach volleyball is a single round-robin elimination tournament.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals
  Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff
  Qualified to fourth-seed playoff

Match-up results

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Kris Roy Guzman (University of Sto. Tomas)
• Rookie of the Year: Jeremiah Barrica (Far Eastern University)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals
  Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff

Match-up results

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Cherry Ann Rondina (University of Sto. Tomas)
• Rookie of the Year: Caitlyn Viray (University of Sto. Tomas)

Football

Main article: UAAP Season 79 football tournaments

The UAAP Season 79 seniors division football tournament will start on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. The tournament venue will be at the following football fields: Rizal Memorial Stadium (during weekends) and the Ateneo Moro Lorenzo Field (during weekdays). The tournament host is Ateneo and Rely San Agustin is the tournament commissioner.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team Standings

Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the semifinals

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Point system:
 * Win  = 3 points 
 * Draw = 1 point  
 * Loss = 0 point  
GF - Goals For
GA - Goals Against
GD - Goal Difference

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Match-up results

Teams	Round 1							Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/D" |Draw

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Scores

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bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/D" |Draw

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

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Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Ateneo	2
	4	UST	1
						1	Ateneo	1
						3	FEU	0
	2	UP	1
	3	FEU	2

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Javier Augustine Gayoso (Ateneo de Manila University).
• Rookie of the Year: Jordan Blair Jarvis (Ateneo de Manila University)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals

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Point system:
* Win  = 3 points 
* Draw = 1 point  
* Loss = 0 point  
GF - Goals For
GA - Goals Against
GD - Goal Difference

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Match-up results

Teams	Round 1				Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/D" |Draw

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Scores

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/D" |Draw

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Results to the right and top of the black cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.

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Awards

• Most Valuable Player:
• Rookie of the Year:

Juniors division

The UAAP Season 79 juniors division football tournament started on December 3, 2016. All games are scheduled to take place at the Ateneo Moro Lorenzo Football field on December 3, 10, 17 for the first round and January 14, 21, 28, 2017 for the 2nd round. The championship game is scheduled for February 4, 2017. Ateneo is the tournament host.

Boys' Tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals
  Qualified to the playoffs

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Point system:
* Win  = 3 points 
* Draw = 1 point  
* Loss = 0 point  
GF - Goals For
GA - Goals Against
GD - Goal Difference

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Match-up results

Teams	Round 1			Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/D" |Draw

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Finals

February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)

FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	1–0	DLSZ Junior Archers
Chester Gio Pabualan 29'

Rizal Memorial Stadium

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Orlan Togores (Far Eastern University-Diliman)
• Rookie of the Year: Jermi Darapan (Far Eastern University-Diliman)
• Best Striker: Keith Absalon (Far Eastern University-Diliman)
• Best Midfielder: Chester Gio Pabualan (Far Eastern University-Diliman)
• Best Defender: Keith Absalon (Far Eastern University-Diliman)
• Best Goalkeeper: Gavin Rosario (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Fair Play Award: De La Salle-Zobel

Baseball

The UAAP Season 79 Seniors division baseball tournament began on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1					Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Scores

Results to the right and top of the black 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.

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bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Awards

• Season Most Valuable Player: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle University)
• Finals Most Valuable Player: Juan Paulo Macasaet (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Daniel Jaime Laurel (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Best Pitcher: Jerome Yenson (Adamson University)
• Best Hitter: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle University)
• Best Slugger: Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle University)
• Most Runs Batted-In : Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle University)
• Most Home-runs : Ignacio Luis Escaño (De La Salle University) and Jerome Yenson (Adamson University)
• Most Stolen Bases : Paolo Gonzalo Salud (De La Salle University)

Boys' tournament

The UAAP Season 79 Juniors division baseball (demonstration sport) tournament began on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle.

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the Finals
  Qualified to second-seed playoff

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1		Round 2
	1	2	3	4

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Scores

Results to the right and top of the black 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.

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bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	3–1	DLSZ Junior Archers
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	7–8	DLSZ Junior Archers
Ateneo Blue Eaglets	0-2	DLSZ Junior Archers

Awards

• Most Valuable Player:
• Rookie of the Year:

Softball

The UAAP Season 79 softball tournament began on February 4, 2017 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium in Malate Manila. The tournament host is La Salle. Softball is a sport for women only in the UAAP.

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the semifinals with a twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals

Match-up results

Teams	Round 1						Round 2
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12 Template:PHL sports sked row

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Scores

Results to the right and top of the black 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.

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bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L"|Loss

Awards

• Season Most Valuable Player: Angelie Ursabia (Adamson University)
• Finals Most Valuable Player: Lyca Basa (Adamson University)
• Rookie of the Year: Jamie Luz San Juan (Ateneo de Manila University)

• Best Pitcher: Mary Ann Antolihao (UST)
• Best Hitter: Mallows Garde (UST)
• Best Slugger: Angelie Ursabia (Adamson University)
• Most Runs Batted-In : Florabelle Pabiana (Adamson University)
• Most Stolen Bases : Krisha Cantor (Adamson University)
• Most Home-runs : Angelie Ursabia (Adamson University)

Badminton

The UAAP Season 79 badminton tournament began on September 16, 2016. 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

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals
  Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff
  Qualified to fourth-seed playoff

Match-up results

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Ros Leenard Pedrosa (National University)
• Rookie of the Year: Enrico Keoni Asuncion (Ateneo de Manila University)

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Template:UAAPteam standings Event host in boldface

  Qualified to the Finals
  Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage
  Qualified to the semifinals first-round playoff

Match-up results

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/W"|Win

bgcolor="#Template:PHL sports results row/L" |Loss

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala (University of the Philippines)
• Rookie of the Year: Chanelle Lunod (Ateneo de Manila University)

Judo

The UAAP Season 79 Judo Championships was held from November 19–20, 2016 at the De La Salle Zobel Sports Pavilion in Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa. The tournament host was De La Salle University.

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Medal tally/Team standings

Rank	Team	Medals				Points
					Total
	UST	4	1	2	7	49
	Ateneo	1	4	3	8	36
	La Salle	2	1	2	5	29
4	UP	1	1	7	9	29
5	UE					9
6	Adamson					0

Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Daryl John Mercado (University of Sto. Tomas)
• Rookie of the Year: Yiu Man Noah Lee (University of the Philippines)

Women's tournament

Medal tally/Team standings

Rank	Team	Medals				Points
					Total
	UST	4	6	2	12	74
	UE	1				23
	UP	1				20
4	La Salle	1				19
5	Ateneo	1	0	2	3	14

Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Sueko Kenji (University of Sto. Tomas)
• Rookie of the Year: Blanca Louise Garcia (Ateneo de Manila University)

Medal	Pts.
1st	10
2nd	5
3rd	2

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Medal tally/Team standings

Rank	Team	Medals				Points
					Total
	UST					43
	La Salle					39
	Ateneo					'
4	FEU					'
5	UE					'
6	UP					'

Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Aaron Emmanuel Reyes (University of Sto. Tomas)
• Rookie of the Year:

Girls' tournament (demonstration event)

Medal tally/Team standings

Rank	Team	Medals				Points
					Total
	UST					68
	FEU
	La Salle
4	UE

Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Krizza Joy Amazola (University of Sto. Tomas)
• Rookie of the Year:

Swimming

The UAAP Season 7 Swimming Championships was held on October 21–24, 2016 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. The tournament host was University of the Philippines and tournament commissioner was Richard G. Luna. The number of participating teams in the Girls' tournament increased by one school with the participation of Ateneo.

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.

Pos.	Pts.
1st	15
2nd	12
3rd	10
4th	8
5th	6
6th	4
7th	2
8th	1

Seniors division

Men's tournament

Team standings (Final)

Rank	Team	Medals				Rec	Points
					Total
	Ateneo	8	6	3	17	3	603
	La Salle						314
	UP	1			1	1	194
4	UST		2		2		84
5	NU						28
6	Adamson						26
7	UE						6

Rec - Number of new swimming records established
Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Alberto Batungbacal (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Miguel Antonio Arellano (Ateneo de Manila University)

Women's tournament

Team standings (Final)

Rank	Team	Medals				Rec	Points
					Total
	UP	2		1	3	1	444
	Ateneo	6	5	2	13		411
	La Salle		1		1		169
4	UST		2	3	5		129
5	UE						6
6	Adamson						0

Rec - Number of new swimming records established
Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Hannah Dato (Ateneo de Manila University)
• Rookie of the Year: Andrea Ann Tiffany Ngui (Ateneo de Manila University)

Juniors division

Boys' tournament

Team standings (Final)

Rank	Team	Medals				Rec	Points
					Total
	UST	7	5	6	18		356
	Ateneo	2	9	5	16		312
	La Salle						253
4	NU						37
5	UE						25
6	UP						16

Rec - Number of new swimming records established
Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Maurice Sacho Ilustre (De La Salle Zobel)
• Rookie of the Year: Antonio Dela Rosa (De La Salle Zobel)

Girls' tournament

Team standings (Final)

Rank	Team	Medals				Rec	Points
					Total
	DLSZ						373
	UST	5	8	5	18		370
	UPIS						238
4	Ateneo	1	2	2	4	1	59
5	NU						37
6	UE						14

Rec - Number of new swimming records established
Event host in boldface

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Nicole Meah Pamintuan (De La Salle Zobel)
• Rookie of the Year:

Performance Sports

Ballroom Dancing

The UAAP Season 79 opened with a new competition, Ballroom Dancing. UP swept the competition. The UP Ballroom Formation Team claimed the championship in both Latin-American and Standard Ballroom categories of the inaugural UAAP Ballroom Competition on September 3, 2016 inside the University of Sto. Tomas campus in Espana Boulevard, Manila. Ballroom Dancing is a demonstration sport.

Cheerdance

The UAAP Season 79 cheerdance competition waqs held on November 19, 2016 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was hosted by University of Santo Tomas, the season's host. University of the Philippines Pep Squad skipped the UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition due to an unresolved protest against last year's results. 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	7th	89.00	87.00	82.00	84.00	370.00	–1	711.00	88.88%
2	FEU Cheering Squad	4th	82.00	78.00	84.00	83.50	349.00	–18	658.50	82.31%
3	Adamson Pep Squad	5th	64.50	72.50	80.00	89.00	353.00	–4	655.00	81.88%
4	UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe	2nd	80.00	75.00	77.50	78.00	343.50	–4	650.00	81.25%
5	UE Pep Squad	6th	68.50	81.50	87.50	79.50	343.00	–15	645.00	80.63%
6	DLSU Animo Squad	1st	63.00	70.00	69.00	75.00	294.50	–11	560.50	70.06%
7	Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion	3rd	55.50	64.00	67.50	74.00	281.00	–30	512.00	64.00%
-	UP Pep Squad	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-%

Order refers to order of performance.

Special awards from sponsors:

• Yamaha Best Toss: NU Pep Squad
• Jollibee Over-The-Top Pyramid: NU Pep Squad

Group stunts competition

Champion	2nd place	3rd place
NU	UST	FEU

Streetdance

The 4th UAAP Street Dance Competition was held on May 20, 2017 at the UST Plaza Mayor hosted by University of Santo Tomas. Street dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participating schools. NU Underdawgz did not participate for the second straight year.

Rank	Team	Order	Performance Judge A	Performance Judge B	Skill Judge C	Skill Judge D	Penalty Judge E	Points
	La Salle Dance Company – Street	7	44.5	44.0	45.5	44.0	0	89.00
	UP Street Dance Club	4	43.0	44.5	45.0	45.0	0	88.75
	UST Prime	3	44.0	45.0	42.5	43.0	0	85.75
4	UE Armada	1	43.0	40.5	36.0	47.0	0	83.25
5	FEU Dance Company	6	35.0	41.5	40.0	42.0	0	79.25
6	Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS)	5	41.5	37.0	36.5	42.0	0	78.50
7	Adamson CAST	2	32.5	37.5	39.0	41.0	0	75.00

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.

Pts.	Position
15	Champion
12	2nd
10	3rd
8	4th
6	5th
4	6th
2	7th
1	8th
—	Did not join
*	Ongoing

Seniors' division

Medal table

Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	UST Growling Tigers	7	10	2	19
2	De La Salle Green Archers	5	4	7	16
3	Ateneo Blue Eagles	4	7	2	13
4	UP Fighting Maroons	2	0	9	11
5	NU Bulldogs	4	2	2	8
6	FEU Tamaraws	2	5	4	10
7	UE Red Warriors	3	1	1	5
8	Adamson Soaring Falcons	1	0	0	1

Juniors' division

Medal table

Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Ateneo Blue Eaglets
	Adamson Baby Falcons
	DLSZ Junior Archers	1
	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	2
	NUNS Bullpups	2
	UE Junior Warriors	1
	UPIS Junior Maroons
	UST Tiger Cubs	2	2	1

Broadcast coverage

For its 2nd 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 and their website, sports.abs-cbn.com.

Presenters:

• Boom Gonzalez (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Eric Tipan (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Mico Halili (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Nikko Ramos (Men's Seniors Basketball)

Courtside reporters:

• Niña Alvia (UP)
• Denice Dinsay (Ateneo)
• Bea Escudero (DLSU)
• Ganiel Krishnan (FEU)
• Angelique Manto (UST)
• Stef Monce (Adamson)
• Ira Pablo (NU)
• Pauline Versoza (UE)

Analysts:

• Marco Benitez (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Enzo Flojo (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Kirk Long (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Christian Luanzon (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Ronnie Magsanoc (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• TJ Manotoc (Men's Seniors Basketball)
• Xavy Nunag (Men's Seniors Basketball)

Upfront at the UAAP hosts

• Janeena Chan
• Bea Daez
• Laura Lehmann
• Tricia Robredo
• Jeanine Tsoi
• Carmela Tunay

Additional hosts:

• UAAP Season 79 Opening Ceremony Hosts:
  TJ Manotoc and Tina Marasigan
• UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition Hosts:
  Nikko Ramos, Gretchen Fullido and Alyssa Valdez

See also

• NCAA Season 92