UAAP POWER RANKINGS | START TO OCT 1

Last season, Janrey Pasaol put up solid numbers for FEU—8.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. The expectation was that he could only improve from there, and in Season 88, that’s exactly what happened.

This is my first UAAP Power Rankings of the 2005 season. To be clear, I’m not really doing this to track the UAAP standings. My real interest here is looking at the names who could eventually declare for the 2027 PBA Draft. With the PBA set to have a 15-month gap between drafts, I actually think this setup works better. Teams will now get to evaluate prospects after their college eligibility ends, and if some of the top players are age-eligible, there’s a chance we’ll see early-entry candidates in the pool. (I’ll go deeper into this in another blog, but basically, syncing the draft after the UAAP, NCAA, and MPBL seasons prevents players from being tied up in other obligations and restrictions.)

As for FEU, their trio of Pasaol, Jorick Bautista, and Mo Konateh has been putting up strong performances, with Kirby Mongcopa also stepping up. The problem? They’re still sitting at 0-3 in the standings, right there with UE.

And speaking of surprises—what’s up with NU’s jackrabbit start? Like Pasaol, Jake Figeroa has raised his game this season, and adding Omar John to the mix has made the Bulldogs even tougher.

Looking at the bigger picture, most of the usual names are still in the Top 20 (apart from absentees like Rey Remogat and Kean Baclaan). The top tier is still dominated by imports—six of the top ten are foreign players, led by Konateh, UE’s Precious Momowei, UST’s Collins Akowe, and NU’s Omar John. Then you’ve got two high-flying Fil-Ams in Mike Phillips and Ateneo’s one-and-done sensation, Kymani Ladi. Rounding out the list are the locals: Pasaol, Figeroa, UST’s graduating star Nic Cabanero, and DLSU’s Jacob Cortez, the former NCAA Finals MVP now making waves in the UAAP.

RANK	NAME	SCHOOL	STATS
1	JANREY PASAOL	FEU TAMARAWS	21.7PPG – 4.7RPG – 7.0APG – 2.3SPG
2	PRECIOUS MOMOWEI	UE RED WARRIORS	13.0PPG – 14.7RPG – 2.7APG – 2.0BPG
3	MIKE PHILLIPS	DLSU GREEN ARCHERS	10.3PPG – 14.7RPG – 4.7APG – 1.7BPG
4	COLLINS AKOWE	UST GROWLING TIGERS	18.0PPG – 14.7RPG – 1.3APG
5	JAKE FIGEROA	NU BULLDOGS	17.0PPG – 7.3RPG – 3.3APG – 2.0SPG
6	MO KONATEH	FEU TAMARAWS	11.0PPG – 16.0RPG – 2.0APG – 1.3BPG
7	KYMANI LADI	ATENEO BLUE EAGLES	19.3PPG – 8.0RPG – 1.7APG
8	CEDRICK MANZANO	ADAMSON SOARING FALCONS	13.5PPG – 8.0RPG – 2.5APG – 1.0BPG
9	NIC CABANERO	UST GROWLING TIGERS	18.3PPG – 5.7RPG – 1.0APG
10	OMAR JOHN	NU BULLDOGS	11.3PPG – 7.7RPG – 1.3SPG – 1.7BPG
11	FORTHSKY PADRIGAO	UST GROWLING TIGERS	11.0PPG – 7.5APG – 1.5SPG
12	JOHN ABATE	UE RED WARRIORS	12.0PPG – 3.7APG – 2.7SPG
13	FRANCIS NNORUKA	UP FIGHTING MAROONS	9.3PPG – 9.7RPG – 2.0BPG
14	JACOB CORTEZ	DLSU GREEN ARCHERS	15.7PPG – 3.3RPG – 3.3APG
15	JARED BAHAY	ATENEO BLUE EAGLES	8.0PPG – 4.3RPG – 5.0APG – 2.7SPG
16	KIRBY MONGCOPA	FEU TAMARAWS	10.3PPG – 7.3RPG – 2.0APG
17	MASON AMOS	DLSU GREEN ARCHERS	9.7PPG – 3.7RPG – 3.3APG – 1.3SPG
18	WELLO LINGOLINGO	UE RED WARRIORS	13.7PPG – 4.7RPG – 1.3SPG
19	DOM ESCOBAR	ATENEO BLUE EAGLES	10.3PPG – 5.3RPG – 1.7SPG
20	JORICK BAUTISTA	FEU TAMARAWS	16.3PPG – 1.3RPG – 1.7APG