After the 2016 season of the Spikers' Turf, its affiliate league, the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), assumed the tournaments of the Spikers' Turf under its men's division until the collegiate conference of year 2018.
The tournament began on October 6, 2018[1] at the Blue Eagle Gym, Ateneo de Manila University campus, Quezon City, Philippines.
Elena-NU pulled out of the conference after advancing in the semi-finals to represent the Philippines in the 2018 ASEAN University Games in Myanmar.
Cignal HD Spikers and Philippine Air Force Aguilas will play a one-game knockout match to determine the team that will face the PLDT Home Power Hitters in the finals.
PLDT has twice-to-beat advantage in the finals.