UAAP Season 61 is the 1998–99 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines which was hosted by the University of the East. The season opened on 11 July 1998, thirty days after the nation's 100th anniversary of declaration of independence from Spain and eleven days after the installation of Joseph Ejercito Estrada as the nation's 13th president.
| UAAP Season 61 | |||||||||
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| The Filipino Spirit Shining Through Sports | |||||||||
| Host school | University of the East | ||||||||
| Overall | |||||||||
| Seniors | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||
| Juniors | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||
| Seniors' champions | |||||||||
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| Juniors' champions | |||||||||
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| (NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition; | |||||||||
Basketball
Men's tournament
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  De La Salle Green Archers |
13 | 1 | .929 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 |  FEU Tamaraws |
11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | |
| 3 |  UE Red Warriors (H) |
7 | 7 | .500 | 6 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 |  UST Growling Tigers |
7 | 7 | .500[a] | 6 | |
| 5 |  UP Fighting Maroons |
7 | 7 | .500[a] | 6 | |
| 6 |  Ateneo Blue Eagles |
5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 7 |  NU Bulldogs |
5 | 9 | .357 | 8 | |
| 8 |  Adamson Falcons |
1 | 13 | .071 | 12 |
Source: 1998–99 UAAP basketball tournament
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:
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:
Playoffs
| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | |||||||||
| La Salle | 51 | 56 | ||||||||
| UST | 55 | 51 | ||||||||
| 1 | La Salle | 72 | 63 | |||||||
| 2 | FEU | 47 | 59 | |||||||
| FEU | 68 | 83 | ||||||||
| UE | 81 | 61 | ||||||||
Championships summary
Seniors Division championships
| Rank | MEN'S | |||||||||||
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| 1st | DLSU | UST | UP | UST | UP | UP | UP | UE | DLSU | UST | AdU | ADMU |
| 2nd | FEU | FEU | DLSU | UP | DLSU | UST | UST | FEU | UST | UP | UP | UST |
| 3rd | UE | DLSU | UST | DLSU | UE | DLSU | UE | DLSU | UP | ADMU | UST | UP |
| 4th | UST | NU | ADMU | UE | UST | ADMU | ADMU | UST | UE | UE | DLSU | DLSU |
| 5th | UP | AdU | UE | FEU | FEU | AdU | FEU | UP | ADMU | DLSU | NU | FEU |
| 6th | ADMU | UP | AdU | AdU | AdU | UE | DLSU | AdU | FEU | AdU | ADMU | UE |
| 7th | NU | UE | ADMU | NU | AdU | ADMU | AdU | |||||
| 8th | AdU | ADMU | NU | ADMU | NU | |||||||
| Rank | WOMEN'S | ||||||||||
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| 1st | FEU | FEU | UST | FEU | UP | UP | FEU | DLSU | UST | AdU | DLSU |
| 2nd | UST | DLSU | UP | UP | UST | FEU | UST | UP | UST | FEU | |
| 3rd | UP | UE | DLSU | UE | DLSU | ADMU | DLSU | ADMU UST | ADMU | UP | UP |
| 4th | AdU | UST | ADMU | UST | AdU | UST | AdU | UP | DLSU | DLSU | ADMU |
| 5th | DLSU | UP | AdU | AdU | UE | DLSU | UE | UE | UE | UE | UST |
| 6th | UE | AdU | UE | DLSU | FEU | AdU | UP | FEU | AdU | ADMU | |
| 7th | ADMU | NU | ADMU | NU | UE | ADMU | AdU | ||||
| 8th | ADMU | ADMU | NU | ||||||||
Juniors Division championships
| Rank | BOYS' | GIRLS' | |||||||
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| 1st | USTHS | DLSZ | USTHS | ADMU | UE | AdU | DLSZ | USTHS | |
| 2nd | ADMU | ADMU & USTHS | DLSZ | AdU | AdU & ADMU | ADMU | USTHS | DLSZ | |
| 3rd | AdU | ADMU | UST | USTHS | UE | AdU | |||
| 4th | DLSZ | UE | AdU | UE | USTHS | UPIS | NU | UE | |
| 5th | UE | UPIS | UPIS | NU | UPIS | DLSZ | UPIS | UPIS | |
| 6th | UPIS | NU | UE | NU | UE | ||||
| 7th | NU | DLSZ | |||||||
Overall Championship race
The host school is boldfaced. Final.
Juniors' Division
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Seniors' Division
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External links
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