UAAP Season 69 was the 2006–07 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The University of the East was the season host with the theme “Achieving Excellence in Sports Through Unity, Harmony and Commitment.” The season started with basketball competition on July 8, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Basketball

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Tiebreaker: UST defeats Adamson on the playoff for the 3rd seed, 85-71. De La Salle University did not participate in the basketball tournament this season.

Playoffs

Awardees

Women's tournament Elimination round

Tiebreakers: UST clinched the #1 seed and the twice to beat advantage at the semifinals with a better points difference (+35) against FEU (–13) and Ateneo (–22) FEU defeated Ateneo on the playoff for the 2nd seed, 49–48.

Playoffs With UST, FEU and Ateneo tied on the first spot, the points difference system was used - UST emerged with the highest quotient, so FEU and Ateneo figured in a classification game to determine which team gets the twice to beat advantage in the semifinals. FEU won the game, 49–48.

Awardees

Juniors' tournament Elimination round

Playoffs With Ateneo's 12–0 sweep of the elimination round, the step ladder format will be used. After finishing 3rd and 4th in the elimination round, Adamson and UPIS will face for the right to face FEU-FERN in the next round in a twice-to-win disadvantage. Whoever wins in the semifinals between the winner of the knockout game and FEU-FERN will emerge into the Finals with Ateneo in a best of three series.

This would be the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws' first Finals appearance.

Awardees

Volleyball

Four championships are disputed; men's, women's, boys' and girls'.

Men's tournament Elimination round

Playoffs

Awards

Women's tournament Elimination round

Playoffs

Awards

Football Men's division Elimination round

Final

Softball

The UAAP Season 69 softball tournament fields five teams with the Adamson Lady Falcons as the defending champions. Games are held in University of Santo Tomas (UST) Open Field.

Team standings

Match-up results

Playoffs

Fencing Two championships are disputed; men's and women's. The following results are final. Host team in boldface.

Men's tournament Team Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total UE Red Warriors 2 2 2 6 UST Growling Tigers 2 1 2 5 Ateneo Blue Eagles 2 1 1 4 UP Fighting Maroons 0 2 3 5 FEU Tamaraws 0 0 1 1 De La Salle Green ArchersSuspended

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Bonifacio Jacinto (UE) Rookie of the Year: Harris Orendain (UST)

Women's tournament Team Medals Gold Silver Bronze Total Ateneo Lady Eagles 2 1 3 6 UP Lady Maroons 2 1 2 5 UE Amazons 2 1 1 4 UST Tigresses 0 3 3 6 FEU Tamaraws 0 0 0 0 De La Salle Lady ArchersSuspended

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Victoria Garcia (ADMU) Rookie of the Year: Lafayette Garcia (ADMU)

Chess Three titles were disputed for the UAAP Chess Championship. Host team in boldface. The results below are final.

Men's tournament TeamPoints FEU Tamaraws 33.5 UP Fighting Maroons 31.5 Adamson Soaring Falcons 31.5 UE Red Warriors 24.5 UST Growling Tigers 21.5 NU Bulldogs 12.0 Ateneo Blue Eagles 7.0 De La Salle Green Archers Suspended

Women's tournament TeamPoints UST Tigresses 31.0 FEU Lady Tamaraws 21.5 UP Lady Maroons 21.0 Ateneo Lady Eagles 13.5 UE Amazons 8.0 NU Lady Bulldogs 9.5 De La Salle Lady Archers Suspended

Juniors' tournament TeamPoints UE Pages 33.5 Adamson Baby Falcons 31.0 Ateneo Blue Eaglets 22.5 UST Tiger Cubs 21.0 NU Bullpups 10.0 FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws 2.0 De La Salle Junior Archers Suspended

Taekwondo Three titles were disputed for the UAAP Taekwondo Championship. RankMen's Women's JuniorsChampion UST Growling Tigers UST Tigresses UST Tiger Cubs2nd UE Red Warriors UP Lady Maroons Ateneo Blue Eaglets3rd FEU Tamaraws FEU Lady Tamaraws UPIS Junior Maroons4th Ateneo Blue Eagles Ateneo Lady Eagles UE Pages5th UP Fighting Maroons UE Amazons FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws6th De La Salle Green Archers

Judo Men's tournament TeamPoints UST Growling Tigers 40 UP Fighting Maroons 39 Ateneo Blue Eagles 35 UE Red Warriors Adamson Falcons De La Salle Green Archers Suspended

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Stephen Gerena (UST) Rookie of the Year: Salvador S. Reyes, Jr. (Ateneo)

Women's tournament TeamPoints UP Lady Maroons 76 UST Tigresses 21 Ateneo Lady Eagles 10 UE Amazons Adamson Lady Falcons De La Salle Lady Archers Suspended

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Mellisa Buyco (UP) Rookie of the Year: Leslyn Gonzales (UP)

Juniors' tournament Juniors' judo was played as a demonstration sport. TeamPoints Ateneo Blue Eaglets 52 UE Pages 2 Adamson Baby Falcons UST Tiger Cubs

Swimming

The UAAP Season 69 Swimming Championships were held from September 21 to September 24, 2006 at the Rizal Memorial Swimming Center at Vito Cruz St., Malate, Manila. Four titles were disputed in the four-division tournament.

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 Medals Points Gold Silver Bronze Total UP Fighting Maroons 16 8 7 31 311.5 UST Tiger Sharks 269 Ateneo Blue Eagles 140.5 UE Red Warriors 0 0 0 0 5 De La Salle Green ArchersSuspended Host team in boldface - Data incomplete

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Louie Francis Marquez (UST) Rookie of the Year: Ryan Paolo Arabejo (UP) UP repeated a four-peat they last did during the 1996-2000 seasons.

Women's tournament Team Medals Points Gold Silver Bronze Total UST Tigresses 260 UP Lady Maroons 11 2 3 15 223 Ateneo Lady Eagles 195 UE Amazons 0 0 0 0 33 De La Salle Lady ArchersSuspended Host team in boldface - Data incomplete

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Luica Gaudes Dacanay (UP) Rookie of the Year: Heidi Gem Ong (ADMU) UPIS took home their first ever crown.

Boys' tournament Team Medals Points Gold Silver Bronze Total Ateneo Blue Eaglets 4 UST Tiger Cubs 0 UPIS Junior Maroons 0 UE Pages 0 De La Salle Junior ArchersSuspended Host team in boldface - Data incomplete

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:

Girls' tournament Team Medals Points Gold Silver Bronze Total UPIS Lady Junior Maroons UST Tigress Cubs 0 UE Pages 0 De La Salle Junior Lady ArchersSuspended Host team in boldface - Data incomplete

Awardees Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:

Track and field (Athletics) Three titles were disputed for the UAAP Track and Field. Rank Men's Women's JuniorsChampion FEU Tamaraws FEU Lady Tamaraws UST Tiger Cubs2nd UST Growling Tigers UST Tigresses Ateneo Blue Eaglets3rd Ateneo Blue Eagles UE Amazons UPIS Junior Maroons4th Adamson Soaring Falcons UP Lady Maroons UE Pages5th UE Red Warriors Adamson Lady Falcons FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws6th UP Fighting Maroons Ateneo Lady Eagles De La Salle Green Archers7th De La Salle Green Archers Suspended -

Cheerdance competition

The Cheerdance Competition was held on September 10, 2006 at the Araneta Coliseum. Cheer dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participants

The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe clinched their eight UAAP cheerdance title via 5 consecutive wins, with FEU improving to second place, and UP falling to third place.UST extends cheerdance reign to five Philippine Daily Inquirer. Published September 11, 2006.

Rank Pep squad Score 1st UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe 94.96 2nd FEU Cheering Squad 93.2 3rd UP Pep Squad 91.7 4th Adamson Pep Squad 5th Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion 6th UE Pep Squad 7th NU Pep Squad DNP De La Salle Pep Squad Suspended The Cheerdance Competition is not counted on the tabulation of the Overall Championship.

Broadcast notes ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiaries Studio 23 and The Filipino Channel broadcast the basketball playoffs series and selected elimination round games. The broadcast crew included Boom Gonzales, Ronnie Magsanoc, Sev Sarmienta and Ryan Gregorio, among others, and the courtside reporters from the participating schools.

Studio 23 also broadcast selected elimination games of women's volleyball starting January 14 (start of second round), and playoffs series in both men's and women's volleyball.

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':

See also 2006 UST Growling Tigers men's basketball team NCAA Season 82

References

External links

UAAP Basketball at UBelt.com: Men's | Women's | Juniors'