UAAP SEASON 76 LEAGUE REVIEW AS OF AUGUST 19, 2013

*Each periodic review contains updated Team Standings, Team Power Rankings, Position Rankings, and Statistical Leaders. This was made BEFORE the Saturday games.

TEAM STANDINGS:

Team	Wins	Losses
FEU	7	2
NU	6	3
UE	5	3
DLSU	5	4
Ateneo	4	4
UST	4	4
Adamson	3	6
UP	0	8

POWER RANKINGS:

These rankings are based on each team's Cumulative Efficiency Ratings (CER - sum of all its players' efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net) AND its wins. The formula I used was this:

Team EFF = CER + (# of wins x 70)

I gave each win a value of 70 stat points simply because the average score for each of the college teams in the 2013 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (based on Statsboard.com) was 72.45ppg. I just rounded that down to an even 70.

Despite the limitations of the statistical basis, I believe that these rankings still generally reflect a balance of "how good each team has been" and "how good each team is projected to be."

I’m 110% sure not everyone will agree with the following rankings, but that was never the point anyway. As long as this fosters discussion and gives fodder for tabletop discourse, then all’s good. Well, hopefully.

Let's go. Time for the disagreeing to begin.

Rodney Brondial's Falcons sink, while
Emmanuel Mbe's Bulldogs rise in our Power Rankings.

THE GAMES THAT PLAY US: S76 FIRST ROUND STANDINGS, RANKINGS, LEADERS, AND WHY THIS YEAR’S SECOND ROUND MIGHT BE THE MOST EXCITING EVER

28 of the 56 elimination round UAAP games are done. One half of the season is behind us. The mighty Tamaraws of FEU are sitting pretty atop the UAAP hill with an unblemished record, whiles the UP Fighting Maroons are languishing in an all-too-familiar spot at the basement. Meanwhile, the other 6 teams are all tightly packed in the middle of the standings. Three teams have 4 wins and 3 losses, while the other three have 3 wins and 4 losses. 6 of the 8 teams are just a game ahead or behind each other.

And, if you’re a true fan of the game, all these should make you giddy about the prospects in the second round. Before that, however, let’s take a quick look-back at the first round of Season 76 and see which teams and players did really well, or otherwise.

Where are Ray Parks and the Bulldogs situated in our
standings, rankings, and leaderboard?
(image by JB Janeo/Inboundpass.com)

UAAP SEASON 76 LEAGUE REVIEW AS OF JULY 25, 2013:

*Each periodic review contains updated Team Standings, Team Power Rankings, Position Rankings, and Statistical Leaders. This was made BEFORE the Saturday games.

TEAM STANDINGS:

Team	Wins	Losses
FEU	6	0
UST	4	2
Adamson	3	3
NU	3	3
De La Salle	3	3
UE	3	3
Ateneo	2	4
UP	0	6

POWER RANKINGS:

These rankings are based on each team's Cumulative Efficiency Ratings (CER - sum of all its players' efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net) AND its wins. The formula I used was this:

Team EFF = CER + (# of wins x 70)

I gave each win a value of 70 stat points simply because the average score for each of the college teams in the 2013 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (based on Statsboard.com) was 72.45ppg. I just rounded that down to an even 70.

Despite the limitations of the statistical basis, I believe that these rankings still generally reflect a balance of "how good each team has been" and "how good each team is projected to be."

I’m 110% sure not everyone will agree with the following rankings, but that was never the point anyway. As long as this fosters discussion and gives fodder for tabletop discourse, then all’s good. Well, hopefully.

Let's go. Time for the disagreeing to begin.

How the Aljon Mariano and the UST Growling Tigers
stack against the rest of the UAAP?

UAAP SEASON 76 LEAGUE REVIEW AS OF JULY 20, 2013:

*Each periodic review contains updated Team Standings, Team Power Rankings, Position Rankings, and Statistical Leaders. This was made BEFORE the Saturday games.

TEAM STANDINGS:

Team	Wins	Losses
FEU	5	0
UST	3	1
NU	3	2
Adamson	2	2
De La Salle	3	2
UE	2	3
Ateneo	1	4
UP	0	4

Chris Newsome (L) and Roi Sumang (R) figure prominently
 in our League Review once again.

POWER RANKINGS:

These rankings are based on each team's Cumulative Efficiency Ratings (CER - sum of all its players' efficiency ratings as calculated by PBA-Online.net) AND its wins. The formula I used was this:

Team EFF = CER + (# of wins x 70)

I gave each win a value of 70 stat points simply because the average score for each of the college teams in the 2013 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup (based on Statsboard.com) was 72.45ppg. I just rounded that down to an even 70.

Despite the limitations of the statistical basis, I believe that these rankings still generally reflect a balance of "how good each team has been" and "how good each team is projected to be."

I’m 110% sure not everyone will agree with the following rankings, but that was never the point anyway. As long as this fosters discussion and gives fodder for tabletop discourse, then all’s good. Well, hopefully.

Let's go. Time for the disagreeing to begin.

UAAP SEASON 75 WEEK 11 REVIEW & SEASON AWARDS: (Sept. 20-26, 2012)

Can the Blue Eagles reach the 5-peak
amidst the distractions confounding Ateneo?

WHO’S IN & WHO’S OUT:

1-    Ateneo Blue Eagles (2x to beat edge): Can the Eagles take care of business against La Salle and move a step closer to their five-peat?

2-    UST Growling Tigers (2x to beat edge): Can Karim Abdul prove he’s better than the MVP-to-be?

3-    NU Bulldogs (beat out DLSU and FEU with superior quotient): Can Ray Parks and the Bulldogs continue on their late season surge?

4-    DLSU Green Archers (beat FEU in a playoff): Is Coach Gee Abanilla right when he said that his Archers were peaking at the right time?

UAAP SEASON 75 WEEK 10 REVIEW:

Kiefer Ravena and the Blue Eagles clinched a twice-to-beat
advantage after surviving the UST Growling Tigers.

*Each weekly review contains updated Team Standings, Team Power Rankings, Player Awards, and Statistical Leaders.

WEEK 10 TEAM STANDINGS:

(image by Enzo Flojo/Hoop Nut)

WEEK 10 POWER RANKINGS:

Let the disagreements begin!

1-    Ateneo Blue Eagles: This was, all in all, a great bounce-back week for Ateneo. The Eagles dominated the Bulldogs again before avenging their only first round loss versus UST (yes, UST, that WAS a goaltend). The Blue & White are the only ones assured of a Final Four seat and a twice-to-beat edge, so they’re sitting pretty in the waiting room. Don’t count on them to rest on their laurels, however, since they have their minds set on clinching an unprecedented 5-peat in the Final Four era.