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UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments

The UAAP Season 78 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2015-16. University of the Philippines Diliman is the season host. The basketball tournaments started with a doubleheader basketball games after the opening ceremonies on September 5, 2015, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and ended on December 2, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena, while the junior's basketball has currently been held since November. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the sixteenth consecutive year.

Men's tournament

Teams

Elimination round

Team standings

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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 Head-to-head record: UST 2–0 FEU
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: La Salle 2–0 UE
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 Adamson (UP 0, Adamson 0); overall point differential: UP –91, Adamson –128

Match-up results

Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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.

(1) UST vs. (4) NU

The UST Growling Tigers had the twice-to-beat advantage.

(2) FEU vs. (3) Ateneo

The FEU Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage.

Finals

This is the first Finals matchup between the FEU Tamaraws and the UST Growling Tigers in 36 years. The last time these two teams faced each other in the Finals was in UAAP Season 42.

Broadcast notes

ABS-CBN Sports is the official broadcaster of the UAAP Season 78 Men's Basketball Finals. Simulcast over ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167 (Game 2 only), ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls HD channel 195, The Filipino Channel. Livestream over TFC.tv, sports.abs-cbn.com and IWant TV. Replays on Balls. This is the first time in the finals of the game 2 series to broadcast in both ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN Sports and Action.

Additional Game 2 crew:

Additional Game 3 crew:

Awards

Coaching changes and suspensions

Women's tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Ateneo 64–53 UST (OT)
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Adamson 1–1 UP (Adamson +2)

Match-up results

Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Scores

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Fourth–seed playoff

Bracket

Stepladder semifinals

(3) UE vs. (4) Ateneo

This is a single-elimination game.

(2) La Salle vs. (4) Ateneo

La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times.

Awards

Juniors' tournament

Elimination round

Team standings

Source: ABS-CBN Sports
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. ^ As NU won all of their elimination round games, the stepladder format will be used instead of the regular Final Four format.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: UP 1–1 UST (UP +13)

Match-up results

Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Win by forfeit;   = Loss;   = OT loss;   = Loss by forfeit

Scores

Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Notes:
  1. ^ Loss by default

Bracket

Stepladder semifinals

(3) Ateneo vs. (4) FEU Diliman

(2) DLSZ vs. (3) Ateneo

In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

Finals

NU has to win two times, while their opponent has to win three times. The finals series will be aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action Channel 23 and HD Channel 166.

Awards

Overall Championship points

In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.

How rankings are determined:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Franz Pumaren officially named head coach of Adamson Falcons in UAAP". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ateneo officially names Tab Baldwin new Blue Eagles head coach". Rappler. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sources: Juno Sauler resigns as DLSU Green Archers head coach". Rappler. November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.