Due to the league's expansion, the playoff was expanded to feature sixteen teams instead of eight.
Seeding was based on winning percentage, with tiebreaker rules applied should multiple teams have the same record.
During the first two rounds, two games within the same division were played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series.
This is the first playoff meeting between the Davao Occidental Tigers and Cebu City Sharks.
This is the first playoff meeting between Bacoor City Strikers and the General Santos Warriors.
This is the first playoff meeting between San Juan Knights and Quezon City Capitals.