university athletics association of the philippines

The University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is a sports association of eight universities in the Philippines. Each year, teams from the universities play in 14 sports.It was established in 1938

Member Universities

UAAP has eight member universities all located in Metro Manila. Following is a list of those universities with their team designations in bold letters. Their junior (high school) teams are in parentheses.

Adamson University Falcons (AdU Baby Falcons)
Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles (Ateneo De Manila High School Blue Eaglets)
De La Salle University Green Archers (De La Salle Zobel Bengals)
Far Eastern University Tamaraws
National University Bulldogs (NU Bullpups)
University of the East Red Warriors (UE Pages)
University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons (UP Integrated School Junior Maroons)
University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers (UST Tiger Cubs)

As of now, only seven of the universities field a junior team i.e. excluding Far Eastern University (FEU) , and only four participates in all sports (University of the Philippines (UP), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of Santo Tomas (UST), and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)).

Sports

Member universities compete in 14 sports. Basketball, being the most popular sport in the Philippines, is the most watched and most supported among all the sports. Most of these sports have Men's and Women's divisions, with the exception of baseball, in which only men participate, and softball, which is for women only. Almost all the sports also have a Junior division, in which the associated high schools of the universities participate.