2025 V-League Collegiate Challenge


The 2025 V-League Collegiate Challenge was the fourth season of the revival of the V-League. The tournament started on August 9, 2025, at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig, with both divisions having eight competing teams.

Format

The following format is being conducted in both tournaments for the entirety of the season:
; Preliminary round
  • The preliminary round is a single round-robin tournament, with each team playing one match against all other teams for a total of seven matches. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  • The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
  • Teams ranked fifth through eighth will be eliminated and be ranked accordingly.
; Semifinals
  • The semifinals will be composed best-of-three series. The winners advance to the championship series while the losers play in the third-place match.
  • The match-ups will be as follows:
  • * SF1: QF1 winner vs. QF4 winner
  • * SF2: QF2 winner vs. QF3 winner
; Finals
  • The championship will be a best-of-three series while the third-place match will be a singular match.
  • The match-ups will be as follows:
  • * Championship match: Semifinal round winners
  • * Third-place match: Semifinal round losers

Pool standing procedure

  • First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
  • If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein:
  • * Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
  • * Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
  • In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
  • * Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
  • * Point ratio: number of points scored divided by number of points allowed.
  • * Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Squads

Men's line-up

S Setter
MB Middle Blocker
OH Outside Hitter
OP Opposite Hitter
L Libero
Team Captain

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Match results



Final round

Semifinals

Rank 1 vs Rank 4
'''Rank 2 vs Rank 3'''

3rd place match



Championship



Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Match results



Final round

Semifinals

Rank 1 vs Rank 4
'''Rank 2 vs Rank 3'''

3rd place match



Championship



Final standings

Qualified for the 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference
Wild card for the 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference

The top two teams in the men's division qualifies for the 2025 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference. However De La Salle withdrew due to "academic commitments". Third-placers UST replaced the team.