The UAAP Season 79 basketball tournaments are held in school year 2016âÂÂ17. University of Santo Tomas is the season host while Far Eastern University are the defending champions. ABS-CBN's UHF channel ABS-CBN Sports and Action broadcast the men's tournament for the seventeenth consecutive year.
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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.
The De La Salle Green Archers has the twice-to-beat advantage.
The Ateneo Blue Eagles has the twice-to-beat advantage.
This is the fifth overall Finals matchup between the De La Salle Green Archers and the Ateneo Blue Eagles. The Blue Eagles won their last encounter in 2008.
All games will be aired on S+A Channel 23, S+A HD Channel 166, TFC.tv and sports.abs-cbn.com. Game 1 was also simulcast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 and ABS-CBN HD Channel 167.
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This is a one-game playoff.
In the semifinals, La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
This is a best-of-three playoff.
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In the semifinals, NU has the twice-to-beat advantage, where they only have to win once, while their opponents twice, to progress.
The FEU Baby Tamaraws had the twice-to-beat advantage after beating the Ateneo Blue Eaglets for the second-seed, which led to a virtual best-of-three playoff series.
In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.
How rankings are determined: