UAAP Season 68 was the 2005–06 season of the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), established in 1938, is an athletic association of eight Metro Manila universities in the Philippines. The eight-member schools are Adamson University (AdU), Ateneo de Manila Univers ...
. Several events were held, the most prominent was the
basketball
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tournament. The tournament is divided into three divisions: the Juniors tournament for
high school
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students, the Women's tournament for female
college
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students, and the Men's tournament for male college students
The
FEU Tamaraws swept the defending champions
La Salle Green Archers, 2 games to none in the Men's tournament to take their record-breaking 19th title, with Arwind Santos as the Finals MVP. It was a rematch of the 2004 Final, where the Archers prevailed, 2–1.
In the juniors division, the
De La Salle Zobel
The De La Salle Santiago Zobel School, also referred to by its acronym DLSZ or De La Salle Zobel (Filipino: Paaralang De La Salle Santiago Zobel), is a private Catholic basic education institution for boys and girls run by the Philippine District ...
Junior Archers swept the
UPIS Junior Maroons, 2–0, to take their first UAAP title. It was also La Salle's first Juniors title since the 1955
La Salle Green Hills
La Salle Green Hills ("LSGH") is a private Catholic school run by the Philippine District of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was established in 1959 by the D ...
championship in the
NCAA
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.
In the women's tournament, the
Ateneo Lady Eagles swept the
Adamson Lady Falcons, 2 games to none, to win their first UAAP women's title. The Lady Eagles snapped the Lady Falcons' two year title run.
Basketball
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Note: The "final" team standings were adjusted when La Salle forfeited its games after the season was over. See Suspension of De La Salle University-Manila for details.
Playoffs
Awardees
*Finals Most Valuable Player:
*Season Most Valuable Player:
*Rookie of the Year:
Women's Tournament
Awardees
*Finals Most Valuable Player:
*Season Most Valuable Player:
*Rookie of the Year:
Juniors' tournament
The Juniors' tournament saw the return of
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan''), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private non-sectarian Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Manila, Philippines ...
juniors team, the
FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws.
Elimination round
Playoffs
Semifinals
In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
Ateneo vs. UPIS
The
Ateneo Blue Eaglets
The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The collegiate women's v ...
had the twice-to-beat advantage.
DLSZ vs. FEU-FERN
The
De La Salle Junior Archers
The Zobel Junior Archers (officially the De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers) is the varsity team of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and is the Juniors' team of De La Salle University's De La Salle Green Archers in the University Athletic Associat ...
had twice-to-beat advantage.
Finals
Awardees
*Finals Most Valuable Player:
*Season Most Valuable Player:
*Rookie of the Year:
Cheerdance
The Cheerdance Competition was held on September 17, 2005 at the Araneta Coliseum.
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
Athlete of the Year:
* Seniors:
* Juniors:
UE’s Mariano named UAAP athlete of the year
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Suspension of De La Salle University-Manila
Controversy surrounded the UAAP after De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU) discovered that two members of its men's basketball team were ineligible to play in the UAAP from the 2003–2004 up to the 2005–2006 season. The players failed Department of Education's Philippine Educational Placement Test Certificate of Rating (PEPTCR, a replacement for a high school diploma). The University has offered to return the 2004 championship and 2005 runner-up trophy and file a leave of absence from the league.
In its meeting o
April 21, 2006
in Adamson University
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, members of the UAAP Board unanimously decided to suspend DLSU in all sports events of the UAAP for the entire 2006–2007 season as a consequence of the university's negligence and inaction against the two ineligible players.
The board has also forfeited all of La Salle's men's basketball games from 2003 to 2004. The board awarded the 2004 title to FEU as a result.
If the forfeited games are factored in, the final elimination round standings is:
All of La Salle's victories in the playoffs were also forfeited; if La Salle won the 2005 title, they would've surrendered back the trophy to the finals opponents, FEU.
See also
* NCAA Season 81
NCAA Season 81 was the 2005–06 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines). Colegio de San Juan de Letran was the season's host.
To usher in the new season, Letran and the other NCAA member schools performed the openi ...
References
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