UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament
The UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament is the basketball event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for its 2021–22 school year. This will be the first tournament since 2019, the year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Philippines. The women's, boys' and girls' basketball tournaments will not be held this season, also due to the pandemic. Tournament format. The usual UAAP tournament format for tournaments having all eight teams will be followed: Teams. All eight universities are participating. Venues. All games were planned to be held behind closed  doors in a bubble, and with four games a day, three times a week. The SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosts the opening ceremonies and all games. Starting in April 5, fans were allowed to watch live on the venue in a limited capacity. Squads. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, teams were permitted to have 20 players in their rosters instead of the previous 16. The four additional players can be tapped only for COVID-related reasons. Elimination round. Team standings. Match-up scores. Results on top and to the right of the dashes are for first -round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games. Bracket. Semifinals. The top 2 seeded teams have the twice-to-beat advantage. Ateneo vs. FEU. This is the first meeting between Ateneo and FEU in the semifinals since 2018 and seventh overall. Ateneo kept its #1 seed from the last three tournaments, while FEU is on its eighth consecutive playoff appearance. UP vs. La Salle. This is the first meeting between UP and La Salle in the semifinals. UP is on its third straight playoffs appearance, and its second consecutive tournament with the  twice-to-beat advantage. La Salle returned to the semifinals after missing out in the previous two tournaments. Finals. The finals is a best-of-three series.