UAAP Season 79
| UAAP Season 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Host school |  University of Santo Tomas |
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| Seniors |
UST Growling Tigers
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| Poomsae |
 La Salle (Coed)
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| Cheerdance |
 NU (Ex - Coed)
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| Street dance | (Ex - Coed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junior's champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport
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Men
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Women
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| Basketball |
La Salle
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NU
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| Volleyball | |||
| Football | |||
| Baseball |
 Ateneo
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N/A | |
| Softball | N/A |
 Adamson
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| Fencing |
 UE
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UE
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| Swimming |
Ateneo
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 UP
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| Badminton |
NU
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UP
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| Chess |
NU
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 FEU
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| Judo |
UST
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UST
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| Table tennis |
UST
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La Salle
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| Tennis |
UE
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NU
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| Track and field |
FEU
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UST
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| Taekwondo |
UST
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NU
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Sport
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Boys
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Girls
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| Basketball |
FEU
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N/A | |
| Volleyball |
NU
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NU
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| Football |
FEU
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| Baseball |
La Salle
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| Softball |
UST
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La Salle
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| Fencing |
UE
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UE
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| Swimming |
UST
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UST
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| Badminton |
UST
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UST
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| Chess | |||
| Taekwondo |
UE
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| Pts. | Position |
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| 15 | Champion |
| 12 | 2nd |
| 10 | 3rd |
| 8 | 4th |
| 6 | 5th |
| 4 | 6th |
| 2 | 7th |
| 1 | 8th |
| — | Did not join |
| * | Ongoing |
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.
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.
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