#UAAP79 Roundup: Archers shoot down Falcons and Eagles swoop down on Red Warriors on Day 9!

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Day 9 had the DLSU Green Archers remain unbeaten after they shot down the Adamson Soaring Falcons. The Ateneo Blue Eagles, meanwhile, got back on the winning track by cruising past the UE Red Warriors.

Here are comprehensive game recaps (adapted from Interaksyon): 

DLSU over ADU, 91-75
Box scores. 

The De La Salle Green Archers cruised to another big win, disposing of the No. 2 team Adamson, 91-75, as they picked up a fifth consecutive win in UAAP Season 79 on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Ben Mbala dominated again with 21 points on 9-for-11 shooting alongside 16 rebounds and three blocks for La Salle, which furthered its lead atop the standings.

#UAAP79 Roundup: Maroons beat Warriors and Falcons silence Bulldogs on Day 8!

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Day 8 saw the UP Fighting Maroons finally break into the win column at UE’s expense even as Adamson outshot the NU Bulldogs!

Here are comprehensive game recaps (adapted from Interaksyon):

UP over UE, 75-71
Box scores. 

The UP Fighting Maroons picked up its first win of UAAP Season 79 after a strong showing against UE, 75-71, on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Jett Manuel and Paul Desiderio each had 17 points to lead UP, which improved to 1-3 for the season while keeping the Red Warriors winless at 0-4.

#UAAP79 Roundup: Archers survive Bulldogs while Tamaraws gore Red Warriors on Day 7!

Day 7 of #UAAP79 saw DLSU nearly get upset by NU while FEU bounced back with a win over UE.

Here are comprehensive game recaps (adapted from Interaksyon):

DLSU over NU, 75-66
Box scores. 

The De La Salle Green Archers got tested by the gritty NU Bulldogs, needing to erase a nine-point deficit in the second half to come up with a 75-66 win in UAAP Season 79 action Sunday at SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Jeron Teng finished with 23 points while Ben Mbala collected 16 markers and 15 boards as the Green Archers improved to 4-0.

#UAAP79 Roundup: UST, DLSU, FEU, and NU are big winners on Days 3 and 4!

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Days 3 and 4 of #UAAP79 saw DLSU and NU move up to 2-0, while UST and FEU got good bounce back wins after separate opening game losses.

Here are comprehensive game recaps (adapted from Interaksyon):

UST over UE, 88-87
Box scores. 

The UST Growling Tigers needed to make some big plays in the endgame as they held off a late UE run to preserve a big comeback win over the Red Warriors, 88-87, in UAAP Season 79 action on Saturday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

#UAAP79 Roundup: Bulldogs repulse UE and Archers survive FEU on Day 2!

Day 2 of #UAAP79 was full of action as NU leaned on their size against UE, while DLSU’s deadly duo of Ben Mbala and Jeron Teng came to fore in their win over bitter rival FEU.

Here are comprehensive game recaps (adapted from Interaksyon):

NU over UE, 72-66
Box scores. 

The NU Bulldogs leaned on some steady play in the end-game to outlast the UE Red Warriors, 72-66, in UAAP Season 79 action Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

2014 UAAP Power Rankings as of August 25, 2014

These rankings are based on each team's Current Efficiency Ratings, the point difference in its game results, and “bonus points” for beating a team based on its “tier” or how strong it is perceived. The formula I used was this:

I calculate Current Efficiency Ratings or CER this way: (points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks) - (turnovers + field goals missed + free throws missed) — for the remainder of the season, I wil be using team averages for these values.

As per the collected opinion of most UAAP pundits, I chose to segregate the eight UAAP schools into the following tiers (based on the teams’ first round performances):

Tier 1: DLSU Green Archers, UST Growling Tigers, NU Bulldogs, FEU Tamaraws, ADMU Blue Eagles, and UE Red Warriors (all Final Four contenders)

Tier 3: ADU Soaring Falcons and UP Fighting Maroons (Final Four long shots)

Any time a team beats a Tier 1 team, it gets 20 “bonus points.”

Any time a team beats a Tier 2 team, it gets 10 “bonus points.”

These are the top four teams right now, but are they all Final-Four-bound?
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