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MANILA, Philippines – University of the Philippines claimed the No. 1 spot for the first time in the Final Four era of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament.
La Salle swept the second round to earn the No. 2 seed – as well as the twice-to-beat semifinal advantage along with UP – while National University finished third.
Defending champion Ateneo and Adamson, though, wound up tied at fourth after the double round-robin, triggering a playoff for the last semifinal seat.
Here’s the team standings at the end of the eliminations on November 19:
UPDATE: Ateneo claimed the last Final Four berth after disposing of Adamson in a playoff. (READ: Ateneo preserves Final Four streak, shoots down Adamson in KO match)
SECOND ROUND
NOVEMBER 19: Adamson def. UE, 63-61 | UP def. NU, 79-57.
NOVEMBER 18: UST def. FEU, 57-53 | La Salle def. Ateneo, 72-69.
NOVEMBER 15: Ateneo def. UE, 80-74 | UP def. UST, 86-61 | La Salle def. FEU, 80-70 | Adamson def. NU, 68-62.
NOVEMBER 12: Ateneo def. Adamson, 62-58 | La Salle def. UE, 86-76.
NOVEMBER 11: UP def. FEU, 81-64 | NU def. UST, 76-65.
NOVEMBER 8: Ateneo def. UST, 67-59 | UP def. UE, 79-72 | NU def. FEU, 68-57 | La Salle def. Adamson, 69-57.
NOVEMBER 5: UE def. FEU, 87-86 OT | La Salle def. UP, 88-79.
NOVEMBER 4: Adamson def. UST, 61-53 | NU def. Ateneo, 65-61.
OCTOBER 29: Adamson def. FEU, 63-54 | UP def. Ateneo, 65-60.
OCTOBER 28: UE def. UST, 86-73 | La Salle def. NU, 88-78.
OCTOBER 25: La Salle def. UST, 100-69 | NU def. UE, 64-61 | FEU def. Ateneo, 62-59 | UP def. Adamson, 77-51.
FIRST ROUND
OCTOBER 22: UST def. FEU, 68-62 | Ateneo def. UP, 99-89 OT.
OCTOBER 21: NU def. Adamson, 69-66 | La Salle def. UE, 83-75.
OCTOBER 18: Ateneo def. UST, 97-77 | NU def. UE, 68-49 | FEU def. Adamson, 49-46 | UP def. La Salle, 67-64.
OCTOBER 15: NU def. La Salle, 80-77 OT | Adamson def. UE, 72-65.
OCTOBER 14: FEU def. Ateneo, 66-61 OT | UP def. UST, 110-79.
OCTOBER 11: UP def. FEU, 80-76 OT | Ateneo def. UE, 76-69 | NU def. UST, 87-69 | La Salle def. Adamson, 71-58.
OCTOBER 7: Adamson def. Ateneo, 74-71 OT | UP def. NU, 78-60; La Salle def. UST, 91-71 | UE def. FEU, 65-58.
OCTOBER 4: UP def. UE, 84-69 | NU def. FEU, 71-65 | Adamson def. UST, 79-76 OT | Ateneo def. La Salle, 77-72.
OCTOBER 1: La Salle def. FEU, 87-76 | UP def. Adamson, 68-51.
SEPTEMBER 30: UE def. UST, 80-70 | NU def. Ateneo, 77-64 .
– Rappler.com
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