The UAAP Season 87 collegiate division football tournament started on September 15, 2024. Both the collegiate and high school divisions were played at the UP Diliman Football Stadium in Quezon City. This marks the first season to feature the collegiate division on the first semester to avoid the summer heats in the second semester while the high school boys' division will remain on the second semester.[1]
The UAAP continued to use the UAAP Final Four format for the Men's Division. A double round-robin elimination round format with a knockout Final Four if no team sweeps the elimination round and a stepladder format if a team sweeps the elimination round. The High School and Women's divisions will also feature a double round-robin elimination round with the top two teams proceeding to the finals.[2]