NCAA Season 80

The 2004 edition of the postseason tournament started on September 8, 2004 and ended on September 22, 2004, with the Philippine Christian University (PCU) Dolphins winning their first NCAA Basketball championship at the expense of the University of Perpetual Help Dalta System (UPHDS) Altas. PCU's Robert Sanz was adjudged as the Finals MVP.

Elimination round

At end of the elimination round, the PCU Dolphins and the UPHDS Altas emerged at the top of the standings with identical 10-4 cards. The UPHDS Altas got the first seed by virtue of having a better points difference (UPHDS won the first game by 13 points, while PCU won the second game by nine points). Defending champions Letran Knights followed at third. Three teams were tied for the last Semi-Final berth. UPHDS, PCU and Letran received automatic semi-final berths.

The key used throughout the article unless otherwise stated:

	Qualified for semifinals with twice to beat advantage
	Qualified for semifinals
	Qualified for knockout game

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	PD
UPHDS Altas	10	4	.714	-	+4
PCU Dolphins	10	4	.714	-	-4
Letran Knights	9	5	.643	1
San Beda Red Lions	7	7	.500	3	+19
Mapúa Cardinals	7	7	.500	3	-5
San Sebastian Stags	7	7	.500	3	-14
JRU Heavy Bombers	4	10	.286	6
Benilde Blazers	2	12	.143	8

San Beda College, Mapua Institute of Technology and San Sebastian College - Recoletos were tied for the last berth for the Semi-Finals. San Sebastian was eliminated outright for they have the lowest quotient against San Beda and Mapua. San Beda and Mapua played the Knockout game for the fourth seed to face the UPHDS Altas in the semi-finals.

Bracket

Fourth-seed playoff		Semifinals #1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage				Finals Best-of-three series

		1	UPHDS	48	58
San Beda	59	4	San Beda	57	56
Mapua	52

		* denote number of overtimes.				1	UPHDS	68	60
		* denote number of overtimes.				2	PCU	70	72


		2	PCU	64	85*
		3	Letran	65	80

Fourth-seed playoff

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September 8

San Beda Red Lions

59–52

Mapúa Cardinals

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

UPHDS–San Beda series

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September 10

UPHDS Altas

48–57

San Beda Red Lions

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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September 15

UPHDS Altas	58–56	San Beda Red Lions
UPHDS wins series in two games

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

PCU–Letran series

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September 10

PCU Dolphins

64–65

Letran Knights

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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September 15

PCU Dolphins	85–80 (OT)	Letran Knights
PCU wins series in two games

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

Finals

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September 17

UPHDS Altas

68–70

PCU Dolphins

Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

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September 22

UPHDS Altas	60–72	PCU Dolphins
PCU wins series, 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Juniors basketball tournament

In the NCAA Junior's Basketball Tournament, San Beda High beat Letran High in three games to capture their third straight title. Rogemar Menor was named Finals MVP.