UAAP Season 85

This is the calendar of sports events of UAAP Season 85. The list includes the tournament host schools and the venues.

First Semester

Sport (Division)	Event Host	Duration	Venue/s
Basketball (Collegiate)	Adamson University	Oct 1 – Dec 19, 2022	SM Mall of Asia Arena PhilSports Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Ynares Center
Badminton (Collegiate)	National University	Oct 29 – Nov 13, 2022	Centro Atletico Badminton Center
Chess (Collegiate & High School)	Far Eastern University	Nov 12 – Dec 17, 2022	FEU Diliman Sports Complex FEU Institute of Technology Gym
Beach Volleyball (Collegiate)	University of the East	Nov 19–29, 2022	Sands at SM by the Bay
Table Tennis (Collegiate & High School)	De La Salle University	Nov 20–26, 2022	Makati Coliseum
Swimming (Collegiate & High School)	University of the Philippines	Nov 24–27, 2022	Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Pool
Athletics (Collegiate & High School)	University of the Philippines	Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2022	PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium
Cheerdance (Coed)	Special Events Committee	December 10, 2022	SM Mall of Asia Arena
Taekwondo (Poomsae) (Coed)	Ateneo de Manila University	December 13, 2022	Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym
Taekwondo (Kyorugi) (Collegiate & High School)		Dec 13–15, 2022
Judo (Collegiate & High School)		Dec 17–18, 2022

Second Semester

Sport	Event host	Duration	Venue(s)
Basketball (High School)	De La Salle University	Jan 15 –	Filoil EcoOil Centre San Andres Sports Complex Paco Arena
Football (Collegiate & High School)		Jan 22 –	UP Diliman Football Pitch
Volleyball (High School)	University of the East	Feb 13 – Mar 30	Paco Arena
Softball (Collegiate)		Feb 18 –	UP Diliman Baseball/Softball Field
Volleyball (Collegiate)	Adamson University	Feb 25 –	SM Mall of Asia Arena PhilSports Arena Smart Araneta Coliseum Filoil EcoOil Centre

The tournament started on October 1, 2022, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena[2] and games are scheduled three times a week (every Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays). Four basketball games are scheduled every Wednesdays, and two games every Saturdays and Sundays. All teams play in the Wednesday play dates. The reason behind the quick tournament is to give way for the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers in November.[2][3] The men's and women's basketball tournaments will still follow the same format: A double-round elimination stage, semi-finals (final four), and best-of-three finals.

The Coach's Challenge system implemented in both men's and women's basketball tournaments as part of the innovation this Season 85. This is in accordance with one of the new rules of the world basketball governing body FIBA.[4]

The playing venue of the basketball games were not only be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Season 85. Basketball games were played in various venues unlike in Season 84 where the entirety of the basketball tournament was held only in the SM Mall of Asia Arena in a bubble set-up due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UAAP were expand out of the Mall of Asia Arena and back to other venues for the Season 85 basketball tournament. Apart from SM Mall of Asia Arena, the league return for games at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, the PhilSports Arena (formerly ULTRA) in Pasig City, and the Ynares Center in Antipolo.[5]

Further pre-pandemic features of this season's basketball tournament also included the return of weekend double-header afternoon schedules, the return of the women's collegiate and boys’ high school tournaments, and patron/VIP arena seating for fans.

Kicking off the tournament at MOA on opening day (Saturday, October 1) were the matches between host Adamson and UST at 2 pm (PHT), and La Salle versus defending champion UP at 4 pm (PHT).

Second day (Sunday, October 2) hostilities were the games between UE and NU, which started at 2 pm (PHT) and still at the MOA Arena, followed by the match between Ateneo and FEU at 4 pm (PHT).

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Ateneo Blue Eagles	11	3	.786[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	UP Fighting Maroons	11	3	.786[lower-alpha 1]	—
3	NU Bulldogs	9	5	.643	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Adamson Soaring Falcons (H)	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
5	De La Salle Green Archers	7	7	.500[lower-alpha 2]	4
6	UE Red Warriors	5	9	.357[lower-alpha 3]	6
7	FEU Tamaraws	5	9	.357[lower-alpha 3]	6
8	UST Growling Tigers	1	13	.071	10

Source: UAAP on Livestats
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) Host
Notes:

1. Head to head record: Ateneo 1–1 UP (Ateneo +3)
2. Fourth seed playoff: Adamson 80–76 La Salle
3. Head to head record: UE 1–1 FEU (UE +3)

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Final (Best-of-three series)
	1	Ateneo	81
	4	Adamson	60
						1	Ateneo	66	65	75
						2	UP	72	55	68
	2	UP	69
	3	NU	61

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	NU Lady Bulldogs	13	1	.929	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	De La Salle Lady Archers	12	2	.857	1
3	UST Tigresses	11	3	.786	2	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	Ateneo Blue Eagles	7	7	.500	6
5	UP Fighting Maroons	6	8	.429	7
6	Adamson Lady Falcons (H)	5	9	.357	8
7	FEU Lady Tamaraws	2	12	.143	11
8	UE Lady Warriors	0	14	.000	13

Source: UAAP on Livestats
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) Host

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	NU		83
	4	Ateneo		64
							1	NU	93	76
							2	La Salle	61	64
	2	La Salle	57	74
	3	UST	68	69

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Adamson Baby Falcons (T)	9	1	.900	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	NSNU Bullpups	8	2	.800	1
3	FEU–D Baby Tamaraws	8	2	.800	1	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	UST Tiger Cubs	4	6	.400[lower-alpha 1]	5
5	DLSZ Junior Archers (H)	4	6	.400[lower-alpha 1]	5
6	Ateneo Blue Eagles	4	6	.400[lower-alpha 1]	5
7	UE Junior Warriors	2	8	.200	7
8	UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons	1	9	.100	8

Updated to match(es) played on February 12, 2023. Source: UAAP on Livestats
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) Host; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

1. Head to head record: UST 1–1, DLSZ 1–1, Ateneo 1–1

The UAAP Season 85 beach volleyball tournament began on November 19, 2022. The tournament venue is at the Sands SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia in Pasay, Metro Manila. University of the East is the tournament host. The format is a single round-robin in the elimination round, a single-elimination in the battle for third and a best-of-three series in the finals.

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1  UST Tiger Sands 7 7 0 14 14 1 14.000 327 200 1.635 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2  NU Bulldogs 7 6 1 13 13 3 4.333 328 243 1.350 3  FEU Tamaraws 7 5 2 12 11 5 2.200 316 275 1.149 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4  Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 4 3 11 8 6 1.333 264 249 1.060 5  UP Fighting Maroons 7 2[lower-alpha 1] 5 9 7 10 0.700 287 306 0.938 6  De La Salle Green Spikers 7 2[lower-alpha 1] 5 9 5 11 0.455 259 298 0.869 7  Adamson Soaring Falcons 7 2[lower-alpha 1] 5 9 4 11 0.364 234 281 0.833 8  UE Red Warriors (H) 7 0 7 7 0 14 0.000 138 294 0.469 Source: Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) match points; 5) sets ratio; 6) points ratio (H) Host Notes: Head to head record: UP 1–1, La Salle 1–1, ADU 1–1

Match-up results Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  FEU  NU  UE  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Knockout)
	November 27
	1	UST	2
						November 29
	4	Ateneo	0
						1	UST	2
	November 27
						2	NU	0
	2	NU	2
	3	FEU	0
						3rd place (Knockout)
						November 29
						4	Ateneo	2
						3	FEU	0

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification 1  UST Lady Spikers 7 7 0 14 14 0 MAX 298 178 1.674 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals 2  NU Lady Bulldogs 7 6 1 13 12 3 4.000 295 214 1.379 3  De La Salle Lady Spikers 7 5 2 12 10 5 2.000 287 252 1.139 Twice-to-win in the semifinals 4  UP Fighting Maroons 7 4 3 11 10 7 1.429 305 269 1.134 5  FEU Lady Tamaraws 7 3 4 10 7 8 0.875 289 257 1.125 6  Adamson Lady Falcons 7 2 5 9 4 11 0.364 203 277 0.733 7  Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 1 6 8 3 12 0.250 202 306 0.660 8  UE Lady Warriors (H) 7 0 7 7 0 14 0.000 169 297 0.569 Source: Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) match points; 5) sets ratio; 6) points ratio (H) Host

Match-up results Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  FEU  NU  UE  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)					Finals (Knockout)
	November 27
	1	UST	2
						November 29
	4	UP	0
						1	UST	2
	November 27
						2	NU	0
	2	NU	2
	3	La Salle	0
						3rd place (Knockout)
						November 29
						4	UP	2
						3	La Salle	1

The UAAP Season 85 Badminton tournament began on October 29, 2022. The tournament venue is the Centro Atletico Badminton Center in Camp Crame. The format is a round-robin. National University is the tournament host.

The Finals matchups of the men's and women's tournaments were broadcast live for the first time on November 13 on the UAAP Varsity Channel.

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1  NU Bulldogs (H) 5 5 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2  Ateneo Blue Eagles 5 4 1 .800 1 3  UP Fighting Maroons Smashers 5 3 2 .600 2 Advance to the 3rd place match 4  UST Male Golden Shuttlers 5 2 3 .400 3 5  De La Salle Green Shuttlers 5 1 4 .200 4 6  Adamson Soaring Falcons 5 0 5 .000 5 Source: 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) Host

Match-up results Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  NU  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Finals (Knockout)
	November 13
	1	NU	3
	2	Ateneo	0
	3rd place match (Knockout)
	November 13
	3	UP	3
	4	UST	1

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1  Ateneo Blue Eagles 5 5 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2  UP Fighting Maroons Smashers 5 4 1 .800 1 3  NU Lady Bulldogs (H) 5 3 2 .600 2 Advance to the 3rd place match 4  De La Salle Lady Shuttlers 5 2 3 .400 3 5  UST Female Golden Shuttlers 5 1 4 .200 4 6  Adamson Lady Falcons 5 0 5 .000 5 Source: 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) Host

Match-up results Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  NU  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Finals (Knockout)
	November 13
	1	Ateneo	3
	2	UP	2
	3rd place match (Knockout)
	November 13
	3	NU	3
	4	La Salle	1

The UAAP Season 85 table tennis tournament began on November 20, 2022. The tournament venue is the Makati Coliseum.[6] De La Salle University is the tournament host.

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1  UST Tiger Paddlers 12 12 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2  Ateneo Blue Eagles 12 9 3 .750 3 Advance to Stepladder round 2 3  De La Salle Green Paddlers (H) 12 7 5 .583 5 Proceed to Stepladder round 1 4  Adamson Soaring Falcons 12 7 5 .583 5 5  UP Fighting Maroons Paddlers 12 5 7 .417 7 6  UE Red Warriors 12 1 11 .083 11 7  FEU Tamaraw Paddlers 12 1 11 .083 11 Source: UAAP on Livestats Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) match points; 5) matches ratio; 6) games ratio (H) Host

Match-up results   Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  FEU  UE  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Stepladder round 1 (Knockout)					Stepladder round 2 (Knockout)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
											November 26
						November 25					1	UST	3	3
	November 25					2	Ateneo	3			2	Ateneo	0	0
	3	La Salle	2			4	Adamson	0
	4	Adamson	3

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1  De La Salle Lady Paddlers (H) 12 12 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2  Ateneo Blue Eagles 12 9 3 .750 3 Advance to Stepladder round 2 3  UST Lady Paddlers 12 8 4 .667 4 Proceed to Stepladder round 1 4  FEU Lady Paddlers 12 7 5 .583 5 5  UP Fighting Maroons Paddlers 12 3 9 .250 9 6  UE Lady Warriors 12 2 10 .167 10 7  Adamson Lady Falcons 12 1 11 .083 11 Source: UAAP on Livestats Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) match points; 5) matches ratio; 6) games ratio (H) Host

Match-up results   Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  FEU  UE  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Stepladder round 1 (Knockout)					Stepladder round 2 (Knockout)					Finals (Best-of-three series)
											November 26
						November 25					1	La Salle	3	3
	November 25					2	Ateneo	2			3	UST	1	0
	3	UST	3			3	UST	3
	4	FEU	1

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1  De La Salle Junior Green Paddlers (H) 8 8 0 1.000 — Advance to the Finals 2  UST Junior Tiger Paddlers 7 6 1 .857 1.5 3  UE Junior Warriors 8 4 4 .500 4 Advance to the 3rd place match 4  Adamson Baby Falcons 8 4 4 .500 4 5  UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons Paddlers 8 1 7 .125 7 6  Ateneo Blue Eagles 7 0 7 .000 7.5 Source: UAAP on Livestats Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) match points; 5) matches ratio; 6) games ratio (H) Host

Match-up results   Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  UE  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Finals (Best-of-three series)
	November 27
	1	La Salle	3	3
	2	UST	1	1
	3rd place match (Knockout)
	November 26
	3	UE		3
	4	Adamson		2

Elimination round

Team standings Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification 1  UST Junior Tigresses Paddlers 10 9 1 .900 — Advance to the Finals 2  De La Salle Junior Lady Paddlers (H) 10 9 1 .900 — 3  Adamson Lady Baby Falcons 10 6 4 .600 3 4  UE Junior Lady Warriors 10 4 6 .400 5 5  Ateneo Blue Eagles 10 2 8 .200 7 6  UPIS Junior Fighting Maroons Paddlers 10 0 10 .000 9 Source: UAAP on Livestats Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if tied for #2 or #4, one-game playoff; 3) head-to-head record; 4) match points; 5) matches ratio; 6) games ratio (H) Host

Match results   Round 1 Round 2 Team ╲ Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  Adamson  Ateneo  La Salle  UE  UP  UST Source:   = Win;   = Loss

Playoffs

	Finals (Best-of-three series)
	November 26
	1	UST	3	3
	2	La Salle	2	1

The UAAP swimming championships were held from November 24–27, 2022 at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Pool in Manila.

Ranking is determined by a point system, similar to that of the overall championship. The points given are based on the swimmer's/team's finish in the finals of an event, which include only the top eight finishers from the preliminaries. The gold medalist(s) receive 15 points, silver gets 12, bronze has 10. The following points: 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 are given to the rest of the participating swimmers/teams according to their order of finish.

Men's tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total  Ateneo 11 8 7 26 411  La Salle 374  UP 4  UST 125 Awards Most Valuable Player: Philip Joaquin Santos (Ateneo Blue Eagles) Rookie of the Year: Joshua Del Rio (Ateneo Blue Eagles)

Women's tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total  La Salle 418  UP 382  Ateneo 3 7 2 12 240 4  UST 112 Awards Most Valuable Player: Xiandi Chua (De La Salle Lady Archers) Rookie of the Year: Camille Buico (UP Fighting Maroons)

Boys' tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total  UST 658  Ateneo 374  DLSZ 83 4  UPIS 41 Awards Most Valuable Player: Ivo Enot (Ateneo Blue Eagles) Rookie of the Year:

Girls' tournament Team standings Rank Team Medals Points Total  UST 650  UPIS 191  Ateneo 134 4  DLSZ 87 Awards Most Valuable Player: Rookie of the Year:

The general champion is determined by a point system. The system gives 15 points to the champion team of a UAAP event, 12 to the runner-up, and 10 to the third placer. The following points: 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 are given to the rest of the participating teams according to their order of finish.

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