The University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 85 is the highlight of this year’s intercollege competition in the Philippines.

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Four universities, namely Far Eastern University, National University, the University of the Philippines, and the University of Santo Tomas, founded the UAAP. The UAAP currently has eight member universities, all of which are located in Metro Manila.

In order to determine an overall winner, the colleges participate in fifteen different sports: badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, chess, fencing, football, judo, softball, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Except for baseball (which is only for men) and softball (which is only for women), both men and women can participate in these activities. Junior divisions exist for swimming (both boys’ and girls’) and volleyball (both boys’ and girls’) as well as track and field (boys’ only), chess (boys’ only), football (boys’ only), judo (boys’ only), tae kwon do (boys’ only), table tennis (boys’ only), and swimming (boys’ only).