UAAP Season 61

UAAP Season 61 is the 1998–99 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines which was hosted by the University of the East. The season opened on 11 July 1998, thirty days after the nation's 100th anniversary of declaration of independence from Spain and eleven days after the installation of Joseph Ejercito Estrada as the nation's 13th president.

UAAP Season 61
Host schoolUE school colors University of the East
TaglineThe Filipino Spirit Shining Through Sports
Overall
SeniorsUST school colors UST Growling Tigers
JuniorsUST school colors UST Tiger Cubs
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
BasketballLa Salle school colors La SalleFEU school colors FEU
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
BasketballUST school colors USTN/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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Basketball

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Men's tournament

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Elimination round

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PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1  De La Salle Green Archers131.929Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  FEU Tamaraws113.7862
3  UE Red Warriors (H)77.5006Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  UST Growling Tigers77.500[a]6
5  UP Fighting Maroons77.500[a]6
6  Ateneo Blue Eagles59.3578
7  NU Bulldogs59.3578
8  Adamson Falcons113.07112
Source: 1998–99 UAAP basketball tournament
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:
  1. ^ a b Fourth–seed playoff: UST 80–72 UP

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
 La Salle5156
 UST5551
1  La Salle7263
2  FEU4759
 FEU6883
 UE8161

Championships summary

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Seniors Division championships

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RankMEN'S
1stDLSUUSTUPUSTUPUPUPUEDLSUUSTAdUADMU
2ndFEUFEUDLSUUPDLSUUSTUSTFEUUSTUPUPUST
3rdUEDLSUUSTDLSUUEDLSUUEDLSUUPADMUUSTUP
4thUSTNUADMUUEUSTADMUADMUUSTUEUEDLSUDLSU
5thUPAdUUEFEUFEUAdUFEUUPADMUDLSUNUFEU
6thADMUUPAdUAdUAdUUEDLSUAdUFEUAdUADMUUE
7thNUUEADMUNUAdUADMUAdU
8thAdUADMUNUADMUNU
RankWOMEN'S
1stFEUFEUUSTFEUUPUPFEUDLSUUSTAdUDLSU
2ndUSTDLSUUPUPUSTFEUUSTUPUSTFEU
3rdUPUEDLSUUEDLSUADMUDLSUADMU
UST
ADMUUPUP
4thAdUUSTADMUUSTAdUUSTAdUUPDLSUDLSUADMU
5thDLSUUPAdUAdUUEDLSUUEUEUEUEUST
6thUEAdUUEDLSUFEUAdUUPFEUAdUADMU
7thADMUNUADMUNUUEADMUAdU
8thADMUADMUNU

Juniors Division championships

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RankBOYS'GIRLS'
1stUSTHSDLSZUSTHSADMUUEAdUDLSZUSTHS
2ndADMUADMU &
USTHS
DLSZAdUAdU &
ADMU
ADMUUSTHSDLSZ
3rdAdUADMUUSTUSTHSUEAdU
4thDLSZUEAdUUEUSTHSUPISNUUE
5thUEUPISUPISNUUPISDLSZUPISUPIS
6thUPISNUUENUUE
7thNUDLSZ

Overall Championship race

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The host school is boldfaced. Final.

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