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{{Infobox Philippine college sports general championship
|name = UAAP Season 68
|image= UAAP Season 68 logo.png
|title = Overall
|tagline = SOAR Higher!
|seniors = {{UAAPteam|UST|inst}}
|juniors = {{UAAPteam|UE|junior|inst}}
|host = [[Adamson University]]
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|sport7-wom   = {{UAAPteam|UE|short}}
|sport8       = Swimming
|jsport6      = Swimming
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|sport8-wom   = {{UAAPteam|UST|short}} 
|sport6-boys  = {{UAAPteam|Ateneo|short}} 
|sport6-girls = {{UAAPteam|UE|short}} 
|sport9       = Badminton
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|sport9-wom   = {{UAAPteam|La Salle|short}}
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|sport7-boys  = {{UAAPteam|UE|short}}
|sport11      = Judo
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|sport11-wom  = {{UAAPteam|UST|short}} 
|sport12      = Taekwondo
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|sport12-wom  = {{UAAPteam|UST|short}} 
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|sport14-wom  = {{UAAPteam|La Salle|short}}
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|sport15-wom  = {{UAAPteam|FEU|short}} 
|sport11-boys = {{UAAPteam|UST|short|name=USTHS}}
|cheerdance   = ''{{UAAPteam|UST|short}}''
|league       = UAAP
| prev=67
|seasonlist=List of UAAP seasons
|next=69
}}

'''UAAP Season 68''' was the 2005–06 season of the [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines]]. Several events were held, the most prominent was the [[UAAP Basketball Champions|basketball]] tournament. The tournament is divided into three divisions: the Juniors tournament for [[high school]] students, the Women's tournament for female [[college]] students, and the Men's tournament for male college students

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The [[Far Eastern University|FEU]] Tamaraws swept the defending champions [[De La Salle University-Manila|La Salle]] Green Archers, 2 games to none in the Men's tournament to take their record-breaking 19th title, with Arwind Santos as the Finals MVP. It was a rematch of the 2004 Final, where the Archers prevailed, 2–1.

In the juniors division, the [[De La Salle Zobel]] Junior Archers swept the [[University of the Philippines Integrated School|UPIS]] Junior Maroons, 2–0, to take their first UAAP title. It was also La Salle's first Juniors title since the 1955 [[La Salle Green Hills]] championship in the [[NCAA Philippines|NCAA]].

In the women's tournament, the [[Ateneo de Manila University|Ateneo]] Lady Eagles swept the [[Adamson University|Adamson]] Lady Falcons, 2 games to none, to win their first UAAP women's title. The Lady Eagles snapped the Lady Falcons' two year title run.

==Basketball==

===Men's tournament===
{{main|UAAP Season 68 men's basketball tournament}}

====Elimination round====
{{#section:UAAP Season 68 men's basketball tournament|Men's standings}}
<small>'''Note:''' The "final" team standings were adjusted  when La Salle forfeited its games after the season was over. See [[#Suspension of De La Salle University-Manila|Suspension of De La Salle University-Manila]] for details.</small>

====Playoffs====
{{#section:UAAP Season 68 men's basketball tournament|Men's bracket}}
====Awards====
{{UAAP champions |season=68 |team=FEU |nth_title=19 |consec_title=3 }}
*'''Finals Most Valuable Player:''' {{UAAPathlete|FEU|Arwind Santos}}
*'''Season Most Valuable Player:''' {{UAAPathlete|FEU|Arwind Santos}}
*'''Rookie of the Year:''' {{UAAPathlete|Ateneo|Jai Reyes}}

===Women's tournament===

====Awards====
*'''Finals Most Valuable Player:''' {{UAAPathlete|Ateneo|Cassey Tioseco|women}}
*'''Season Most Valuable Player:''' {{UAAPathlete|La Salle|Kristine Prado|women}}
*'''Rookie of the Year:''' {{UAAPathlete|UP|Sihaya Sadorra|women}}

===Juniors' tournament===
The Juniors' tournament saw the return of [[Far Eastern University]] juniors team, the [[Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation|FEU-FERN]] Baby Tamaraws.

====Elimination round====
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|team5=ADU |win_ADU= 7 |loss_ADU= 7 |name_ADU={{UAAPteam|ADU|junior}} |status_ADU=H
|team1=ADM |win_ADM=12 |loss_ADM= 2 |name_ADM={{UAAPteam|ADM|junior}}
|team2=DLS |win_DLS=11 |loss_DLS= 3 |name_DLS={{UAAPteam|DLS|junior}}
|team3=FEU |win_FEU=10 |loss_FEU= 4 |name_FEU={{UAAPteam|FEU|junior}} |hth_FEU=Head-to-head record: FEU 2–0 UPIS
|team8=NUI |win_NUI= 0 |loss_NUI=14 |name_NUI={{UAAPteam|NUI|junior}}
|team7=UEA |win_UEA= 2 |loss_UEA=12 |name_UEA={{UAAPteam|UEA|junior}}
|team4=UPD |win_UPD=10 |loss_UPD= 4 |name_UPD={{UAAPteam|UPD|junior}} |hth_UPD=FEU
|team6=UST |win_UST= 5 |loss_UST= 9 |name_UST={{UAAPteam|UST|junior}}

|class_rules=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

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|col_2x=green1 |text_2x=[[Twice-to-beat]] in the semifinals
|col_SF=green2 |text_SF=[[Twice-to-win]] in the semifinals
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====Playoffs====
{{4TeamBracket-info
| autolegs=y
| RD1 = Semifinals
| RD2 = Best of 3 Finals

| RD1-seed1 =1
| RD1-team1 ={{UAAPteam|Ateneo|short}}
| RD1-score1-1 =61
| RD1-score1-2 =58
| RD1-seed2 ='''4'''
| RD1-team2 ='''{{UAAPteam|UP|name=UPIS}}'''
| RD1-score2-1 ='''62'''
| RD1-score2-2 ='''76'''
| RD1-seed3 ='''2'''
| RD1-team3 ='''{{UAAPteam|La Salle|junior|name=DLSZ}}'''
| RD1-score3-1 ='''74'''
| RD1-seed4 =3
| RD1-team4 ={{UAAPteam|FEU|junior|name=FEU-FERN}}
| RD1-score4-1 = 66
| RD2-seed1 =4
| RD2-team1 ={{UAAPteam|UP|junior|name=UPIS}}
| RD2-score1-1 =49
| RD2-score1-2 =62
| RD2-seed2 ='''2'''
| RD2-team2 ='''{{UAAPteam|La Salle|junior|name=DLSZ}}'''
| RD2-score2-1 ='''73'''
| RD2-score2-2 ='''86'''
}}

==== Semifinals ====
In the semifinals, the higher seed has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.

===== (1) Ateneo vs. (4) UPIS =====
The [[Ateneo Blue Eaglets]] had the twice-to-beat advantage.
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|teamA={{UAAPteam-rt|Ateneo|junior}} |scoreA=61
|teamB='''{{UAAPteam|UP|junior}}''' |scoreB='''62'''
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{{basketballbox|date=September 29 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[Studio 23]]
|teamA={{UAAPteam-rt|Ateneo|junior}} |scoreA=58
|teamB='''{{UAAPteam|UP|junior}}''' |scoreB='''76'''
|series=UPIS wins series in two games
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===== (2) DLSZ vs. (3) FEU-FERN =====
The [[De La Salle Junior Archers]] had twice-to-beat advantage.
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|teamA='''{{UAAPteam-rt|La Salle|junior}}''' |scoreA='''74'''
|teamB={{UAAPteam|FEU|junior}} |scoreB=66
|series=La Salle wins series in one game
}}

====Finals====
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|teamB={{UAAPteam|UP|junior}} |scoreB=49
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{{basketballbox|date=October 6|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[Studio 23]]
|teamA='''{{UAAPteam-rt|La Salle|junior}}''' |scoreA='''86'''
|teamB={{UAAPteam|UP|junior}} |scoreB=62
|series=La Salle wins series 2&ndash;0
}}

====Awards====
*'''Finals Most Valuable Player:''' {{UAAPathlete|La Salle|Simon Atkins|link=Simon Atkins (basketball)|junior}}
*'''Season Most Valuable Player:''' {{UAAPathlete|UP|Francis Maniego|junior}}
*'''Rookie of the Year:''' {{UAAPathlete|FEU|Raffy Mangahas|junior}}

==Cheerdance==
The Cheerdance Competition was held on September 17, 2005 at the Araneta Coliseum.

{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Order !! Pep squad !! Score
|-bgcolor=gold
|1st ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|UST}} [[UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe]] || 90.98
|-bgcolor=silver
|2nd ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|UP}} [[UP Pep Squad]] || 90.76
|-bgcolor=#cc9966
|3rd ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|FEU}} FEU Cheering Squad || 88.72
|-
|4th ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|La Salle}} DLSU Animo Squad || 76.37
|-
|5th ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|UE}} UE Pep Squad || 76.15
|-
|6th ||align=left| '''{{UAAPicon|Adamson}} Adamson Pep Squad''' || 76.09
|-
|7th ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|Ateneo}} Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion || 69.33
|-
|8th ||align=left| {{UAAPicon|NU}} NU Pep Squad || 64.48
|-
|}

== General championship summary ==
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.

=== Medals table ===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
==== Seniors' division ====
{{PHL sports overall tally/UAAP Season 68|division=senior|show_medals=y}}
{{col-2}}

==== Juniors' division ====
{{PHL sports overall tally/UAAP Season 68|division=junior|show_medals=y}}
{{col-end}}

=== General championship tally ===

==== Seniors' division ====
{{PHL sports overall tally/UAAP Season 68|division=senior
|source=<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070701195425/http://www.uaapgames.com/news070606g.shtml uaapgames.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/sp/sp021496.htm Ust Tigers Uaap Overall Champ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}

==== Juniors' division ====
{{PHL sports overall tally/UAAP Season 68|division=junior}}

===Individual awards===
'''Athlete of the Year:''' 
* Seniors: {{UAAPathlete|UP|Luica Dacanay|women|sp=swimming}}
* Juniors: {{UAAPathlete|UE|Nelson Mariano III|sp=chess}}<ref>[http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2006/03/16/SPRT2006031658817.html UE’s Mariano named UAAP athlete of the year]</ref>

==Suspension of De La Salle University-Manila==
Controversy surrounded the UAAP after De La Salle University-Manila (DLSU) discovered that two members of its men's basketball team were ineligible to play in the UAAP from the 2003–2004 up to the 2005–2006 season. The players failed Department of Education's Philippine Educational Placement Test Certificate of Rating (PEPTCR, a replacement for a high school diploma). The University has offered to return the 2004 championship and 2005 runner-up trophy and file a leave of absence from the league.

In its meeting on [http://www.ubelt.com/ub/uaap/mbb/story.aspx?id=1061 April 21, 2006] in [[Adamson University]], members of the UAAP Board unanimously decided to suspend DLSU in all sports events of the UAAP for the entire 2006–2007 season as a consequence of the university's negligence and inaction against the two ineligible players.

The board has also forfeited all of La Salle's men's basketball games from 2003 to 2004. The board awarded the 2004 title to FEU as a result.

If the forfeited games are factored in, the final elimination round standings is:
{| class="wikitable" align="center"|
!Team!!W!!L
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[FEU Tamaraws]] ||12||2
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] ||12||2
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[UE Red Warriors]] ||11||3
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[UP Fighting Maroons]] ||7||7
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[UST Growling Tigers]] ||6||8
|-align="center"
|align="left"| '''[[Adamson Soaring Falcons]]''' ||5||9
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[NU Bulldogs]] ||3||11
|-align="center"
|align="left"| [[La Salle Green Archers]] ||0||14
|}

All of La Salle's victories in the playoffs were also forfeited; if La Salle won the 2005 title, they would've surrendered back the trophy to the finals opponents, FEU.

==See also==
* [[NCAA Season 81]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{UAAP seasons}}

{{UAAP}}

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