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| Host school | Mapúa Institute of Technology | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 24–29, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Sam Ekwe | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Frankie Lim (2nd title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  Letran Knights Mapúa Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23 | |||||||||||||||
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| Duration | September 24–26, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Arena(s) | Araneta Coliseum | |||||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Arvie Bringas | |||||||||||||||
| Winning coach | Raymond Valenzona (4th title) | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinalists |  JRU Light Bombers La Salle Green Hills Greenies | |||||||||||||||
| TV network(s) | Studio 23 | |||||||||||||||
The basketball tournaments of National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) 84th season hosted by the Mapúa Institute of Technology began on June 28 at the Araneta Coliseum with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando as the keynote speaker (however, Fernando was later tasked to lead the cleanup efforts caused by Typhoon Frank, he sent his daughter instead). All subsequent elimination round games will be held at Cuneta Astrodome. The theme of the season is "To The Fore at 84".
The games began on June 28 at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City with a quadruple-header.[1]
The first two games along with men's games every Wednesday and Friday will be aired on Studio 23. The remaining elimination round games were at the Cuneta Astrodome at Pasay, except for the last game which was held at the Araneta Coliseum.
The San Beda Red Lions and the San Sebastian Staglets both defended their titles successfully, with the Red Lions winning against the JRU Heavy Bombers in three games and the Staglets sweeping the elimination round and their finals series against the Letran Squires. San Beda is now the three-time champion while San Sebastian won their fourth consecutive title.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (2008-06-11). "NCAA learns its lessons -- no more gray areas". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-06-11.