UST retains the UAAP Overall Championship

University of Santo Tomas bagged the overall championship of the 71st University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) season for its 36th overall crown in 11 straight years now. The Tigers finished with an output of 333 points through nine titles from individual sporting categories. They won in men’s fencing, women’s football, men’s swimming, men’s table tennis, men’s and women’s taekwondo, women’s tennis, men’s volleyball and men’s beach volleyball. UST achieved eight second-place finishes in men’s badminton, men’s chess, women’s judo, softball, women’s table tennis, men’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and grabbed eight third-place trophies from women’s badminton, women’s basketball, women’s chess, women’s fencing, men’s judo, women’s swimming, women’s volleyball and women’s beach volleyball to solidify once more its position as the league’s top school. 

The UAAP awards 15 points to a champion team in an event, 12 points for second and 10 points for third. The fourth placer is given eight points, the fifth placer is awarded six points, the sixth placer is given four points, the seventh placer is awarded two points and the eighth placer is given one point. La Salle checked in at a distant second place with 241 after taking home three titles in women’s chess, men’s tennis and women’s volleyball. The Green Archers took runner up honors in women’s badminton, men’s basketball, women’s football, men’s judo, men’s swimming and women’s tennis; and third place in men’s badminton, men’s football, women’s judo and men’s volleyball. University of the Philippines, the host school for this season, finished in third place with 235 even as the Fighting Maroons captured one title all season in men’s football. The Fighting Maroons also had second-place finishes in baseball, women’s basketball, women’s fencing, women’s swimming and men’s volleyball, and finished third in men’s fencing, men’s swimming, men’s and women’s table tennis, women’s taekwondo and men’s tennis.

Despite its absence in some UAAP events, Far Eastern University managed to collect seven titles but settled for fourth place with 233 after winning women’s badminton, women’s basketball, men’s chess, women’s table tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and women’s beach volleyball crowns. FEU placed second in the overall ranking last season. Ateneo finished fifth with 199 after winning the men’s basketball, men’s judo and women’s swimming crowns. University of the East placed sixth with 170 as the Red Warriors took the men’s badminton and women’s fencing titles. Adamson finished seventh with 99 on the strength of crowns from baseball and softball. National University took the eighth spot with 35 points.