UAAP Season 65

Host school|  National University
Tagline| Youth of Today, Future of Tomorrow, Searching for a New Beginning
Overall
Seniors|  University of Santo Tomas
Juniors|  University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions

Sport

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Men

Women

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Basketball|  |  Ateneo|  La Salle
Volleyball|  |  UST|  FEU
Chess|  |  La Salle|  La Salle
Table tennis|  |  UST|  FEU
Juniors' champions

Sport

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Boys

Girls

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Basketball|  |  UP|  N/A
Volleyball|  |  UE|  La Salle
Chess|  |  UE|
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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UAAP Season 65 is the 2002–2003 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by National University. The season opened on July 13, 2002.

Broadcast by ABS-CBN Sports aired on Studio 23 for the third consecutive year. The theme music of the UAAP was "Energy III" composed by Craig Palmer recorded in the late 1980s at Network Music Ensemble.[1]

## Basketball[edit]

### Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: UAAP Season 65 men's basketball tournament

#### Elimination round[edit]

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1  |  De La Salle Green Archers | 13  | 1  | .929  | -- | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2  |  UE Red Warriors | 10  | 4  | .714  | 3
3  |  Ateneo Blue Eagles | 9  | 5  | .643  | 4  | Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4  |  UST Growling Tigers | 8  | 6  | .571  | 5
5  |  FEU Tamaraws | 6  | 8  | .429  | 7  |
6  |  UP Fighting Maroons | 5  | 9  | .357  | 8
7  |  Adamson Falcons | 3  | 11  | .214  | 10
8  |  NU Bulldogs (H) | 2  | 12  | .143  | 11

Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for top 4 seeds, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) head-to-head point differential; 5) overall point differential
(H) Hosts

#### Bracket[edit]

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| Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)| | | Finals
(Best-of-three series)
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| 1|  La Salle| 97
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| 4|  UST| 84| |
| | | 1|  La Salle| 70| 85| 70
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| | | 3|  Ateneo| 72| 77| 77
| 2|  UE| 78| 70| |
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| 3|  Ateneo| 84| 72| |
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## Overall championship race[edit]

### Juniors' division[edit]

Rank| Team| Points
1|  UST| 97
2|  UE| 94
3|  DLSZ| 81
4|  Ateneo| 79
5|  UPIS| 76
6|  NU (H)| 22
7|  Adamson| 8

(H) Season host.
Notes: Results are final.

### Seniors' division[edit]

Rank| Team| Points
1|  UST| 295
2|  La Salle| 273
3|  UP| 248
4|  UE| 190
5|  Ateneo| 174
6|  FEU| 148
7|  Adamson| 87
8|  NU (H)| 18

(H) Season host.
Notes: Results are final.

## List of Most Valuable Players[edit]

### Seniors' division[edit]

* Jose Enrico Villanueva (Ateneo, men's basketball)
* Narciza Minerva (Adamson, women's basketball)
* Anthony Irvin Guiao (UST, men's volleyball)
* Ailyn Ege (FEU, women's volleyball)
* Mark Madrona (UE, men's football)
* Mariella Benitez (La Salle, women's football)
* Joseph Orillana (La Salle, men's baseball)
* Ediza Yator (UE, women's softball)
* Evan Grabador (UE, men's swimming)
* Michelle Nisce (La Salle, women's swimming)
* Oliver Dimakiling (La Salle, men's chess)
* Shercila Cua (UST, women's chess)
* Art Tomas Calingasan (UST, men's tennis)
* Sommer Bisagas (La Salle, women's tennis)
* Harold Baring (UST, men's table tennis)
* Rhoda Casino (UST, women's table tennis)
* Ralph Waldy Soguilon (La Salle, men's athletics)
* Mercedita Manipol (UE, women's athletics)
* Lloyd Escoses (FEU, men's badminton)
* Paula Lynn Obañana (La Salle, women's badminton)
* Rolando Canlas (UE, men's fencing)
* Ma. Dinah Remolacio (UP, women's fencing)
* Charles Adam Oliver (UST, men's judo)
* Jennifer Labon (UP, women's judo)
* Tshomlee Go (UP, men's taekwondo)
* Kristine Silverian Calulo (UP, women's taekwondo)

### Juniors' division[edit]

* Marcy Arellano (UE, boys' basketball)
* Jerico Magno (UE, boys' volleyball)
* Priscilla Mae Trinidad (La Salle, girls' volleyball)
* Roland Lester Guballa (Ateneo, boys' athletics)
* Ronald Papa (Ateneo, boys' swimming)
* Lea Langit (UST, girls' swimming)
* John Paul Gomez (La Salle, boys' chess)
* Jojo Von de Guzman (UST, boys' taekwondo)
* Michael John Brieva (UE, boys' table tennis)

Reference:[2]

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## See also[edit]

* NCAA Season 78

## External links[edit]

* UBelt.com - UAAP Season 65 - Final Overall Championship Tally
* UST Emerge Overall UAAP Champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ Craig Palmer -Energy III on YouTube
2. ^ "MVPs to be honored in UAAP Awards Night". THE PHILIPPINE STAR. March 19, 2003. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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