UAAP Volleyball Championship
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| No. of teams |
30 teams:
|
| Most recent champion(s) |
Season 78 (2015-16) – NU Lady Bullpups |
30 teams:
Season 78 (2015-16)
Men's
– Ateneo Blue Eagles
Women's
–De La Salle University
Boys'
– NU Bullpups
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball tournament is divided into four divisions, namely men's, women's, boys' and girls'. Volleyball is a mandatory sport in the women's division. The UAAP volleyball tournament was formerly held in the first semester of the school year. Then in Season 69 (school year 2006-2007), the UAAP Board decided that it be moved to the second semester. This decision was made so that the games can be televised to improve its popularity.
The tournament begins with a double round robin eliminations, where a team meets its opponent twice in a season. A semi-finals round composed of the top four teams follows, after which the top two teams meet in a best-of-three series Finals.
In the semi-Finals, the top four teams based on team standings (and tie-breakers, if applicable) from the elimination round battle for a Finals slot. The two top seeds have a twice-to-beat advantage, that is they must be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The lower seeds, on the other hand, are eliminated when they are defeated once. The surviving teams face off in a best-of-three Finals, where the team which notches two wins wins the championship.
If a team wins all of the games in the elimination round, the step ladder format is used, where the unbeaten team has a bye to the Finals. The third and fourth seed will figure in a knockout game; the winner of that game will face the second seed which has a twice-to-beat advantage. The surviving team meets the first seed team in the Finals. From 2012 to 2015, the first seed team holds a thrice-to-beat advantage (or an automatic 1-0 lead in a best-of-five Finals) for sweeping the elimination round. Starting 2016, all volleyball Finals series will be a best-of-three affair, but the rest of the regular and step ladder semi-Finals formats will remain in place.
The UAAP founded by FEU, NU, UP and UST in 1938.
Adamson, MCU, UM and UE added; only Adamson and UE were retained.
Ateneo added.
De La Salle added.
Current tournament format introduced.
*Winningest School
**MCU pulled-out of the league in 1962.
Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos (Finals)
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