UAAP Season 59
UAAP Season 59 is the 1996–97 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, which was hosted by De [La Salle University-Manila]. The season opened on July 13, 1996, at the Araneta Coliseum. The 3rd Annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition was also held after the opening ceremonies.
Championships summary
Seniors' division championships
| Rank | [Image:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px|Basketball] | [Image:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|30px|Volleyball] | [Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px|Swimming] | [Image:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px|Table tennis] | [Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|30px|Badminton] | [Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px|Track and field] | [Image:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px|Fencing] | [Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px|Taekwondo] | [Image:Judo pictogram.svg|30px|Judo] | [Image:Softball pictogram.svg|30px|Softball] | [Image:Football pictogram.svg|30px|Football] |
| 1st | FEU | UST | DLSU | UP | UP | FEU | UP | UST | UP | UP | FEU |
| 2nd | DLSU | FEU | UP | FEU | ADMU | UST | ADMU | DLSU | AdU | ADMU | |
| 3rd | UST | UP | UST | DLSU | DLSU | DLSU | DLSU | UP | DLSU | DLSU | |
| 4th | UP | UE | ADMU | UST | UST | UE | UE | UST | UST | ||
| 5th | AdU | DLSU | AdU & UE | UE | UE | UP | ADMU | ADMU | UP | ||
| 6th | UE | ADMU | AdU & UE | AdU | NU | AdU | FEU | ||||
| 7th | ADMU | AdU | NU | ADMU | |||||||
| 8th | NU | ADMU |
Overall championship race
The host school is boldfaced. Final.Seniors' division
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1st | [Image:UST colors.svg|12px|border|UST] UST | 254 |
| 2nd | [Image:UP colors.svg|12px|border|UP] UP | 233 |
| 3rd | Image:La [Salle colors.svg|12px|border|La Salle] La Salle | 225 |
| 4th | [Image:Ateneo colors.svg|12px|border|Ateneo] Ateneo | 131 |
| 5th | [Image:FEU colors.svg|12px|border|FEU] FEU | 130 |
| 6th | [Image:San Beda colors.svg|12px|border|UE] UE | 121 |
| 7th | [Image:Adamson colors.svg|12px|border|Adamson] Adamson | 75 |
| 8th | [Image:NU colors.svg|12px|border|NU] NU | 30 |
Note for Seniors division: Point totals in italics are partial results. The results for the Men and Women's Judo tournaments, in which only Ateneo, La Salle, UP, and UST joined in, are incomplete. UP won both tournaments. Fencing is a demonstration sport, and is not included in the final tally.
Individual awards
Top Athletes:Men: Herminio Gallo, Jr.
Women: Emmilyn Ong Jimenez
Junior: Rufino Manotok