The UAAP Season 85 volleyball tournaments were the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) volleyball tournaments for the 2022âÂÂ23 school year. This was the first completed tournament since 2019.
The collegiate men's and women's tournaments began on February 25, 2023.
The high school boys' and girls' tournaments began earlier on February 13, 2023.
This is the first tournament for men's, boys' and girls' since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UAAP continued to use the Final Four with an updated format in stepladder prior to the start of Season 85, which was to scrapped the "undue advantage" bestowed to second seed team.
The league reverted to its pre-pandemic Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday schedule and protocols such as handshakes and court-side switches between the two teams.
It will also reintroduce the use of video challenge system beginning second round of the tournaments. This will give each team two challenges per set to review questionable calls by the officials.
Mike Verano appointed as the UAAP Volleyball commissioner for this season.
All eight member universities of the UAAP fielded teams in collegiate division while 7 (boys') and 6 (girls') teams in high school, respectively.
The UAAP released its schedule on February 9. Opening weekend is at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, with games at PhilSports Arena in Pasig, Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, and Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
For Wednesday quadrupleheaders, the men's tournament played at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig; on all other game days, the men's teams played on the same venue and day as their corresponding women's team. For high school teams, the tournaments played at Paco Arena in Manila.
Each team has a 20-player roster, of which four are reserves. Only one foreign student athlete (FSA) or import is allowed to be on the active roster.
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Results on top and to the right of the solid cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and left are for second-round games.
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This is a single elimination game. The last time FEU and La Salle faced each other in the semifinals was in season 75. It is also La Salle's first semifinals appearance after 10 years.
This is a single elimination game. UST is back in the semifinals after missing out in season 81. The last time UST and FEU faced each other in the semifinals was on 2017.
NU would have best-of-three series against UST.
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. <section begin="Men's awards" />
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The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" for performances on the preceding week.
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Results on top and to the right of the solid cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and left are for second-round games.
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The top two seeds in the semifinals have the twice-to-beat advantage.
La Salle has the twice-to-beat advantage.
NU has the twice-to-beat advantage.
The finals is a best-of-three series.
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. <section begin="Women's awards" />
<section end="Women's awards" />
The Collegiate Press Corps awards a "player of the week" for performances on the preceding week.
<section begin="Boys' standings" /> <section end="Boys' standings" />
Results on top and to the right of the solid cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
<section begin="Boys' playoffs" /> <section end="Boys' playoffs" />
NSNU and FEU-D have the twice-to-beat advantage. They only need to win once while their opponents twice in order to qualify in the Finals.
The finals is a best-of-three playoff.
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Paco Arena. <section begin="Boys' awards" />
<section begin="Girls' standings" /> <section end="Girls' standings" />
Results on top and to the right of the solid cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.
The finals is a best-of-three playoff.
The awards were handed out prior to Game 2 of the Finals at the Paco Arena. <section begin="Girls' awards" />