UAAP Season 63

UAAP Season 63 is the 2000–01 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by the University of Santo Tomas. The season opened on July 15, 2000, at the Araneta Coliseum.

UAAP Season 63
Recreating the Value of Friendship through Sports
Host school	University of Santo Tomas
Overall
Seniors	University of Santo Tomas
Juniors	Ateneo de Manila University
Seniors' champions
Sport Men Women Basketball  La Salle  La Salle Volleyball  FEU  FEU Chess  La Salle ? Table tennis  La Salle  UP Taekwondo  UST  UST Judo  UST  UP Track and field  UE  UST Fencing  UE  UP Football  UP  FEU Tennis  Ateneo Badminton  UP  UP Baseball  UP Softball N/A  Adamson Swimming  La Salle  UST Cheerdance  UP (EX) (Ex - Coed)
Juniors' champions
Sport Boys Girls Basketball  Ateneo N/A Volleyball ?  UE Chess  Ateneo Table tennis ? Taekwondo  Ateneo Judo  Ateneo Track and field ? ?
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport; (Ex) = Exhibition;
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ABS-CBN Sports took over the league's TV coverage beginning this season after winning the TV rights over previous broadcaster Silverstar Communications.

Basketball

Men's tournament

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	De La Salle Green Archers	12	2	.857	—	Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2	Ateneo Blue Eagles	11	3	.786	1
3	FEU Tamaraws	9	5	.643	3	Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4	UST Growling Tigers (H)	8	6	.571[a]	4
5	UE Red Warriors	8	6	.571[a]	4
6	UP Fighting Maroons	4	10	.286	8
7	NU Bulldogs	4	10	.286	8
8	Adamson Falcons	0	14	.000	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Fourth-seed playoff: UST 65–61 UE

Playoffs

	Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)						Finals (Best-of-three series)
	1	La Salle		65
	4	UST		62
							1	La Salle	67	74
							3	FEU	64	65
	2	Ateneo	60	67
	3	FEU	61	75

Overall championship race

Juniors' division Rank Team Points 1  Ateneo 0  UE  UST (H)  DLSZ  UPIS  Adamson  NU (H) Season host. Notes: Results are final.

Seniors' division Rank Team Points 1  UST (H) 199 2  UP 173 3  La Salle 159 4  FEU 0  UE  Adamson  Ateneo  NU (H) Season host. Notes: Results are final.

Broadcast notes

Season 63 would be the first season under the UAAP's new broadcast contract with ABS-CBN Sports. Games were aired through their UHF channel Studio 23, together with the games of ABS-CBN's professional league, the Metropolitan Basketball Association.

See also

• NCAA Season 76

External links

• PinoyExchange.com - UAAP 63 Overall Standings
• PinoyExchange.com - UAAP 63 theme
• Peyups.com: UP places second in 63rd UAAP season
• Ateneo de Manila High School: Interschool Athletics Campaign