UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments

The UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments started on October 31, 2018, with the junior tournaments and on February 16, 2019, for the senior tournaments. The games were played at the Filoil Flying V Centre, Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Blue Eagle Gym. It is also sub-hosted by Far Eastern University.

Teams
All eight member universities of the UAAP fielded teams in all three divisions.

Team line-up
Team line-up

Team standings


Game results
Results on top and to the right of the gray cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Playoffs


Semifinals
NU vs Adamson NU with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Mar 3) NU def. Adamson 3–0 • 25–22, 25–18, 25–16
 * (Mar 20) NU def. Adamson 3–0 • 25–18, 25–18, 25–19

FEU vs Ateneo FEU with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Feb 24) FEU def. Ateneo 3–2 • 20–25, 25–22, 25–22, 20–25, 16–14
 * (Mar 20) Ateneo def. FEU 3–1 • 31–29, 22–25, 25–23, 26–24

Finals
NU vs FEU Best-of-three series.

Elimination round results:
 * (Feb 16) FEU def. NU3–0 • 25–12, 25–18, 25–17
 * (Apr 28) NU def. FEU3–0 • 25–13, 25–23, 25–18

Awards

 * Most valuable player (Season):
 * Most valuable player (Finals):
 * Rookie of the Year:
 * First Best Outside Spiker:
 * Second Best Outside Spiker:
 * First Best Middle Blocker:
 * Second Best Middle Blocker:
 * Best opposite spiker:
 * Best setter:
 * Best libero:
 * Best server:

Team standings


Game results
Results on top and to the right of the gray cells are for first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are second-round games.

Playoffs
 

Semifinals
Ateneo vs FEU Ateneo with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Feb 24) Ateneo def. FEU 3–2 • 14–25, 19–25, 25–21, 25–21, 15–12
 * (Apr 3) Ateneo def. FEU 3–0 • 25–21, 25–10, 25–18

UST vs La Salle UST with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Mar 6) UST def. La Salle 3–0 • 25–20, 25–22, 25–16
 * (Mar 31) La Salle def. UST 3–1 • 21–25, 25–23, 25–19, 26–24

Finals
Ateneo vs UST Best-of-three series.

Elimination round results:
 * (Feb 20) Ateneo def. UST3–1 • 25–21, 25–18, 16–25, 25–22
 * (Mar 20) Ateneo def. UST3–2 • 19–25, 22–25, 27–25, 25–22, 15–11

Awards

 * Most valuable player (Season):
 * Most valuable player (Finals):
 * Rookie of the Year:
 * First Best Outside Spiker:
 * Second Best Outside Spiker:
 * First Best Middle Blocker:
 * Second Best Middle Blocker:
 * Best opposite spiker:
 * Best setter:
 * Best libero:
 * Best server:

Boys' tournament
The UAAP Season 81 high school volleyball tournament started on October 13, 2018, at the Blue Eagle Gym. Tournament host for the juniors is the Far Eastern University.

Team standings


Playoffs


Semifinals
NU vs Adamson NU with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Oct 14) NU def. Adamson 3–0 • 25–14, 25–20, 25–22
 * (Nov 11) NU def. Adamson 3–2 • 25–12, 22–25, 25–19, 22–25, 15–13

FEU vs UST FEU with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Oct 26) FEU def. UST 3–2 • 17–25, 25–27, 25–17, 25–17, 15–11
 * (Nov 17) UST def. FEU 3–0 • 25–19, 25–17, 25–16

Finals
NU vs FEU Best-of-three series.

Elimination round results:
 * (Oct 17) NU def. FEU 3–1 • 25–20, 21–25, 25–16, 25–18
 * (Nov 25) FEU def. NU 3–1 • 21–25, 25–23, 25–22, 25–21

Awards

 * Most valuable player (Season):
 * Most valuable player (Finals):
 * Rookie of the Year:
 * First Best Outside Spiker:
 * Second Best Outside Spiker:
 * First Best Middle Blocker:
 * Second Best Middle Blocker:
 * Best opposite spiker:
 * Best setter:
 * Best libero:
 * Best server:

Team standings


Playoffs


Semifinals
NU vs Adamson NU with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Oct 17) NU def. Adamson 3–2 • 25–16, 22–25, 25–27, 25–12, 15–7
 * (Nov 11) NU def. Adamson 3–0 • 25–19, 25–18, 31–29

La Salle vs UST La Salle with twice-to-beat advantage.

Elimination round results:
 * (Oct 23) La Salle def. UST 3–2 • 23–25, 25–11, 23–25, 25–19, 15–11
 * (Nov 17) La Salle def. UST 3–1 • 25–23, 25–19, 16–25, 27–25

Finals
NU vs La Salle Best-of-three series.

Elimination round results:
 * (Oct 14) NU def. La Salle 3–1 • 25–22, 23–25, 15–25, 22–25
 * (Nov 21) La Salle def. NU 3–1 • 25–18, 25–12, 18–25, 25–20

Awards

 * Most valuable player (Season):
 * Most valuable player (Finals):
 * Rookie of the Year:
 * First Best Outside Spiker:
 * Second Best Outside Spiker:
 * First Best Middle Blocker:
 * Second Best Middle Blocker:
 * Best opposite spiker:
 * Best setter:
 * Best libero:
 * Best server:

Juniors' division
In case of a tie, the team with the higher position in any tournament is ranked higher. If both are still tied, they are listed by alphabetical order.

How rankings are determined:
 * Ranks 5th to 8th determined by elimination round standings.
 * Loser of the #1 vs #4 semifinal match-up is ranked 4th
 * Loser of the #2 vs #3 semifinal match-up is ranked 3rd
 * Loser of the finals is ranked 2nd
 * Champion is ranked 1st