UAAP Season 88 Final Four and stepladder playoffs begin

Updated Wed, December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM Published Sun, November 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM

The UAAP Season 88 Men's and Women's Basketball Final Four and stepladder playoffs began on Wednesday, December 3, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

In the men's division, the twice-to-beat National University (NU) Bulldogs faced the La Salle Green Archers, while the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons played the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers, with both top seeds aiming for a quick finals entry.

For the women's division stepladder playoffs, the second seed National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs competed against the third seed Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) for a chance to face the undefeated UST Growling Tigresses in the finals.

The U16 boys' stepladder semifinals also commenced with UST clashing against Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-D) for the right to challenge undefeated NU-Nazareth School in the U16 finale.

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