The UAAP Season 87 will be a short tournament, like in the past. The premier collegiate league in the country has kept their membership in tight reins. Expansion is hardly an option.

Even when the league has risen to unprecedented heights, the UAAP held on as an exclusive playground for eight member schools. Despite suggestions to include dominant schools in other leagues like San Beda, which is now a university, the league has stood firm. In contrast, the NCAA membership has fluctuated, and there seems to be new prospect schools almost every year.