UAAP Season 61 is the 1998–99 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines which was hosted by the University of the East. The season opened on 11 July 1998, thirty days after the nation's 100th anniversary of declaration of independence from Spain and eleven days after the installation of Joseph Ejercito Estrada as the nation's 13th president.

UAAP Season 61
The Filipino Spirit Shining Through Sports
Host schoolUniversity of the East
Overall
SeniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
JuniorsUST school colors University of Santo Tomas
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball La Salle school colors La Salle FEU school colors FEU
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball UST school colors UST N/A
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;
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Basketball

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Men's tournament

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   De La Salle Green Archers 13 1 .929 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   FEU Tamaraws 11 3 .786 2
3   UE Red Warriors (H) 7 7 .500 6 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   UST Growling Tigers 7 7 .500[a] 6
5   UP Fighting Maroons 7 7 .500[a] 6
6   Ateneo Blue Eagles 5 9 .357 8
7   NU Bulldogs 5 9 .357 8
8   Adamson Falcons 1 13 .071 12
Source: 1998–99 UAAP basketball tournament
Rules for classification: 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
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fourth–seed playoff: UST 80–72 UP

Playoffs

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
  La Salle5156
  UST5551
1  La Salle7263
2  FEU4759
  FEU6883
  UE8161

Championships summary

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Seniors Division championships

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Rank MEN'S
                       
1st DLSU UST UP UST UP UP UP UE DLSU UST AdU ADMU
2nd FEU FEU DLSU UP DLSU UST UST FEU UST UP UP UST
3rd UE DLSU UST DLSU UE DLSU UE DLSU UP ADMU UST UP
4th UST NU ADMU UE UST ADMU ADMU UST UE UE DLSU DLSU
5th UP AdU UE FEU FEU AdU FEU UP ADMU DLSU NU FEU
6th ADMU UP AdU AdU AdU UE DLSU AdU FEU AdU ADMU UE
7th NU UE ADMU NU AdU ADMU AdU
8th AdU ADMU NU ADMU NU
Rank WOMEN'S
                     
1st FEU FEU UST FEU UP UP FEU DLSU UST AdU DLSU
2nd UST DLSU UP UP UST FEU UST UP UST FEU
3rd UP UE DLSU UE DLSU ADMU DLSU ADMU
UST
ADMU UP UP
4th AdU UST ADMU UST AdU UST AdU UP DLSU DLSU ADMU
5th DLSU UP AdU AdU UE DLSU UE UE UE UE UST
6th UE AdU UE DLSU FEU AdU UP FEU AdU ADMU
7th ADMU NU ADMU NU UE ADMU AdU
8th ADMU ADMU NU

Juniors Division championships

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Rank BOYS' GIRLS'
               
1st USTHS DLSZ USTHS ADMU UE AdU DLSZ USTHS
2nd ADMU ADMU &
USTHS
DLSZ AdU AdU &
ADMU
ADMU USTHS DLSZ
3rd AdU ADMU UST USTHS UE AdU
4th DLSZ UE AdU UE USTHS UPIS NU UE
5th UE UPIS UPIS NU UPIS DLSZ UPIS UPIS
6th UPIS NU UE NU UE
7th NU DLSZ

Overall Championship race

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The host school is boldfaced. Final.

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